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Irwin Keyes

{{Short description|American actor (1952–2015)}}

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| name = Irwin Keyes

| image = Irwin Keyes at Pink Eye (2008) premiere 1.jpg

| caption = Keyes at the premiere of Pink Eye on January 8, 2008

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| birth_date = {{birth date |1952|3|16}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, United States

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|7|8|1952|3|16}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, United States

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| othername = Irwin Keye
Irwin Keys
Irwin Key

| occupation = Actor, comedian

| years_active = 1978–2015

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Irwin Keyes (March 16, 1952 – July 8, 2015) was an American actor and comedian, best known for his recurring role as Hugo on The Jeffersons. He appeared in several films and several television series.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/37993/Irwin-Keyes/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713154737/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/37993/Irwin-Keyes/filmography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-07-13|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2015|title=Irwin Keyes Filmography}}

Early life

Keyes was born in New York on March 16, 1952. Keyes grew up in Amityville, New York and graduated from Amityville Memorial High School in 1970. He acted in his first play "The Lower Depths" by Maxim Gorky while attending college. Frequently cast as likable lugs, brutish goons, and imposing authority figures, Irwin acted in a diverse array of movies in such genres as horror, comedy, thriller, science fiction, and action. Keyes achieved his greatest popularity with his recurring role as oafish bodyguard Hugo Majelewski on the sitcom The Jeffersons. Among the TV shows that Irwin made guest appearances on are Laverne & Shirley, Police Squad!, Moonlighting, Married... with Children, thirtysomething, Growing Pains, Tales from the Crypt, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Keyes also performed in television commercials and music videos, and did voiceover work for video games. Irwin lived in Los Angeles, California and continued to act until his death.

Death

On July 8, 2015, Keyes died at the Playa Del Rey Center in Los Angeles, California of complications of acromegaly at age 63.{{cite magazine |title=Irwin Keyes, 'Jeffersons' actor, dies at 63 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131232915/https://ew.com/article/2015/07/08/irwin-keyes-jeffersons-actor-dies-63/ |archive-date=2023-01-31 |url-status=live |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/08/irwin-keyes-jeffersons-actor-dies-63}}{{cite news|last1=Dagan|first1=Carmel|title=Irwin Keyes, Horror Movie Character Actor, Dies at 63|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/people-news/irwin-keyes-horror-dead-dies-1201536421/|publisher=Variety|date=8 July 2015}}

Filmography

References

{{reflist}}Irwin Keyes has permanent exhibit at The Hollywood Museum.

External links

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Category:1952 births

Category:2015 deaths

Category:American male voice actors

Category:American male comedians

Category:American male film actors

Category:American male television actors

Category:Male actors from New York City

Category:People with acromegaly

Category:Comedians from New York City