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Irwin Keyes Biography

Birth Name:Irwin Keyes

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Actor, Producer

Fast Facts

Attended the State University of New York at New Paltz, where he was first introduced to acting
Was born with acromegaly, a disorder that causes excess production of growth hormone in the pituitary gland and that eventually led to his death
Got his start as an actor in 1978 and appeared in early 1980s films like "Friday the 13th" and "Stardust Memories․"
Best known as a character actor who played Wheezy Joe in "Intolerable Cruelty" and Ravelli in "House of 1000 Corpses․"