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Irwin Keyes

Irwin Keyes is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Irwin Keyes rather than just read about it. In short: 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.

Key takeaways

Irwin Keyes belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Irwin Keyes to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Irwin Keyes from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

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.

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.

Filmography 1978 Team-Mates as Frank "Big Frank" 1978 Manny's Orphans as "Shove" 1979 The Warriors as Police Officer in Central Park 1979 Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula as Transylvania Character 1979 Squeeze Play! as Bouncer 1979 The Prize Fighter as "Flower" 1979 The Gang That Sold America as Support Killer 1980 Friday the 13th as Busboy (uncredited) 1980 Bloodrage as Pimp In Hallway 1980 The Exterminator as Bobby 1980 Stardust Memories as Fan Outside Hotel 1980 The Private Eyes as Jock 1981 Lovely But Deadly as Gommorah 1981-1984 The Jeffersons (TV Series) as Hugo Mojelewski 1982 Police Squad! (TV Series) as Luca 1982 Zapped! as "Too Mean" Levine 1983 Chained Heat as Lorenzo 1984 Exterminator 2 "Monster" 1987 Nice Girls Don't Explode as Cocker 1987 Married... with Children (TV Series) as Mr. Hugo 1987 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as Joey, Bauggs' Chauffeur 1988 Frankenstein General Hospital as The Monster 1988 Kandyland as Biff 1989 Growing Pains (TV Series) as Jeff 1990 Down the Drain as Patrick 1990 Mob Boss as Monk 1990 Disturbed as Pat Tuel 1991 Guilty as Charged as Deek 1991 Adventures in Dinosaur City as Guard #1 1991 Motorama as Hunchback Attendant 1992 On the Air (TV Series) as "Shorty", The Stagehand 1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) as Figure 1993 Magic Kid as The Bookie 1993 Dream Lover as Officer 1993 Sam & Max Hit the Road (Video Game) as Bruno (voice) 1993 Double Switch (Video Game) as Brutus 1994 The Silence of the Hams as Guard 1994 Oblivion as Bork 1994 The Flintstones as Joe Rockhead 1995 Get Smart (TV Series) as Agent 0 / Drowning Victim 1995 The Power Within as Mosh 1995 Timemaster as Orphanage Aide 1996 Oblivion 2: Backlash as Bork 1996 Pure Danger as "Killjoy" 1998 The Godson as Tracy Dick 1999 Tequila Body Shots as Jailman #1 2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Joe Rockhead 2001 The Vampire Hunters Club (Video Short) as Obnoxious Dancer 2001 Perfect Fit as Otto, Convict 2002 Legend of the Phantom Rider as Bigfoot 2003 House of 1000 Corpses as Ravelli 2003 Intolerable Cruelty as "Wheezy Joe" 2005 Neighborhood Watch as Vernon 2005 ShadowBox as The Mechanic 2006 Wristcutters: A Love Story as Stiff Drinks Bartender 2006 Sent as Judas 2006 Wrestlemaniac as The Stranger 2007 Dream Slashers as The Mechanic 2007 Careless as Bob "Woodsman Bob" 2007 DarkPlace as The Mechanic 2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as Russ Beauxdreaux 2008 The Urn as Albert 2008 Doesn't Texas Ever End 2009 Black Dynamite as Henchman 2010 Dahmer vs. Gacy as Dr. Pruitt 2009 Glass Houses 2011 Ham Sandwich (Short) as Hunchback 2011 Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong as The Killer 2012 The Master & Me (Short) as Ygor 2013 Dead Kansas as Giant 2013 Pretty Little Liars (TV Series) as "Creepy" 2014 Catch of the Day as Kletus Thorne 2014 Titano (Short) as Titano 2015 Angel Investors 2015 Portend 2016 The Caretaker as Sebastian

References Irwin Keyes has permanent exhibit at The Hollywood Museum.

External links

Irwin Keyes at IMDb

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Irwin Keyes

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Irwin Keyes claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Irwin Keyes before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Irwin Keyes ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Irwin Keyes

In research: Irwin Keyes appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Irwin Keyes in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Irwin Keyes is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1952 births, 2015 deaths, American male comedians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Irwin Keyes outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Irwin Keyes in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Irwin Keyes means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Irwin Keyes matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Irwin Keyes?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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