- Born
- Birth nameGeorge Jay Wienbarg III
- Nickname
- George Jay
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- George Wienbarg III was born on November 16, 1950 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. He is an actor, known for 79 Parts (2016), The Gospel According to Most People (1972) and 79 Parts: Director's Cut (2019). He was previously married to Sandra Van Cleve and Carolyn Cogswell.
- SpousesSandra Van Cleve(May 1, 1992 - December 1994)Carolyn Cogswell(September 1976 - January 1977) (divorced)
- Hollywood Sign
- In 1981 he sold authentic pieces of the original Hollywood Sign on original Art Deco lithographs around the world designed and created by Hank Berger, framed with a gold seal of authenticity by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. In 1986, he achieved the first trademark in history for the Hollywood Sign with the United States Trademark and Copyright Office for a line of clothing called Hollywood Clothing.
- Worked as a radio news anchor, reporter and News Director for CBS, ABC and NBC owned stations in New York, Chicago, Nashville, Cleveland, Denver, and Los Angeles and was the youngest major market news director in the U.S. at WICV in Chicago at 21 years old.
- Great grand-nephew of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, working on a biopic about Cody and his mentor Wild Bill Hickock.
- Featured on the CBS Morning Show with Mariette Hartley and Bob Saget. After Bob made a remark disparaging Buffalo Bill Cody, his great-great uncle, while sitting in the audience. The impromptu segment continued after the break as he described Cody's contribution to the West, affiliation with Teddy Roosevelt and other little known facts about the famous showman.
- There is nothing as frightening as ignorance in action.
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