One For The Road: Happy 100th Birthday, Irv "Kup" Kupcinet

By Samantha Abernethy in Arts & Entertainment on Jul 31, 2012 10:40PM

Sun-Times columnist and talk show host Irv "Kup" Kupcinet would have been 100 years old today. His feature "Kup's Column" started in 1943 and ran for nearly 60 years. Kup also provided commentary on Bears games alongside Jack Brickhouse. Kupcinet died in 2003 at the age of 91. For more on Kup, read this 2004 Chicago Magazine feature.

Here's video of Kup interviewing Robert Goulet in 1981.

In this video, Kup interviews Buddy Rich and a young O.J. Simpson, to whom he says, "give our best to Nicole."

Spot Kup in this clip from the 1962 movie Advise and Consent.

Here's footage of Kup from an old telethon.