Mike Levey
Born	Michael Stephen Levey May 28, 1948(1948-05-28)
Died	August 2, 2003 (aged 55)
Occupation	Infomercial host, actor

Michael Stephen "Mike" Levey (May 28, 1948 - August 2, 2003) was an American infomercial host. He is best known for his Amazing Discoveries series of infomercials.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Career 1.2 Death 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

On Amazing Discoveries, Levey was best known to viewers as the enthusiastic “Sweater Man”. The Amazing Discoveries infomercials, which first aired in 1985, consisted of over 100 shows and aired in more than 60 countries in 12 languages. He also had guest appearances on Sliders and Friends. The success of Amazing Discoveries infomercials also led to a spin-off infomercial series titled Ask Mike.^[1][2]

He also started a Dial-A-Joke back in the 70's called The Mainline in Los Angeles.^[3]

[edit] Death

On August 2, 2003, Levey died after an illness in Los Angeles.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Mike Levey at the Internet Movie Database
• Mike Levey at TV.com

Persondata
NAME	Levey, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Levey, Michael Stephen
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Infomercial host, actor
DATE OF BIRTH	May 28, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	August 2, 2003
PLACE OF DEATH

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