Brian Linehan (September 3, 1944 - June 4, 2004) was a Canadian television host who hailed from Hamilton, Ontario. Linehan was best known for his celebrity interviews. He rarely divulged his real age. Sometimes Linehan's year of birth would appear as 1943 or even 1944. Referred to as the "Charlie Rose of Canada." Brian's estranged Irish father, Les, worked at one of the local steel mills, Dofasco. Wikipedia
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