While Rotunda acknowledged the success he had with his other characters over the years, he admitted that IRS was easily his most recognizable role, as well as the one that provided him with the most longevity during his career.
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“It was definitely my most known character,” Rotunda said. “I did Mike Rotunda with Barry Windham for a couple of years, and then I did the Varsity Club, which I thought they cut short. They could’ve gotten a lot more mileage out of that. And then, like IRS, I did like 5 or 6 years, so it was the longest run [of my career]. And it worked well with Ted and I, because Ted was the rich millionaire guy, and I was the crooked tax man, and it kind of just meshed.”
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