Canoga Park CPA inspiration behind ads - The Lighter Side of members; Certified Public Accountant

California CPA, Oct, 2003

Anyone who listens to Los Angeles-area radio is probably familiar with a commercial spot for Sit n' Sleep mattresses that features a hyper-worried accountant named Irwin.

It turns out that the character is based on a real life accountant and CalCPA member Irwin Zigmond, CPA.

The Canoga Park-based CPA grew up with Sit n' Sleep founder Larry Miller. When planning the commercials, Miller insisted on naming the accountant parodied in the commercial "Irwin" after his boyhood chum.

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