Ivan L Wilzig was born on January 6,1956 and is an American recording artist and songwriter who is best known for his pop-dance remakes of 1960s and early 1970s peace songs.
14 Facts About Ivan Wilzig
Ivan Wilzig created The Peaceman Foundation, a non-profit organization that battles hatred, violence and post traumatic stress disorder.
Ivan Wilzig was born in 1956 and raised with his two younger siblings, Alan and sister Sherry, in Clifton, New Jersey, where he attended Clifton High School.
Wilzig's father Siggi Wilzig came to the United States as a Holocaust survivor from Germany.
Ivan Wilzig's mother was an art collector Naomi Wilzig.
Ivan Wilzig then earned his JD degree at Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in 1980.
In 2001, Ivan Wilzig met recording industry executive Dave Jurman, Senior Director of Dance Music at Columbia Records.
Ivan Wilzig was encouraged to audition for the next season.
Ivan Wilzig refused to give up the trademark to Peaceman, and attempted to create a new character Mitzvah Man, but the name had already been trademarked.
Ivan Wilzig was eliminated after the 3rd episode by Stan Lee.
Ivan Wilzig has appeared on numerous lifestyle and reality television shows since 2000.
Ivan Wilzig was on the Travel Channel's Manhattan on the Beach in 2000, the WE show Single in the Hamptons in 2002.
In 2012, Ivan Wilzig appeared on "The Crazy Hamptons Blowout," Episode 5 of Bravo's Chef Roble and Co.
Ivan Wilzig appeared on the German TV channel ProSieben right after the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks, where he discussed his single, "Imagine".