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JOE PISCOPO
Comedian And SNL Alumnus
Television, film, theater, night clubs- they're all fields in which Joe Piscopo has won the acclaim and affection of millions.
For almost 20 years, Joe Piscopo has proven so be one of show business' brightest lights. After stints as a disc jockey and dinner-theater performer, Piscopo turned to comedy. In 198O, he was chosen to join a newly formed ensemble charged with one of the most difficult tasks in TV history-replacing the original cast of Saturday Night Live.
By the time he left the show in 1985, Joe Piscopo had left his mark on the program, and the nation, thanks his wide range of hilarious original characters and celebrity impersonations, from "The Sports Guy" and "Doug Whiner" to David Letterman and, of course, Frank Sinatra who has repeatedly endorsed Piscopo's portrayal of him.
His work on SNL quite naturally led to Hollywood and starring roles in such smash hits as Wise Guys (with Danny DeVito) and Johnny Dangerously (with Michael Keaton). His other film credits include Dead Heat, Sidekicks, Hick & The King of Hearts, Two Bits & Pepper and Demolition Day.
Even tough the big screen beckoned, Joe didn't forsake television. He has starred in three HBO specials; his work in the first of these, The Joe Piscopo Special won him a CableACE Award for Outstanding Performance. Piscopo also starred in the critically acclaimed New Jersey Special on ABC-TV.
Advertisers have long appreciated Joe Piscopo's unique relationship with his public. He has been featured in two long-running and memorable ad campaigns, for Miller Lite Beer and Bally's health spas, and has also served as spokesman for GNC nutrition centers,
Live performances have always been an important part of Joe Piscopo's career. He has long been one of America's most popular comedy concert attractions, filling arenas and casino showroom from coast-to-coast and in Canada, where he is revered as entertainer.
In January 1996, Joe Piscopo conquered yet another realm when he starred on Broadway as disc jockey Vince Fontaine in Grease! (Ever the trouper, Joe insisted on performing opening night despite conditions created by one of the worst buzzards in history).
The show's producers were so impressed with Piscopo's Broadway turn that they built a touring company around him for the summer of 1996. And when Grease! reopened on Broadway in April 1997, after a three-month hiatus, it was Joe Piscopo who was asked to headline the production in order to get it back on its feet. His month-long run resulted in a $1 million advance sale and a string of SRO performances.
Although his unique talents are in constant demand from show business quarters, Joe Piscopo devotes an extreordinary amount of time to non-profit and charitable activities. Piscopo's willingness to perform at benefit functions knows no limits. Joe Piscopo currently is spearheading a major drive for New Jersey's Columbus Hospital, which plans to put mobile medical clinics on the the inner-city streets of Newark, N.J., and other cities.
Perhaps nearest and dearest to Joe Piscopo's heart, however, is Jersey Joe's Gyms, a Newark, N.J., program involving the city's police department and Boys and Girls Club. The concept is twofold; to give inner-city kids a safe fun place to develop their minds and bodies, and to bring together police and children for mentoring and the promotion of drug-and-violence-free behavior.
In addition, Joe Piscopo has been a tireless crusader for father's rights. Piscopo says his proudest achievement of all is twice being named Father of the Year-in 1983 by the National Father's Day Council, and in 1989 by the New Jersey Council of Children's Rights.
No matter how busy he may be, Joe Piscopo always makes sure be has enough time to spend at his Central New Jersey home with his wife Kimberly (whom he married in April, 1997; their "honeymoon" was spent in Manhattan during the Grease! run) and his son-and best friend-Joey.
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