Occupation Actor/Comedian Height 1.85 m Role Comedian · joepiscopo.com | Name Joe Piscopo Years active 1975–present Albums New Jersey | |
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Full Name Joseph Charles John Piscopo Spouse Kimberly Driscoll (m. 1997–2006), Nancy Jones (m. 1973–1988) Children Olivia Piscopo, Joey Piscopo, Alexandra Piscopo, Michael Piscopo Movies and TV shows Similar People Eddie Murphy, Mary Gross, Robin Duke, Tim Kazurinsky, Mark Goldblatt Profiles |
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Joseph Charles John "Joe" Piscopo (pronounced PIS-co-po; born June 17, 1951) is an American comedian, actor, musical entertainer and a nationally syndicated radio talk show host best known for his work on Saturday Night Live in the 1980s where he played a variety of recurring characters.
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- Joe piscopo on snl obama more
- Joe Piscopo There is a double standard in comedy
- Early life
- Saturday Night Live
- Post Saturday Night Live career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References

As of February 2017, Piscopo, a Donald Trump supporter, was considering running as an independent for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 gubernatorial election. However, in April he decided not to do so.

Joe Piscopo: There is a double standard in comedy
Early life

Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Piscopo grew up in North Caldwell and attended West Essex High School and was a member of the drama club "the Masquers". He developed a reputation for never playing a part the way it was written. After graduating from high school in 1969, Joe attended Jones College in Jacksonville, Florida, where he received a degree in broadcast management.
Saturday Night Live

In the summer of 1980, Piscopo was hired as a contract player for Saturday Night Live. The show had gone through major upheaval when all the writers, major producers, and cast members left that spring. The all-new cast bombed with critics and fans, with the exception of Piscopo and Eddie Murphy; thus they were the only two cast members to be kept when Dick Ebersol took over the show the following spring. With the success of SNL, Piscopo moved to the wealthy borough of Alpine, New Jersey.

Piscopo was best known for his impressions of celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, although he feared for his life due to Sinatra's alleged Mafia ties. Piscopo rewrote the lyrics for a Sinatra sketch with the help of Sinatra lyricist Sammy Cahn, and recalled that "by the grace of God, the old man loved it."
Post-Saturday Night Live career
Piscopo left Saturday Night Live at the end of the 1983-84 season. In 1984, he starred in a special for HBO and released a book for Pocket Books called The Piscopo Tapes. An album, New Jersey, for Columbia Records followed in 1985 and an ABC special called "The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special" in May 1986.
Since January 2014 he has hosted Piscopo In The Morning with Al Gattullo, Frank Morano, and Debbie DuHaime from 6:00 to 10:00 AM, Monday through Friday on AM 970 The Answer (WNYM) in New York City.
Personal life
Piscopo married former "Wheel of Fortune" producer Nancy Jones in 1973. They had one child and divorced in 1988. He married Kimberly Driscoll in 1997. They had three children and divorced in 2006. Piscopo is a resident of Lebanon Township, New Jersey.