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| General Information | ||||
| Full Name: | Joseph Charles John Piscopo | |||
| Born: | June 17, 1951 | |||
| Birthplace: | Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.A. | |||
| Gender: | Male | |||
| Vital information | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft. 0 in. | |||
| Occupation: | Actor, Comedian, Radio Host | |||
| Years active: | 1975-Present | |||
| Website/URL: | joepiscopo.org | |||
| Family/Personal Information | ||||
| Spouse(s): | Nancy Jones (1973-1988, divorced) Kimberly Driscoll (1997-2006, divorced) | |||
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Joe Piscopo (born June 17, 1951) is an American comedian, actor, musician, writer and a radio talk show host. He is best known for being a cast member on the NBC late night sketch show, Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984.
He has been mentioned in multiple episodes of Married...with Children as the butt of a joke. According to Bundyology.com, MWC writer Ellen L. Fogle had worked as a writer for SNL during the 1982-1983 season. She stated that he would often complain about the show's writing and she got revenge by writing running jokes about him and his career into several MWC episodes.
References on MWC[]
- "The House That Peg Lost" - When Al is watching a show similar to Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Joe Piscopo is mentioned as one of the attendees at the "Luckiest Men on Earth" party.
- "Peggy Made a Little Lamb" - When confronted about making up the one class she failed in high school, she tells the family that she doesn't have time to, as she does not want to miss a show called Battle of the Luckiest Men Alive featuring Gavin MacLeod squaring off with Joe Piscopo.
- "Looking for a Desk in All the Wrong Places" - During the "Bundy Anti-Baby" meeting, Bud, Kelly and Al discuss names for the baby. After the kids suggest "Shark Bait" and "Hemlock", Al says "Piscopo". Bud and Kelly are shocked and say that naming the unwanted baby that would be too cruel and a low blow.
- "Kelly Does Hollywood (Part 2)" - After Al pitches some ideas to Jeff Littlehead that go nowhere, he and the kids eventually return home to Chicago. He talks about how nothing bad happened to him after Kelly's show was retooled and eventually cancelled. Immediately a commercial comes on, revealing that one of Al's pitches was used without consulting him and is now a show called Shoe Trek starring Joe Piscopo.
- "Mr. Empty Pants" - After finding out that Peggy's comic, Mr. Empty Pants is based on Al, he becomes upset and says that its not funny for mocking him and that Peggy ruined him. Marcy points out that he ruined himself by being a shoe salesman and that the comic is just confined to a local women's magazine. She then tells him that even if some people recognize him on the streets and laugh at him, he should take it in stride, saying "If Martha Raye and Joe Piscopo can live with it, so can you.".
- "A Tisket, a Tasket, Can Peg Make a Basket?" - Peggy asks Al to switch seats with her so she can see better. He points out that its only half time and nothing is going on. She then points that Joe Piscopo can be seen from her spot. Al tries to brush it off, saying that its just a stadium usher, before realizing that it really is Piscopo working as an usher.
- "Kelly Knows Something" - Al is told that he won't be coming back to appear on the game show, Touchdown Trivia despite his win in the trial runs. When he asks why, the host tells him it was because he scored low in terms of personality with the audience, saying "It was somewhere between Joe Piscapo and the fat kid who played on 'Head of the Class'.".
- "No Pot to Pease In" - When the Bundys try to confront the producers of Pease in a Pod at the studio, they are confronted by a security guard on the set. He asks them how did they get through the security at the gate. Al tells him that "They were busy searching Joe Piscopo". The guard becomes agitated as he screams out "Piscopo's here?!", grabs his baton and runs outside.