John Caparulo

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John Caparulo
Born September 22, 1975 (1975-09-22) (age 36)
East Liverpool, Ohio
Medium Stand-up
Television
Nationality American
Years active 1997 – present
Genres Observational
Subject(s) Everyday life
Influences Richard Pryor
The Simpsons
Notable works and roles The Tonight Show
Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Tour
Chelsea Lately
Mobile Home Disaster
Website JohnCaparulo.com

John Caparulo (born September 22, 1975 in East Liverpool, Ohio) is an American stand-up comedian. He is perhaps best known for his appearances on the late night E! talk show, Chelsea Lately.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Caparulo grew up primarily in a region of Ohio near the Pennsylvania and West Virginia borders. Caparulo attended East Liverpool High School, graduating in 1993. After graduating from Kent State, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Pi, he started his stand-up career in night clubs in Cleveland, Ohio and Pittsburgh in 1997. He then spent several years working as a doorman at the Comedy Store in Hollywood, California and as a groundskeeper at a local golf course.

[edit] Rise in popularity

Caparulo got his first break appearing at the 2003 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal,[1] where he was offered a sitcom, and on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.[2] He has appeared on The Tonight Show,[3] was featured on Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Next Generation along with Reno Collier, Juston McKinney, and Jamie Kaler hosted by Bill Engvall,[citation needed] and is one of the comedians on the Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Tour.[4][5] He hosted Mobile Home Disaster on CMT, regularly appears on the E! show Chelsea Lately, and voices the character of 'Headphone Joe' on Disney's "Fish Hooks." John will soon play the part of 'Brian' on this fall's ABC sitcom "Work It." He also has a comedy special that aired on Comedy Central on December 21, 2008 called John Caparulo: Meet Cap. The special was released on CD on February 10, 2009 and on DVD on April 14, 2009.[6][7]

[edit] Personal life

On the November 4th, 2010 episode of Chelsea Lately, John announced that he got engaged to his girlfriend Jamie after his October 29 show at the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California.

[edit] Discography

Year Album information
2009 John Caparulo: Meet Cap

[edit] Television appearances

Year Show Network Episode
(name, # and/or airdate)
Role
2003 - 2004 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn CBS "James Marsden, Alex Kingston,
and John Caparulo" (Episode 967)
May 7, 2003[2]
"Eric Idle, Lauren Holly,
and John Caparulo" (Episode 1,170)
May 5, 2004[8]
Performer
2004 ESPN25: Who's #1? ESPN "Most Outrageous Characters"
July 13, 2004[9]
Interviewee
2005 Premium Blend Comedy Central "Alex Ortiz, Ophira Eisenberg,
Matt Iseman and John Caparulo"
(Episode 802)
February 4, 2005[10]
Performer
2005–2008 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno NBC "Avril Lavigne, Pamela Anderson,
Selma Blair and John Caparulo"
(Episode 2,988)
August 12, 2005,[11]
"Jennifer Aniston, John Caparulo,
The All-American Rejects"
(Episode 3,116)
April 4, 2006,[12]
Episode ?,???
January 5, 2008
Guest/Performer
2006 Comedy Central Presents: John Caparulo Comedy Central Episode #171
April 7, 2006
Performer
2008 - present Mobile Home Disaster CMT All episodes Host
2008–present Chelsea Lately E! Recurring Roundtable panelist
2008 John Caparulo: Meet Cap Comedy Central December 21, 2008 Performer
2009–present The International Sexy Ladies Show G4 June 7, 2009 Commentator

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Release date Role Notes
2006 Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Tour February 8, 2008 Performer First shown at 2006 Toronto
International Film Festival
.
2007 Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Next Generation[13] November 17, 2007 Performer Live performance for TV,
never aired.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "John Caparulo - Just For Laughs 2006". YouTube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-8f_kqmwmU. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "The Late Late Show with Crain Kilborn James Marsden, Alex Kingston, and John Caparulo". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/the-late-late-show-with-craig-kilborn/james-marsden-alex-kingston-and-john-caparulo/episode/1227951/summary.html. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  3. ^ "The Tonight Show: John Caparulo". Hulu.com. http://www.hulu.com/watch/9816/john-caparulo. Retrieved March 17, 2009. [dead link]
  4. ^ Staff, Variety (February 1, 2008). "John Caparulo (Stars in Vince Vaughn's 'Wild West Comedy Show')". Variety.com. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979963.html?categoryid=2031&cs=1. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  5. ^ "John Caparulo Clip". Metacafe.com. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1046083/john_caparulo_clip/. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  6. ^ a b c "Meet Cap (CD) By: John Caparulo (Artist)". Tower.com. http://www.tower.com/meet-cap-john-caparulo-cd/wapi/113109204. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  7. ^ "DVD: John Caparulo: Meet Cap (Full Frame)". Wal-mart.com. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10973697. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  8. ^ "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Himself Eric Idle, Lauren Holly, and John Caparulo". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/the-late-late-show-with-craig-kilborn/james-marsden-alex-kingston-and-john-caparulo/episode/1227951/summary.html. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  9. ^ "ESPN25: Who's #1?: Most Outrageous Characters". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/espn25-whos-1/most-outrageous-characters/episode/407677/summary.html. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  10. ^ "Premium Blend: Episode 802". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/premium-blend/episode-802/episode/394216/summary.html. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  11. ^ "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Show #2988". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/show-2988/episode/463822/summary.html. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  12. ^ "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Guest Jennifer Aniston; John Caparulo; The All-American Rejects". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/jennifer-aniston-john-caparulo-the-all-american-rejects/episode/694009/summary.html. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  13. ^ "Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Next Generation (2007)". Netflix. http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Blue_Collar_Comedy_Tour_The_Next_Generation/70097711. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 

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