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Date of Birth

14 March 1961, Uniondale, Long Island, New York, USA

Birth Name

Gary Patrick Dell'Abate

Nickname

Baba Booey
Tata Toothy
Fafa Flunky
Boy Gary

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse

Mary Caracciolo

(3 July 1992 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Attended Adelphi university

Started at WNBC as Howard Stern's coffee boy.

Has two sons, Jackson born October 27, 1994, and Lucas, born December 7, 1997.

People used to Mistake Baba Booey as John Oates Of the rock Duo Hall and Oates.

Collects cartoon art and character cells

Auditioned to be an MTV VJ in 1988.

Winner of the Bally's Fitness Challenge on the Howard Stern radio show. Went from over 208 lbs to 172 lbs during the month-long contest, beating out co-workers Benjy Bronk, Mike Gange and Artie Lange. He had the greatest percentage weight-loss of the group, though Benjy lost more pounds in total. The prize was $15,000.00. [5-8-02]

The name "Baba Booey" came from an arguement with Howard Stern over the cartoon character name "Baba Looie", a donkey in a sombrero from the "Quick Draw McGraw" cartoon. Gary insisted that the correct name was Booey not Looie, and so, the joke (and nickname) began.

He went to Bose's Technical school for photography. He also, pre-Stern show, worked at Hoolihans restaurant and at a record store.

As a young man and trying to break into show business, briefly went by the name Gary Goldstein.

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