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Joe Piscopo(I)

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  • Writer
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Joe Piscopo
Official Trailer
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Heart of the Shore (2015)
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Joe Piscopo was cast on Saturday Night Live (1975) in 1980 as part of an overall replacement of the original cast. However his team of players was not up to par in comedy and was quickly replaced except for him and Eddie Murphy. Together they dominated the show for the next three years. Since then he's appeared in movies & TV infrequently. In the '80s he was treated for thyroid cancer.
BornJune 17, 1951
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BornJune 17, 1951
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Don Pardo and Joe Piscopo in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Mary Gross, Walter Mondale, and Joe Piscopo in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eddie Murphy, Jerry Lewis, and Joe Piscopo in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo, and Flip Wilson in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Conan O'Brien, Brad Hall, and Joe Piscopo in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Ron Howard, Robin Duke, and Joe Piscopo in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Robin Duke, and Joe Piscopo in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Joe Piscopo in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Brian Doyle-Murray and Joe Piscopo in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Tim Kazurinsky, Gary Kroeger, and Joe Piscopo in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Eddie Murphy, Bruce Dern, Christine Ebersole, Robin Duke, Mary Gross, Tim Kazurinsky, Joe Piscopo, and Tony Rosato in Saturday Night Live (1975)

Known for:

Saturday Night Live (1975)
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
  • Various
  • Self
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Paulie Herman
  • Announcer
  • Dan Rather
  • Ronald Reagan
  • Tom Snyder
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Andy Rooney
  • Harry Schliemer
  • Husband
  • Pudge
  • Ted Koppel
  • Andy Roony
  • Artemus Gordon
  • Bill Smith
  • Bizarro McLean Stevenson
  • Bizarro Rodney Dangerfield
  • Bizarro Ronald Reagan
  • Carl XVI Gustaf
  • Crazy Edelman
  • Curly
  • Don
  • Doug Llewelyn
  • Doug Whiner
  • Doug Winer
  • Father Riley
  • Geraldo Rivera
  • Guy
  • Hotel Owner
  • Jesse Jackson
  • Jim Fowler
  • Joe Rositani
  • John Anderson
  • John Kenneth Galbraith
  • Johnny Carson
  • Karl Malden
  • Lorne Greene
  • Mr. Caca
  • Mr. Wonderful
  • Otis
  • Paul Dietrich
  • Player
  • Ronald McDonald
  • Sergeant Steve Brick
  • Sgt. Phil Esterhaus
  • Spokesperson
  • Ted
  • The Nutty Professor
  • Winston Churchill
  • announcer
Michael Keaton and Joe Piscopo in Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Johnny Dangerously
6.5
  • Danny Vermin
  • 1984
Dead Heat (1988)
Dead Heat
6.1
  • Doug Bigelow
  • 1988
Wise Guys (1986)
Wise Guys
5.6
  • Moe Dickstein
  • 1986

Credits

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Actor

  • Spring Break '83
    • Max's Father
    • Completed
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • Albert Romano
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Paul Sorvino, Michael Paré, Steven W. Bailey, Erika Christensen, Ralph Cole Jr., Vito D'Ambrosio, Veronica De Laurentiis, Suzanne DeLaurentiis, Eddie Griffin, Brian Kimmet, Louis Lombardi, Joe Piscopo, Jonathan Slavin, Michael Sorvino, Anthony Starke, Rick Finkelstein, Niko Vilaivongs, Steven Chase, Michael Guarnera, Brian Herzlinger, Freedom Bridgewater, Todd Sherry, Casey Nelson, Ivan Kavalsky, Dave Shalansky, Shawn-Caulin Young, Rachel DeGenaro, Blake Barrie, Victoria Summer, Jay Black, Drew Rin Varick, Erich Bergen, Akis Konstantakopoulos, Nate Geez, Samantha Belén, Sylvia Lester, Kirsten Koppe, Gibson Bobby Sjobeck, Brad Benedict, Savannah Ward, Chris Hayes, Danielle Lester, John Yelvington, Alexander Makardish, Matt Dahan, Lindsey Hart, and Sean McCallon in How Sweet It Is (2013)
    How Sweet It Is
    • Jack Cosmo
    • 2013
  • Armand Assante, Steven Bauer, Nicole Eggert, John Heard, Steve Baker, Joe Piscopo, and Whitney Able in Dead Lenny (2006)
    Dead Lenny
    • Louis Long
    • Video
    • 2006
  • The Last Request (2006)
    The Last Request
    • Angelo
    • 2006
  • Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    • Jarret Whitestone
    • Art Cahill
    • Jeff Stahl
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2004
  • Seth Green, Brandon Gilberstadt, Jason Hervey, Catherine MacNeal, William Francis McGuire, Melanee Murray, Brenda Song, and Rowdy in 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (1999)
    100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
    • Salli
    • Watt
    • Salvador
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2002
  • Crispin Glover, Glenne Headly, Seymour Cassel, David Paymer, Maury Chaykin, and Joe Piscopo in Bartleby (2001)
    Bartleby
    • Rocky
    • 2001
  • Michael Boatman, Sandra Oh, Jim Turner, and Robert Wuhl in Arli$$ (1996)
    Arli$$
    • Danny Richter
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Robert Bailey Jr., Jake Dinwiddie, Julie Hagerty, Joe Piscopo, and Jacob Franchek in Baby Bedlam (2000)
    Baby Bedlam
    • Jack
    • 2000
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999)
    Chicken Soup for the Soul
    • Golfer
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Martin Sheen, Joe Mantegna, Joanna Pacula, and Joe Piscopo in Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys (1996)
    Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
    • Mr. Wareman
    • 1996
  • Matt Frewer in The Pink Panther (1993)
    The Pink Panther
    • (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1993–1995
  • Two-Bits & Pepper (1995)
    Two-Bits & Pepper
    • Zike
    • Spider
    • 1995
  • Cybill Shepherd, Alicia Witt, Christine Baranski, Dedee Pfeiffer, and Alan Rosenberg in Cybill (1995)
    Cybill
    • Joe Piscopo
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Rod Taylor in Open Season (1995)
    Open Season
    • Hamlet
    • 1995

Writer

  • After Dark with Joe Piscopo
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Joe Piscopo: A Night at Club Piscopo (2012)
    Joe Piscopo: A Night at Club Piscopo
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2012
  • Joe Piscopo Live! (1987)
    Joe Piscopo Live!
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 1987
  • Joe Piscopo in The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special (1986)
    The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 1986
  • The Joe Piscopo Special
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 1984
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • written by
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1982–1984

Producer

  • Joe Piscopo: A Night at Club Piscopo (2012)
    Joe Piscopo: A Night at Club Piscopo
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2012
  • Joe Piscopo Live! (1987)
    Joe Piscopo Live!
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1987
  • Joe Piscopo in The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special (1986)
    The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 1986
  • The Joe Piscopo Special
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1984
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Videos7

Official Trailer
Trailer 0:58
Official Trailer
Heart of the Shore
Trailer 3:32
Heart of the Shore
How Sweet It Is
Trailer 1:31
How Sweet It Is
Dead Heat
Trailer 1:07
Dead Heat
Wise Guys
Trailer 1:29
Wise Guys
Dead Heat
Trailer 2:03
Dead Heat
Eat Drink Laugh Trailer
Trailer 2:14
Eat Drink Laugh Trailer

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • June 17, 1951
    • Passaic, New Jersey, USA
  • Spouses
      Kimberly DriscollApril 4, 1997 - 2006 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Children
      Joey Piscopo
  • Other works
    CD-ROM: "Multimedia Celebrity Poker" (as Himself)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He sat out of show business briefly while he underwent treatment for thyroid cancer from 1981 to 1982.
  • Quotes
    [on his relationship with Eddie Murphy] Eddie could keep a secret no matter what. He was the first person I went to when I was sick.

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