- Born
- Birth nameJoseph Charles John Piscopo
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Adam Kidd
- SpousesKimberly Driscoll(April 4, 1997 - 2006) (divorced, 3 children)Nancy Jones(December 1, 1973 - 1988) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenAlexandra PiscopoMichael PiscopoOlivia Piscopo
- Muscular physique
- New Jersey accent
- Known for playing jockish, high energy characters
- Curly hair
- His famous Frank Sinatra impersonation
- He sat out of show business briefly while he underwent treatment for thyroid cancer from 1981 to 1982.
- He's the guy in the trench coat in Billy Joel's Keepin' The Faith music video.
- He was Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2013 for his services to arts and entertainment.
- Martial arts student of Wing Chun master Alan Goldberg.
- He worked with Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live (1975). They became very good friends and Murphy even bought a home in his neighbourhood in 1982. They produced a short film for SNL about his street behaviour fitting in with the New Jersey suburbs.
- [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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