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John Caparulo

b. 1975

American comedian

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Born 1975. John Caparulo is an American stand-up comedian and actor.

Career Caparulo first appeared at the 2003 Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, where he was offered a sitcom, and a spot on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. He has since appeared on The Tonight Show, was featured on Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Next Generation hosted by Bill Engvall, and was one of the comedians documented on Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Tour. He hosted Mobile Home Disaster on CMT, and played the part of 'Brian' on the short-lived ABC sitcom Work It. He also has a comedy special that aired on Comedy Central on December 21, 2008 called John Caparulo: Meet Cap which was directed by Dave Higby. The special was released on CD on February 10, 2009 and on DVD on April 14, 2009. Caparulo intermittently hosts The Mad Cap Hour radio show with his wife Jamie Caparulo and comedian Mark Ellis on Sirius XM, toadhopnetwork.com, and iTunes.

Caparulo regularly appeared on the E! show Chelsea Lately during its 7-year run. He voices the character Headphone Joe on Disney's Fish Hooks.

Caparulo released his second album titled Come Inside Me in August 2013 on Netflix. In February 2014, Cap began releasing Caplets, a brand-new set of comedy every 30 days that he shoots at the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California and The Ice House in Pasadena, CA, and distributes them on his website for free.

Since 2014, Cap has been writing and developing an animated series called “Cartoon Comic,” based on his life as a comedian, husband, and father. Cap has written a comic book series under the same title and has independently produced several animated standup shorts for his website and YouTube.

In 2018, Caesars Entertainment offered Caparulo a weekly residency show. He consistently performs "John Caparulo's Mad Cap Comedy" five nights a week at Harrah's Las Vegas.

Personal life On the November 4th, 2010 episode of Chelsea Lately, John announced that he proposed to Jamie Marie Kelly after his October 29 performance at the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California. John and Jamie were wed at Water Street Tavern near their alma mater, Kent State University, on May 27, 2012. The couple currently resides in Calabasas, California and Las Vegas, Nevada with their three dogs, a Basset Hound, a puggle, and a rescued collie mix. On their October 10, 2014, #26 Domestic Disputes podcast Jamie reveals to John that they are having a child. On November 27, 2014 #28 of their podcast they reveal that their child is going to be a girl and that they are going to name her Madden Jae. They welcomed Madden Jae on May 22, 2015.

Discography Title Details Peak chartpositions US Comedy US Country John Caparulo: Meet Cap Release date: February 10, 2009 Performer 2004 ESPN25: Who's #1? ESPN "Most Outrageous Characters"July 13, 2004 Interviewee 2005 Premium Blend Comedy Central "Alex Ortiz, Ophira Eisenberg,Matt Iseman and John Caparulo"(Episode 802)February 4, 2005 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, "Jennifer Aniston, John Caparulo,The All-American Rejects"(Episode 3,116)April 4, 2006, Episode ????January 5, 2008 Guest/Performer 2006 Comedy Central Presents: John Caparulo Comedy Central Episode #171April 7, 2006 Performer 2008 Mobile Home Disaster CMT All episodes Host 2008–2014 Chelsea Lately E! Recurring Roundtable panelist 2008 John Caparulo: Meet Cap Comedy Central December 21, 2008 Performer 2009 The International Sexy Ladies Show G4 June 7, 2009 Commentator

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

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U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, East Liverpool High School

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Who is John Caparulo?

American comedian

When was John Caparulo born?

John Caparulo was born on 22 September 1975 in East Liverpool.

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John Caparulo is a stand-up comedian and actor.

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John Caparulo is American.

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