John Caparulo

John Caparulo
Born (1975-09-22) September 22, 1975 (age 49)
East Liverpool, Ohio
MediumStand-up
Acting
NationalityAmerican
Years active1997 – present
GenresObservational
SpouseJamie Caparulo[1]
Children1
Notable works and rolesVince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Tour
Chelsea Lately
Work It
Mobile Home Disaster
Websitewww.johncaparulo.com

John Caparulo (born September 22, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian.

Early life

Caparulo grew up in East Liverpool, Ohio and graduated from Kent State in 1998. Caparulo 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.[1][2][3]

Career

Caparulo first appeared at the 2003 Just for Laughs festival in Montreal,[4] where he was offered a sitcom,[citation needed] and a spot on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.[5] He has since appeared on The Tonight Show,[6] was featured on Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Next Generation hosted by Bill Engvall,[citation needed] and was one of the comedians documented on Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Tour.[7][8] 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.[9][10] 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.[citation needed] 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.[11]

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 chart
positions
US Comedy US Country
John Caparulo: Meet Cap 8 —
Come Inside Me
  • Release date: September 17, 2013
  • Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
 2 59
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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[5]
"Eric Idle, Lauren Holly,
and John Caparulo" (Episode 1,170)
May 5, 2004[12] 		Performer
2004 ESPN25: Who's #1? ESPN "Most Outrageous Characters"
July 13, 2004[13] 		Interviewee
2005 Premium Blend Comedy Central "Alex Ortiz, Ophira Eisenberg,
Matt Iseman and John Caparulo"
(Episode 802)
February 4, 2005[14] 		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,[15]
"Jennifer Aniston, John Caparulo,
The All-American Rejects"
(Episode 3,116)
April 4, 2006,[16]
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
2008–2014 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

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[17] November 17, 2007 Performer Live performance for TV,
never aired.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gadino, Dylan. "'Chelsea Lately' Put Comedian John Caparulo Center Stage, But Married Life Presents Far More Challenges". Hollywood Take. No. September 28, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. ^ McIntyre, Michael K. (December 7, 2011). "John Caparulo steps off your TV screen and on the Hilarities stage". Cleveland.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ McNulty, Timothy (February 8, 2008). "For Ohio comedian, tour was 'colossal'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "John Caparulo - Just For Laughs 2006". YouTube.com. 18 August 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "The Late Late Show with Crain Kilborn James Marsden, Alex Kingston, and John Caparulo". TV.com. Retrieved March 17, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "The Tonight Show: John Caparulo". Hulu.com. Retrieved March 17, 2009. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ Variety Staff (February 1, 2008). "John Caparulo (Stars in Vince Vaughn's 'Wild West Comedy Show')". Variety.com. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  8. ^ "John Caparulo Clip". Metacafe.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "Meet Cap (CD) By: John Caparulo (Artist)". Tower.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  10. ^ "DVD: John Caparulo: Meet Cap (Full Frame)". Wal-mart.com. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  11. ^ F*ck Yeah, Cap (2006 comedy) | John Caparulo. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
  12. ^ "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Himself Eric Idle, Lauren Holly, and John Caparulo". TV.com. Retrieved March 17, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "ESPN25: Who's #1?: Most Outrageous Characters". TV.com. Retrieved March 17, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Premium Blend: Episode 802". TV.com. Retrieved March 17, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Show #2988". TV.com. Retrieved March 17, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^ "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Guest Jennifer Aniston; John Caparulo; The All-American Rejects". TV.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  17. ^ "Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Next Generation (2007)". Netflix. Retrieved March 17, 2009.