Joe Piscopo net worth
What is Joe Piscopo’s Net Worth?
Joe Piscopo is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer who has a net worth of $3 million. Piscopo is best known for his role as an actor and writer on the NBC sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live” (1980-1984), where he impersonated celebrities such as Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen. He has appeared in more than 30 films and TV shows, including “Johnny Dangerous” (1984), “The Wise Men” (1986) and “Insulation” (1988). Joe also starred in and produced “The Joe Piscopo Series” (1984), “The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special” (1986) and “Joe Piscopo: One of the Piscopo Clubs” Night” (2012). He played Vince Fontaine in the 1994 Broadway revival of “Grease,” and hosted “The Morning Show with Joe Piscopo” on AM 970, a New York City radio station. In 2013, Piscopo was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
early life
Joe Piscopo was born Joseph Charles John Piscopo on June 17, 1951 in Passaic, New Jersey. He grew up in North Caldwell with siblings Carol and Richard, and he attended West Essex High School, where he was a member of the school’s drama club, The Masquers. After graduating in 1969, Joe attended Jones College in Jacksonville, Florida, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Management.
Profession
Piscopo played an unrecognized role in the 1976 film “King Kong”, then he appeared in “America’s Notepad” in 1977 and made a cameo appearance in “The Doctor” in 1979 (Unrecognized). ). After the upheaval of Saturday Night Live in 1980, Joe joined the cast as all the actors, writers and key producers left the show. The new cast was less well-received by audiences or critics, with the exception of Piscopo and Eddie Murphy, who are the only actors invited back next season when Dick Ebersall takes over. Joe left the show in 1984, the year he appeared in the film “Johnny Dangerous” and Billy Joel’s “Keep Your Faith” music video, and published the book “Piscopo Tapes.” Released the comedy album “New Jersey” in 1985, and participated in the movie “The Wise Men” in 1986. In 1988, Piscopo starred in the buddy cop/zombie film “Insulation,” made a cameo appearance in “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, and appeared on the cover of Muscle & Fitness magazine for his interest in bodybuilding.
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During the 1990s, Joe appeared in the films “Partner” (1992), “Huck and the King of Hearts” (1994), “Open Season” (1995), “Two Bits & Pepper” (1995) and “Captain Nuke” and the Bomber Boys” (1996), and for the TV shows “Goof Troop” (1992), “Batman: The Animated Series” (1993), “Moo Mesa’s Wild West Cowboy Boys” (1992-1993) Dub and “Pink Panther” (1993). From 1999 to 2002, he voiced Sally on the television series “100 Things About Eddie McDodd”, and from 1999 to 2004, he made three guest appearances in ” Law & Order; in 2018, he also made a cameo appearance in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Joe starred in the films Baby Bedlam (2000), Bartleby (2001), Last Request ( 2006), “Dead Lenny” (2006) and “How Sweet” (2013), and in 2014 he began hosting “Piscopo in the Morning” at AM 970 (WNYM). In late 2020, Piscopo began in New York 770 AM WABC and its Hampton Bays sister station 107.1 FM WLIR host “Ramsey Mazda Sunday Nights with Sinatra”.
personal life
Joe married former “Wheel of Fortune” producer Nancy Jones on December 1, 1973, and welcomed son Joey before their divorce in 1988. Piscopo then married Joey’s former nanny Kimberly Driscoll on April 4, 1997, and they had three children, Olivia, Michael and Alexandra, in their 2006 divorce. Before. He also has a daughter, Charley-Rae, with his assistant/on-and-off girlfriend Jessica Nasoff. The couple appeared on “Celebrity Swap” in 2014, swapping Nassoff with an assistant to “Brady Bunch” star Barry Williams.
In 2016, New Jersey resident Jennifer LaRocca pleaded guilty to stealing money from Joe, saying her husband was hired to pay bills for Piscopo and she used the money to write checks for her expenses. LaRocca pleaded guilty to the theft and was ordered to pay Joe nearly $171,000. A week later, Jennifer’s husband, bookkeeper Frank Larocca, also pleaded guilty to theft, admitting that he “misappropriated $170,805 for his own use.” Piscopo supports numerous charities and he founded his own charitable organization, the Positive Impact Foundation, dedicated to “creating positive media for at-risk youth”. The foundation has merged with the Boys and Girls Club of New Jersey, with Joe serving as their statewide spokesperson. Piscopo, who ran for Donald Trump during the 2016 election, had considered running for governor of New Jersey in 2017 but ultimately decided against it.
Awards and Nominations
In 1984, Piscopo was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Performance in a “Saturday Night Live”, Variety or Music Show and Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Show. In 1985, he won the CableACE Performance Award for his comedy special on “The Joe Piscoport Series,” and in 2011 he won the Lifeguard Achievement Award at the Atlantic City Film Festival. For his philanthropic work, Joe has received the Volunteer of the Year Award from Mercer, New Jersey, the Big Brothers Big Sisters Chapter, and the Community Service Award from the Boys and Girls Clubs of New Jersey and Florida. He also received a Commendation Medal for his support of the military, and was named Father of the Year by both the National Father’s Day Commission and the New Jersey Commission on Children’s Rights.
