Perry Caravello
| Perry Caravello | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1963 Park Ridge, Illinois |
| Medium | Stand-up, podcast, television, film |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Website | www |
Perry Frank Caravello[1] (born November 17, 1963) is an American actor and comedian best known for his starring role in the 2003 movie Windy City Heat. In 2019, Caravello announced he would be running as an independent in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, and two months later announced that had been a joke.
Early life
Originally from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Caravello was born in Park Ridge and lived there before moving to Des Plaines, Barrington, Palatine, and Arlington Heights.[2] He moved with his family to Southern California in 1974. In 1979, three weeks after getting his driver's license, he was injured in a car accident that put him in a coma for three weeks.[3] As a result of the accident, Caravello suffered brain trauma.[4]
Career
Caravello started comedy around 1988, and early in his career was trying to get into The Comedy Store when the then host Don Barris challenged him to have his chest shaved onstage with a razor and no soap. Caravello did the stunt and was given a regular spot at the comedy club.[3]
In 2003, Caravello starred in Windy City Heat, a TV movie directed by Bobcat Goldthwait which aired on Comedy Central.[3] He has also had roles in Hot Package, Derek and Simon, and Virtuosity.[5]
After Windy City Heat, Caravello started working with Richard Heene on a project called Psyience Detectives in which they played storm chasing detectives. The project ended during production in 2006 when the two men got involved in a physical altercation while filming.[6]
In 2010, Caravello, Don Barris and Walter "Mole" Molinski started a weekly comedy podcast called The Big 3 Podcast, on Adam Carolla's ACE Broadcasting Network.[7] In 2011 the show moved to Barris' own network,[8] before ending in April 2015.[9] Caravello has spoken on Simply Don The Podcast from 2014 through 2020.[10]
Caravello has alleged that in 1992 he was coerced into giving a handjob to a casting director in order to get a role in a movie.[11][7]: 19:00–21:00
Lawsuits against Jimmy Kimmel
On June 1, 2007, Caravello filed a lawsuit alleging that Johnny Knoxville, Jimmy Kimmel, and Adam Carolla, promised him ten million dollars if he put his genitals in a mousetrap during an episode of The Adam Carolla Show. The lawsuit was filed after Caravello was injured in the stunt, was not paid, and didn't receive accounting of profits and royalties from DVD sales of Windy City Heat.[12][13]
2020 presidential campaign
In a May 2019 episode of Simply Don The Podcast, Caravello revealed that he would be running for President of the United States in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.[14] Caravello has stated that he would run as an independent on a platform that included abolishing money, building a wall across the Canada–United States border, providing free universal healthcare, and legalizing medical marijuana. He also supports abolishing gay marriage and criminalizing homosexuality, and says he would like to turn San Clemente Island into a gay prison.[15] He announced he had abandoned his run (which he claimed was a joke) on July 18, 2020.[16]
References
- ^ @ScaryPerryWCH (January 12, 2021). "MY NAME IS PERRY FRANK CARAVELLO AND MY KNICK NAME OR STAGE NAME IS SCARY PERRY!!!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kill Tony (February 10, 2020). "#435 - THE BIG THREE (LIVE)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
74,234 views; +1200; -138; Streamed live on Feb 10, 2020
- ^ a b c Hyden, Steven (November 12, 2013). "The Greatest Trick Comedy Ever Pulled". Grantland.
- ^ #096: Morning Session. The Adam & Dr Drew Show. November 17, 2013.
- ^ "Perry F. Caravello". IMDb.
- ^ Miller, Joshua Rhett (March 25, 2015). "Storm-Chasing Father of 'Balloon Boy' at Center of New Storm". Fox News.
- ^ a b "The Big 3 Podcast Premeire". The Big Three Podcast. October 15, 2010.
- ^ "The Big Goodbye". The Big Three Podcast. August 5, 2011.
- ^ "For Real ... The Final Podcast". The Big Three Podcast. April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Perry F. Caravello". Simply Don The Podcast. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ Jensen, K. Thor (March 7, 2018). "What YouTube Pranksters Could Learn From 'Windy City Heat'". Vulture.com.
- ^ "Jackass star is sued over stunt". BBC News. June 3, 2007.
- ^ Associated Press (March 25, 2015). "Johnny Knoxville, Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla Face Lawsuit Over Painful Stunt" – via Fox News.
- ^ Barris, Don (May 19, 2019). "213th Podcast". Simply Don The Podcast. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ Barris, Don (May 26, 2019). "214th Podcast". Simply Don The Podcast. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ @ScaryPerryWCH (July 18, 2020). "Tweet" (Tweet). Retrieved August 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
I just turned the Rains over to my "Long Time Old Friend" Ted Nugent, in Place of me to become The Next President. Or give it all back to Donald Trump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't want Grandpa Joe Biden in the White House!!! I want Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump there for another 88