Busker on his bump ’n’ grind

PANHANDLING in front of gentlemen’s club Sapphire 39 has paid off for a local “famous homeless” man named Julio — who we’re told “made thousands” after performing at the jiggle joint this week.

Monday nights at the strip club are typically reserved for popular ’90s musical acts, such as Kid ’N Play, 702 and Flavor Flav — who have all recently performed. But this week, the owners allowed Julio to bring the vaudeville act that he usually does on the street outside to the stage.

Sapphire’s Richie Romero told us he’s known Julio for over 15 years: “Everyone knows him and gives him money to help him out.”

This time, however, he brought his street act indoors, thanks to the staff at Sapphire and Romero, who told us, “We created it, did a photo shoot, got gear, got him clothes and did a one-on-one interview with him.”

Two of the club’s strippers escorted Julio onstage. He used a Target basket to collect his tips, and told clubgoers, “Put your money in the basket, bitches!”

As for his act? “He tells jokes and he did a one-handed pushup contest. His famous joke is ‘Who wants to go home with a homeless guy? We’ve gotta go to your place though,’ ” Jonas Young-Borra, the club’s creative and programming director, told Page Six.

“He was one of our biggest draws on a Monday,” Romero said. “We had more turn-out from New York hospitality people and regulars than we’ve seen in a long time. There wasn’t one person in the club who didn’t [tip Julio].”

Kevin Hart visited the club last summer and was so impressed by Julio’s act outside, he gave him $500.

Young-Borra interviewed Julio, a former Marine, after Monday’s performance.

He said of Julio, “It’s a very unique and special story about a homeless New Yorker, someone who served our country, a nightlife character and aspiring entertainer, who finally gets his chance.”