25 THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME
The actor and stand-up comedian cracks Us up!
1. My father’s side of the family came from Ireland and were coal miners in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
2. I was rejected from every college I applied to except Purdue University.
3. I’ve worn [long] pants [only] two days in the past four months of the pandemic.
4. I was a copywriter for an advertising agency. I fell asleep on the job and had to be woken up to be fired.
5. The Pale Tourist [available on Amazon Prime July 24] will be my eighth comedy special.
6. I love Canada and Vermont, but I don’t like syrup — or as I refer to it, sugar spit. As a parent, it’s too messy.
7. I’m one of six children.
Each of my brothers married women who came from families of five, and my wife [Jeannie] is the eldest of nine.
8. I’ve appeared in more than 200 commercials.
9. During the pandemic, my family and I have been streaming our family dinners every night at 6 p.m., so people who are quarantined and away from loved ones can have dinner with a family.
10. In my 20s, I used to work out twice a day.
11. I [once] performed before Pope Francis.
12. There wasn’t a McDonald’s in [my Indiana] town until I got to high school.
13. I’m addicted to nicotine gum.
14. I’m tired all the time.
15. I often do stand-up about things that annoy me that I eventually end up enjoying — like hiking.
16. I studied finance in college.
17. I went to the same high school as Chief Justice John Roberts.
18. I actually don’t like Hot Pockets. I never said I did, but people sometimes assume I do.
19. After a stand-up concert, I like to go to a steakhouse!
20. My guilty pleasure is napping. I’m much nicer when I’ve napped.
21. The first celebrity I met was Jimmie Walker
[from Good Times]. When I was 8, I stood in line for two hours to have him sign my Dyn-o-mite! hat.
22. When I was in eighth grade, I wanted to be a farmer.
23. My kids [Marre, Katie Louise, Jack, Michael and Patrick] drive me crazy but make me laugh so hard.
24. My first car was a used white Pontiac Fiero. I called it my wedge of cheese.
25. I love other cultures and have always been fascinated by different rituals and traditions. Visiting other countries is one of my favorite things.