Dom Irrera

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Dom Irrera
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Irrera performing in 2006
Birth nameDomenick Jack Irrera
Born (1948-11-18) November 18, 1948 (age 72)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
MediumStand-up, television, film
Years active1982–present

Domenick Jack Irrera (born November 18, 1948) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Much of his material is in the form of stories about his life, especially his childhood years and growing up in an Italian-American family.[citation needed]

Irrera has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 1986, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and The Late Show with David Letterman, and has made numerous cameo appearances on TV shows.[citation needed]

Irrera is a regular performer at the Cat Laughs in Kilkenny; he has made 22 appearances at the festival, more than any other comic. He appeared on an episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld as Ronnie Kaye, the prop comic and on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens as Spero Demopolous. Irrera made 11 appearances as himself on the animated series Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, and is the only comic to appear in all six seasons.[citation needed]

Irrera was voted one of the hundred funniest comics of all time by Comedy Central. He was the Judge on the on the 101 exclusively on DirecTV.[citation needed]

Dom Irrera at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs festival - Ireland in 2003

He also did some voiceovers for Nickelodeon as Ernie Potts on Hey Arnold! and as Duke on Back at the Barnyard, and played a chauffeur in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.[citation needed]

Discography[]

  • Greatest Hits Volume One (2003)[1]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Splitz Vinnie Mamabasta
1987 Hollywood Shuffle Writer
1989 That's Adequate Stand-Up Comic
1994 The Silence of the Hams Gas Station Attendant
1998 The Big Lebowski Tony The Chauffeur
2000 A Man Is Mostly Water Agent
2002 Hey Arnold!: The Movie Ernie Potts (voice)
2002 The 4th Tenor Petey
2006 Barnyard Duke (voice)
2016 The Bronx Bull Joe E. Lewis

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Cab Driver Episode: "The Wrong Way Home"
1986 The Golden Girls The Produce Clerk / The Waiter 2 episodes
1987 My Sister Sam Cab Driver Episode: "Fog Bound"
1987–1988 It's Garry Shandling's Show Dominic Carbone 2 episodes
1988 She's the Sheriff Jim 2 episodes
1989 My Two Dads The Elevator Repairman / Dr. Dom 2 episodes
1990 Room for Romance Roman 4 episodes
1991 Dream On Plumber Episode: "The Charlotte Letter"
1992 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Joey 'Pants' Episode: "Home Alone with Annie"
1993 Rocko's Modern Life Slippy (voice) 2 episodes
1994 Seinfeld Ronnie Kaye Episode: "The Fire"
1994 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Harry Episode: "Season's Greedings"
1996 Boy Meets World Bosco Episode: "Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow"
1996–2002 Hey Arnold! Ernie Potts (voice) 34 episodes
1996 Caroline in the City Cop Episode: "Caroline and the Dreamers"
1996–1997 Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys Spydor (voice) 4 episodes
1997–1998 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Dominic 'Dom' (voice) 7 episodes
1998 Damon Carroll Fontaine 7 episodes
1998 Hercules Achilles (voice) Episode: "Hercules and the Living Legend"
1998 Home Improvement Ed Episode: "Ploys for Tots"
2000 Everybody Loves Raymond Seth Stipe Episode: "Marie and Frank's New Friends"
2000 Becker Mr. Orvis Episode: "The Bearer of Bad Tidings"
2000 The King of Queens Spero Demopolous Episode: "Work Related"
2002 The Drew Carey Show Stan Episode: "Bringing Up Boss"
2002–2005 My Wife and Kids Woody Flores 5 Episodes
2003 Crank Yankers Dominic 'Dom'
2007–2011 Back at the Barnyard Duke the Dog (voice) 34 Episodes
2010 'Til Death Doctor 4 episodes
2014 Bob's Burgers The Nose (voice) Episode: "Ambergris"
2017–2018 I'm Dying Up Here James 'Fitzy' Seamus Fitzpatrick 9 episodes
2017 Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie Ernie Potts (voice) Television film
2018 The Comedy Central Roast Himself Episode: “Bruce Willis”

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