Sebastian Maniscalco

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Sebastian Maniscalco
Sebastian Maniscalco 2018.jpg
Maniscalco in 2018
Born (1973-07-08) July 8, 1973 (age 48)
Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S.
Medium
Alma materNorthern Illinois University
Years active1998–present
Genres
Subject(s)
Spouse
Lana Gomez
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(m. 2013)​
Children2
Websitesebastianlive.com

Sebastian Maniscalco (/mænɪˈskælkoʊ/; Italian: [mani'skalko]; born July 8, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Born in the Chicagoland area in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Maniscalco began his career in 1998 performing at open mics. He has since released five comedy specials. Maniscalco has also had supporting acting roles in the films Green Book (2018) and The Irishman (2019), playing mobster Joe Gallo in the latter.

Early life[]

Maniscalco was born on July 8, 1973, in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois, to Italian immigrants; his father Salvatore Maniscalco, who worked as a hairstylist, immigrated to the United States with his family from Cefalù, Sicily, at the age of 15. His mother Rose Maniscalco was a secretary, and her family has origins in Naples, Campania and Sicily.[1][2][3][4] Maniscalco is a Roman Catholic, and at eight years old, he was an altar boy at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in suburban Mount Prospect, Illinois.[5] He graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1995, where he was the president of the Sigma Pi fraternity chapter, with a degree in communication studies.[6] After moving to Los Angeles in 1998, Maniscalco performed at open mics in bars and bowling alleys while working as a waiter at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where he worked from 1998 to 2005.[7]

Career[]

In 2005, he began performing regularly at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood, California.[7] Maniscalco cites Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin, Brian Regan, John Ritter, Johnny Carson, Andrew Dice Clay, Bill Burr, and Don Rickles as comedic influences.[8] Since then, he has done a half-hour for Comedy Central Presents and five hour-long specials. His first special, Sebastian Live, was released on June 2, 2009. His next three specials were aired on Showtime, with What's Wrong with People? released on January 5, 2012, Aren't You Embarrassed?, taped in Chicago, released on November 14, 2014, and Why Would You Do That?, taped in New York City and released in 2016.[7][9]

Maniscalco was one of four comedians featured in Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland, along with Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, and Bret Ernst. Maniscalco has been on Russell Peters' Best Night Ever, Comedy Central Presents, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Jay Leno Show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Conan, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Additionally, he appeared in several films, such as The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, The House, Tag, and Cruise, and he co-hosts a podcast titled The Pete and Sebastian Show with fellow comedian Pete Correale. As of January 2017, they have a show on Sirius XM satellite radio's Raw Dog Comedy channel 99. In 2016, Maniscalco appeared on the seventh season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. He published his memoir Stay Hungry on February 27, 2018.[9] A Netflix special also titled Stay Hungry was released on January 15, 2019.[10]

In 2018, Maniscalco made his feature film debut, as Johnny Venere in the Academy Award-winning film Green Book.[11] Maniscalco hosted the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards on August 26.[12] In November 2019, Maniscalco appeared in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman playing "Crazy" Joe Gallo alongside Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino. He also hosted the three-part companion podcast for the film, first published on December 2, 2019, titled Behind the Irishman.[13]

In June 2021, it was announced that Maniscalco will host a reality television show titled Well Done With Sebastian Maniscalco that premiered on August 12, 2021 on Discovery+ where he will be joined by friends and family to explore food culture and etiquette.[14] Four days after the premier, the show was renewed for a six-episode second season that will premier on November 16, 2021.[15] In August 2021, during a podcast, he announced that he was a part of the cast of Illumination's Mario film, playing the role of Spike from the game Wrecking Crew as Mario and Luigi's boss.[16]

Personal life[]

Maniscalco married Lana Gomez in August 2013. The couple has two children together: a daughter named Serafina (after Maniscalco's grandmother)[3] born in May 2017,[17] and a son named Caruso born in June 2019.[18]

Works[]

Comedy specials[]

  • Sebastian Live (2009)
  • What's Wrong with People? (2012)
  • Aren't You Embarrassed? (2014)
  • Why Would You Do That? (2016)
  • Stay Hungry (2019)

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2017 The House Stand-Up Comic
2017 The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Johnny (voice)
2018 Cruise Dinardo
2018 Tag Pastor
2018 Green Book Johnny Venere
2019 The Irishman "Crazy" Joe Gallo
2021 Well Done With Sebastian Maniscalco Himself 13 episodes
2022 Untitled Mario film Spike (voice)
TBA Spinning Gold Giorgio Moroder Filming
TBA Untitled Ray Romano film Filming

References[]

  1. ^ Hyman, Dan (November 21, 2016). "Sebastian Maniscalco works like a dog to crack you up". Chicago Tribune. Illinois. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2017. ...the 43-year-old...Italian-American... Photo caption: "Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, who was born in Arlington Heights...."
  2. ^ "Sebastian Maniscalco: Comedy's Favorite Italian American". lagazzettaitaliana. August 2017. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Un comico di origini cefaludesi fra i più bravi d'America: Sebastian Maniscalco" (in Italian). cefalunews.org. November 7, 2018. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Piacere! An Interview with Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco". osia.wordpress.com. March 8, 2017. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Sebastian Maniscalco on Church, Clothes and Comedy". lipulse.com. January 30, 2017. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Richards, Eva. "Sebastian Maniscalco is Up for the Challenge". Northern Illinois University Alumni Association. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c Barton, Chris (October 20, 2016). "Comic Sebastian Maniscalco recounts his road from the Four Seasons to the Comedy Store (and beyond)". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Maniscalco, Sebastian (March 27, 2012). "The Dennis Miller Show" (Interview). Interviewed by Dennis Miller. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Shuttee, Vic (April 11, 2017). "Sebastian Maniscalco Laughs at the Serious Stuff". Houston Press. Texas. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2017. ...the 43-year-old comedian...
  10. ^ "Sebastian Maniscalco's Debut Netflix Stand-up Special Premieres Next Week". vulture.com. January 7, 2019. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  11. ^ Green Book (2018), archived from the original on February 19, 2017, retrieved January 31, 2019
  12. ^ Clark, Anne Victoria (June 26, 2019). "Sebastian Maniscalco Is Hosting the 2019 MTV VMAs". vulture.com. New York. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2019. Yes, on Tuesday night's episode of The Tonight Show, it was announced that Maniscalco has been selected to host the 2019 MTV VMAs.
  13. ^ Behind The Irishman Archived December 10, 2019, at the Wayback Machine – The official companion podcast from Netflix.
  14. ^ "Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco to Premiere New Series on Discovery+". hollywoodreporter.com. June 17, 2021. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "WELL DONE WITH SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO Sets Season Two discovery+ Premiere Date". broadwayworld.com. August 16, 2021.
  16. ^ Ditchfield, Jaime (August 9, 2021). "Sebastian Maniscalco will voice 'Spike' in Illumination Super Mario movie".
  17. ^ "Sebastian Maniscalco Welcomes Daughter Serafina Simone". people.com. May 15, 2017. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  18. ^ "It's a Boy! Sebastian Maniscalco Welcomes Son Caruso Jack". people.com. June 25, 2019. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.

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