Dom Irrera
Domenick Jack Irrera (born 1947), originally from Philadelphia, is a 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, which contributes to the "natural" feel of his performances.
Irrera has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Late Show with David Letterman, and has made numerous cameo appearances on TV shows.
Trivia
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- Irrera voiced the wrecking-ball operator Ernie Potts on the Nickelodeon animated series Hey Arnold!.
- Irrera is a regular performer at the Cat Laughs comedy festival in Kilkenny; he is making his 13th appearance in a row at the 2008 festival.
- Irrera auditioned to be a castmember for Saturday Night Live's 1980-1981 season.
- Irrera made a brief appearance as the limo driver in the film The Big Lebowski.
- Irrera appeared on an episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld as Ronnie Kaye, the Prop Comic. His character had a prop water gun that George Costanza mistook for a real gun, ruining Jerry's show.
- Irrera's ex wife, Lisa Mende, also appeared on Seinfeld. She played Carol, the mother of an "ugly baby." The two still often work on the same bill in comedy clubs.
- Irrera made a cameo as a stand-up comedian in a bar in the 1998 mobster-spoof film The Godson which starred Kevin McDonald, Rodney Dangerfield, and Dom DeLuise.
- 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.
- Irrera does the voice for the Barnyard and Back at the Barnyard character "Duke" the Dog.
- He was voted one of the hundred funniest comics of all time by Comedy Central.
- He is a two time Emmy winner for his HBO Special One Night Stand and Showtime Full Frontal Comedy.
- Irrera appeared as a character called "Scooter" on Everybody Loves Raymond.
- Irrera appeared as a character called "Spiro" on "The King of Queens".
- Provided the voice of semi-recurring character Slippy the Slug in Rocko's Modern Life.
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