José Antonio DÃaz (born February 19, 1963), known professionally as
Joey "CoCo" Diaz, is a Cuban-American stand-up comedian, actor, and
podcaster. After pursuing stand-up comedy full time in 1991 in the
Colorado and Seattle areas, Diaz relocated to Los Angeles in 1995
where he became an established actor, securing various film and
television roles, including My Name Is Earl, The Longest Yard,
Spider-Man 2, and Taxi.In 2010, Diaz started to gain widespread
notoriety from his appearances on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
From 2012 to 2020, Diaz was the host of his own podcast, The Church of
What's Happening Now. In October 2020, Diaz began a new podcast
series, Uncle Joey's Joint.José Antonio Diaz was born in Havana,
Cuba. He emigrated at a young age to the United States, where he was
raised in North Bergen, New Jersey, a town where he noted he was the
only Cuban-American at the time. His mother ran a bar and a successful
numbers game operation. He was raised Catholic as a youngster and
enjoyed learning stories about Francis of Assisi and St. Michael. Diaz
attended McKinley School and then North Bergen High School, where he
won awards for performing arts. He graduated in 1982.Diaz's father
died when he was three years old. His mother died when he was 16, Diaz
having found her dead in their home. He was taken in by four families
around North Bergen during his teenage years, and credits about twenty
people who helped him, but his reckless nature and tendency to get
into trouble caused him to move from one home to another. During this
time, Diaz began taking drugs and committing crimes. Diaz explains
that his peers' sense of humor greatly influenced his comedy career,
and used lines from his teacher at McKinley School in his act. Diaz
was also influenced by albums by Richard Pryor.
Joey "CoCo" Diaz, is a Cuban-American stand-up comedian, actor, and
podcaster. After pursuing stand-up comedy full time in 1991 in the
Colorado and Seattle areas, Diaz relocated to Los Angeles in 1995
where he became an established actor, securing various film and
television roles, including My Name Is Earl, The Longest Yard,
Spider-Man 2, and Taxi.In 2010, Diaz started to gain widespread
notoriety from his appearances on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
From 2012 to 2020, Diaz was the host of his own podcast, The Church of
What's Happening Now. In October 2020, Diaz began a new podcast
series, Uncle Joey's Joint.José Antonio Diaz was born in Havana,
Cuba. He emigrated at a young age to the United States, where he was
raised in North Bergen, New Jersey, a town where he noted he was the
only Cuban-American at the time. His mother ran a bar and a successful
numbers game operation. He was raised Catholic as a youngster and
enjoyed learning stories about Francis of Assisi and St. Michael. Diaz
attended McKinley School and then North Bergen High School, where he
won awards for performing arts. He graduated in 1982.Diaz's father
died when he was three years old. His mother died when he was 16, Diaz
having found her dead in their home. He was taken in by four families
around North Bergen during his teenage years, and credits about twenty
people who helped him, but his reckless nature and tendency to get
into trouble caused him to move from one home to another. During this
time, Diaz began taking drugs and committing crimes. Diaz explains
that his peers' sense of humor greatly influenced his comedy career,
and used lines from his teacher at McKinley School in his act. Diaz
was also influenced by albums by Richard Pryor.
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