Nick Di Paolo Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Nick Di Paolo Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Nicholas Rocco Di Paolo (born January 31, 1962) is an American

stand-up comedian, writer, actor, radio personality and podcast host.

In July 2018, he launched his new audio and video podcast, The Nick Di

Paolo Show.Di Paolo was born in Danvers, Massachusetts to parents Nick

and Joan Di Paolo. In 1980, after graduating from high school, he

attended the University of Maine where he was a running back on the

university's football team and graduated in 1984 with a major in

marketing. He said: "I cheated my way through with a 2.3" grade point

average but picked this time as "the best years of my life". He joined

the fraternity Sigma Nu. His brother also attended the university and

did play-by-play commentary for the Maine Black Bears hockey team with

Gary Thorne.After graduating Di Paolo landed several jobs, including

office jobs in marketing and as a door-to-door salesman selling meat

and seafood. During this time, the stand-up comedy scene in the Boston

area had picked up and a friend encouraged Di Paolo to go on stage. Di

Paolo was a fan of stand-up and was influenced by watching comedians

appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, David Letterman on The

Mike Douglas Show, Jay Leno on The Merv Griffin Show, and Robert

Klein. He had wanted to have a go for several years but "didn't have

the guts" but his lack of enjoyment as a salesman "led me to the

stage". Di Paolo performed his first routine in the summer of 1986 at

an open mic night at Stitches club in Boston, traveling from a family

barbecue with "about 22 beers in me". He recalled his five-minute set

went "pretty well" and wanted to pursue it full time, but his salesman

job required a temporary relocation to Rhode Island. In the spring of

1987, he returned to Boston and started to make regular appearances at

local open mic nights.Di Paolo said it took years hone his stand-up

act. From 1987 to 1992, he worked clubs in the New England area,

including the Comedy Vault, the Comedy Connection, and Stitches. Two

years in, he did his first gigs in New York City which included a

regular spot at Catch a Rising Star. He described his act during this

early period as "a rapid fire approach, four or five punches attached

to every joke". Upon moving to New York City, Di Paolo's act became

more political from reading local newspapers and comparing views of

each publication. In his first year as a stand-up comic, he secured

Barry Katz as his manager and performed on over 300 nights. Di Paolo

went on to live in New York City with comedian Louis C.K. as his

roommate.
Nick Di Paolo Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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