John Caparulo:

John Caparulo (born September 22, 1975 in East Liverpool, Ohio) is an American stand-up comedian. He is perhaps best known for his appearances on the late night E! talk show, Chelsea Lately.

Caparulo grew up primarily in a region of Ohio near the Pennsylvania and West Virginia borders. However, for seven years his family lived in North Canton. Caparulo attended East Liverpool High School, graduating in 1993. He identified himself as a "Cleveland boy" because he was a Cleveland Browns and Indians fan, attended Kent State University, and he "didn't want to identify with Pittsburgh."

After graduating from Kent State, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Pi, he started his stand-up career in night clubs in Cleveland, Ohio and Pittsburgh in 1997. He then spent several years working as a doorman at the Comedy Store in Hollywood, California and as a groundskeeper at a local golf course.

Caparulo got his first break appearing at the 2003 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, where he was offered a sitcom, and on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. He has appeared on The Tonight Show, a half-hour special on Comedy Central, was featured on Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Next Generation along with Reno Collier, Juston McKinney, and Jamie Kaler hosted by Bill Engvall, and is one of the comedians on the Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Tour.

He also hosts Mobile Home Disaster on CMT. He regularly appears on the E! show Chelsea Lately. He now has a comedy special that aired on Comedy Central on December 21, 2008 called John Caparulo: Meet Cap. The special was released on CD on February 10, 2009 and on DVD on April 14, 2009.

Caparulo says his inspirations are Michael Jordan and Jesus. Regarding his inspirations he was quoted as saying "He (Jordan) was the greatest ever at what he did, and he set out to prove that on a nightly basis. Oh, and Jesus too. Probably 60/40 Jordan though." Some of his admitted "guilty pleasures" are Dr. Phil, The Karate Kid and restroom graffiti.