Background
Caparulo grew up in East Liverpool, Ohio and graduated from Kent State in 1998.
Caparulo grew up in East Liverpool, Ohio and graduated from Kent State in 1998.
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He is perhaps best known for his appearances on the late night East! talk show, Chelsea Lately. Caparulo 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 appeared 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 since appeared on The Tonight Show, was featured on Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Next Generation hosted by Bill Engvall, and was one of the comedians documented on Vince Vaughn"s Wild West Comedy Tour. He hosted Mobile Home Disaster on CMT, and played the part of "Brian" on the short-lived American Broadcasting Company sitcom Work lieutenant
He also has a comedy special that aired on Comedy Central on December 21, 2008 called John Caparulo: Meet Cap which was directed by Dave Higby. The special was released on Civil Defense on February 10, 2009 and on Digital Video Disc on April 14, 2009.
In addition to touring, he regularly appears on the East! show Chelsea Lately, and voices the character Headphone Joe on Disney"s Fish Hooks.
Caparulo released his second album titled Come Inside Maine in August, 2013.