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| Born | Floyd Vivino October 19, 1951 Paterson, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation | Television, Film, and Stage Actor |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
Floyd Vivino aka "Uncle Floyd" (b. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. October 19, 1951 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a television, film, and stage performer primarily known for his influential comedy/variety TV show "The Uncle Floyd Show". Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The show has been on the air in the local New Jersey and New York area off and on since 1974, for a time airing on the state wide PBS network, New Jersey Network. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the The New Jersey Network, or NJN, is a state-wide Public television and radio network serving the U It can be read as a children's show, or a parody of a children's show. Much of the humor has a twist aimed at adults in the style of Soupy Sales, or another comedy performer that followed Floyd's lead, Pee Wee Herman. Soupy Sales (born Milton Supman on January 8, 1926) is an American Comedian and Actor.
The show features slapstick comedy, puppetry, some audience participation, and piano music. Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with His puppet sidekick (actually a ventriloquial figure) was named Oogie. The show first aired on United Artists Columbia Cable of New Jersey on January 29, 1974 then starting in November 1974 on UHF TV station WBTB-TV, Newark (broadcasting on channels 68 and 60), later becoming WTVG, then WWHT, as ownership changed hands. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. WFUT-TV, channel 68 is a Spanish-language television station licensed to Newark New Jersey, which serves as an affiliate of the Telefutura network for the New Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County.
Around 1976 the Uncle Floyd Show was occupying the same time slot as the syndicated TV show, Star Trek. Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through Floyd declared war on that ill-fated show and through the support of fans and Fan Clubs (of which there were at least 400), eventually succeeded in knocking Star Trek off the air. Victory was declared, though only the most ardent supporter would actually believe Floyd's show had anything to do with the programming change.
The first cast members were Pat Cupo and Bob D Caterino. A few years later some other members of "The Uncle Floyd Show" were Scott Gordon , Craig "Mugsy" Calam, "Netto", "Looney" Skip Rooney, Charlie Stoddard and David Burd. There was one album from the show, the titular The Uncle Floyd Show Album, released on Mercury Records, that is much sought-after by collectors, along with several singles self-released by Floyd on his Bioya label (he wanted to call his label "Vivitone" but that name was already being used) around 1980-1983. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of (Rumors abound that "Bioya" was an acronym for "Blow It Out Your Ass". ) Floyd Vivino has also put out numerous CDs of his live performances and Italian-language radio work.
Vivino wrote the lyrics for and, under the guise of his country and western character "Cowboy Charley", sang the locally famous parody song "Deep In The Heart Of Jersey" (based on the tune of "Deep in the Heart of Texas"). "Deep in the Heart of Texas" is an American popular song elaborating on the merits of the state of Texas.
Vivino, steeped in the traditions of Tin Pan Alley, is able to perform hundreds of songs from the early part of the Twentieth Century, and has on more than one occasion claimed to be descended from a traditional line of court jesters from the kingdoms of Italy. Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City -centered music publishers and Songwriters who dominated the popular He performs live upwards of 300 nights per year, and has appeared in small roles in movies, such as Good Morning Vietnam and Crazy People. Good Morning Vietnam is a 1987 Comedy-drama film set in Saigon during the Vietnam War, based on the career of Adrian Cronauer Crazy People is a 1990 movie starring Dudley Moore as a burnt out advertising executive whose Mental breakdown lands him in a psychiatric His brothers, Jimmy Vivino and Jerry Vivino, are members of The Max Weinberg 7 band on Late Night with Conan O'Brien since 1993. Jimmy Vivino (born January 10, 1955) was born in Paterson New Jersey and is a member of The Max Weinberg 7, a house band on the television show The Max Weinberg 7 is the House band for the television program Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC
He has appeared on several television shows filmed in New York City including Law & Order, 100 Centre Street, and Cosby and is currently a regular on the Sirius Satellite Radio program The Wiseguys Show on Raw Dog Comedy (channel 104) hosted by former Sopranos cast member Vincent Pastore. The City of New York Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. Cosby is an Emmy - and PCA -winning Situation comedy Television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. Vincent Pastore (born July 14 1946) is an American Film and Television Actor, often cast as a Mobster.
In 1980, The Uncle Floyd Show, as seen on local channel 68 in North Jersey, went into a small syndication circuit which included WNBC-TV channel 4 in New York and then WTAF-TV channel 29 in Philadelphia and WFLD-TV Channel 32 in Chicago. WNBC Channel 4 is the flagship station of the NBC television network located in New York City. WTXF-TV, channel 29 is an owned-and-operated station of the News Corporation -owned Fox Broadcasting Company, based in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə WFLD, channel 32 is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation -owned Fox Broadcasting Company, based in Chicago Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
In 1999, he was placed in the Guinness Book of World Records for non-stop piano playing, having played for 24 hours and 15 minutes. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U [1]
In 2008, he starts his 22nd year broadcasting on WVIP-FM 93. WVIP (935 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a World Ethnic format 5 from New Rochelle, New York, where he plays a wide range of Italian music. New Rochelle ( French: Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in the south-east portion of the U He claims to have the largest collection of Italian records in the world.
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Tributes
David Bowie, a big fan of the show, recorded the song "Slip Away" on his 2002 album, Heathen, as a tribute. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. " Slip Away " is a song written by David Bowie for the album Heathen in 2002. Heathen is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2002 The lyrics mention Uncle Floyd and his puppets "Oogie" and "Bones Boy". When asked how Bowie learned of the Uncle Floyd Show he replied, "John Lennon told me about it. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born "
The song "Work for Food" by Dramarama, on the album Hi-Fi Sci-Fi from 1994, features the Uncle Floyd Show in the lyrics. Dramarama is a Los Angeles California -based Alternative rock / Power pop band that was formed in their native New Jersey in 1982 disbanded Footage of Uncle Floyd as Cowboy Charlie also appears in the video for the song. The members of Dramarama were from Wayne, New Jersey and made their first television appearance on The Uncle Floyd Show. Wayne is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than 15 miles from midtown Manhattan.
The Ramones also recognized the Uncle Floyd Show in their song "It's Not My Place (In the Nine to Five World)" ([1]), as well as in various live appearances. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone could often be seen wearing an Uncle Floyd Show t-shirt in pictures of the band circa the late '70s/early '80s. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group John William Cummings (October 8 1948 &ndash September 15 2004 better known by the stage name Johnny Ramone, was the Guitarist for the seminal Punk rock
Bands That Have Appeared On The Uncle Floyd Show
Part of the variety format of the show included in-studio appearances by many rock and roll acts, sometimes lip-syncing and sometimes performing live, making clear that the show was not aimed only at children. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Lip-sync or Lip-synch (short for lip Synchronization) is a technical term for matching lip movements with voice
Among the many acts (both nationally known and local talent) appearing were The Ramones (multiple appearances, some captured on a recent DVD release), NRBQ, Bon Jovi, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, The Boomtown Rats, The Good Rats, Howard Stern, Eddie Money, Blue Öyster Cult, John Mellencamp, David Johansen (also known as Buster Poindexter), The Misfits, The Smithereens, Jan & Dean, Agnostic Front, Dramarama, Squeeze, Aztec Two-Step, Thor (the singer/bodybuilder), TV Toy, WKGB, Humans From Earth, The John Earl Walker Band, Blotto, Gary U.S. Bonds, Rachel Sweet, The Rattlers, The Feelies, Shrapnel, The Bongos, U. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group NRBQ is an American rock band founded in 1967 They are known for their live performances containing a high degree of spontaneity and levity and blending rock pop and Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans on October 3, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter best known for popularizing the The Twist Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland. Eddie Money (born Edward Joseph Mahoney, March 21 1949) is an American rock Singer-songwriter who found success in Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2008 John Mellencamp, previously known as John Cougar and then John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour Indiana) is a David Johansen (born January 9 1950, in Staten Island, New York) is an American rock, punk, Blues The Misfits are an American The Smithereens are a Rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, Agnostic Front is an American band that formed Dramarama is a Los Angeles California -based Alternative rock / Power pop band that was formed in their native New Jersey in 1982 disbanded Squeeze are an English band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully Aztec Two-Step is an American folk-rock band formed by Rex Fowler and Neal Shulmam in 1971. Blotto was a rock band from Albany, New York which mixed music and humor Gary US Bonds (born Gary Anderson 6 June 1939) is an American Rhythm and blues and Rock and roll Singer. Rachel Sweet (born July 28, 1962 in Akron Ohio) is an American Singer and Actress. The Feelies are a rock band from Haledon New Jersey. They formed in 1976 and disbanded in 1992 after having released four albums The Bongos were a pop band active in the 1980s They formed in Hoboken New Jersey and were led by Richard Barone (vocals guitar S. Ape, Fats Deacon & the Dumbwaiters, R. Stevie Moore, The Buttermilk Mountain Revue, The Plastics (also known as Plastics), Zoogz Rift, Crash Course In Science, The Stickmen, Z'ev, Rebecca Williams, The Phones (also known as The Responsible Teenagers), The Brains, Rupert Holmes, Dave Edmunds, Rick Derringer, The Marshall Tucker Band, Peter Tork and Davy Jones of The Monkees (separately), Steel Pulse, The Lords of the New Church, Johnny Science, The Dead Boys, Pussy Galore, The Payolas, Joan Armatrading, Tiny Tim, The Fiendz, Noble Gas, Six and Violence, Tymon Dogg, Elliott Kappel and The Incredible Squirt Band. Robert Steven Moore (born January 18 1952) is an American singer songwriter and Musician. Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen Comedy film, directed by Mark Waters and starring Lindsay Lohan Z'EV (born Stefan Joel Weisser, at 758 am on February 8, 1951 in Los Angeles California) is an American text The Brains were an Atlanta-based New Wave band who released two albums in the early eighties Rupert Holmes (born February 24, 1947) is an American - British Composer, Singer-songwriter, Musician and Dave Edmunds (born 15 April, 1944 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer, Guitarist and Record producer Rick Derringer (born Richard Zehringer, 5 August, 1947, in Fort Recovery Ohio) is an American Guitarist vocalist The Marshall Tucker Band is an American Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Peter Tork (born Peter Halsten Thorkelson February 13, 1942) is an American Musician and Actor, best known as a member Davy Jones (born David Thomas Jones December 30, 1945) is an Grammy winning English pop Singer-songwriter and For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Steel Pulse is a well-known Roots reggae musical band They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School in The Lords of the New Church were an American Post-punk supergroup with a line-up consisting of four musicians from prominent 1970s punk bands The Dead Boys were an American Punk rock band from Cleveland Ohio. Pussy Galore was an American Trash rock band that formed in Washington D The Payolas (or Payola$) were part of Vancouver's new wave of bands and active in the Canadian music scene for a decade from the late 1970s Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading (born December 9 1950 is a British Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist. Herbert Khaury ( April 12 1932 &ndash November 30 1996) better known by the Stage name Tiny Tim, was an American Established in Queens New York in 1985, Six and Violence is a musical group in the genre of New York Hardcore. Tymon Dogg (born Stephen John Murray is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist playing piano violin guitar oud and a harp of his own invention
It was reported that Floyd had a cameo in Paul Simon's film One Trick Pony, but his part ended up on the cutting room floor. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. One Trick Pony is a 1980 movie starring Paul Simon, it also has a partial soundtrack album of the same name
Other guests on the show included vaudeville type performers (including novelty performer Benny Bell), frequent celebrities (such as Dr. Demento) and occasionally some fans of the show from the New Jersey area. Benny Bell ( 21 March 1906 &ndash 6 July 1999) was an American Singer-songwriter of the 1940s Dr Demento is the Stage name of Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941) a Radio Disc jockey specializing in Novelty
Since 2004, on Tuesday nights Vivino can be found playing the piano at Colucci's restaurant in Haledon, New Jersey. Haledon is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.
Trivia
Many people are familiar with Dana Carvey's old Saturday Night Live character of a grumpy old man complaining about everything and how things were so much better in "his day. " Those who remember Uncle Floyd's "Mr. Grouch" character from the mid 1970s immediately recognized that Carvey had stolen Vivino's character.
References
2 Uncle floyd show - Good Rats - http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZnMwhVZimZo&feature=related
External links
- unclefloyd.com
- UncleFloyd.net
- Floyd Vivino at the Internet Movie Database
- Fan site (with obituaries) for Uncle Floyd Show regular Mugsy
- Website of Joe Bevilacqua, who had a funny faked feud with Uncle Floyd
- Classic pix throughout the years of the Uncle Floyd show by Bob Leafe. Scroll down to "Uncle Floyd Show".
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