Joe Gatto

Some Lesser Known Facts About Joe Gatto

• He belongs to Italian American heritage.

• He was a member of the math team and bowling team of his school.

• He was a member of the improvisation club during high school.

• Four years after completing graduation, he reunited with his friends and started practising improvisational comedy at his home.

• His first solo stand-up comedy show was at a comedy club in Appleton, Wisconsin.

• In 1999, he co-founded the improvisational comedy troupe, ‘The Tenderloins’ with his friends, James Murray, Sal Vulcano, Mike Boccio, and Gideon Horowitz.

  

• Initially, the troupe uploaded sketch comedy videos online on platforms such as YouTube, MySpace, and Metacafe and started garnering millions of views.

• On 15 December 2011, he starred in the hidden camera comedy and reality show, ‘Impractical Jokers.’

  

• He quit his job at ‘Giggle,’ a baby retail store, in January 2012.

• Joe’s wedding was officiated by Sal Vulcano, fellow cast member of the show ‘Impractical Jokers.’

• He has authored various books, including ‘Impractical Jokers: The Book’ (2014), ‘The Dogfather: My Love for Dogs, Dessert and Growing Up Italian’ (2020), and ‘Where’s Bearry?’ (2024).

  

• He has appeared in various films and TV shows, including ’12 Monkeys’ (2017), ‘The Misery Index’ (2019-2021), ‘Impractical Jokers: The Movie’ (2020), and ‘Clerks III’ (2022).

  

• In 2022, he took to Instagram to announce his separation from his wife and his attempt to focus on co-parenting his kids. He wrote,
  

  Bessy and I have decided to amicably part ways, so now I need to focus on being the best father and co-parent to our two incredible kids.”

• After separating from his wife, he quit the comedy show, ‘Impractical Jokers’ in 2022.

• On 1 March 2022, he started hosting the podcast show, ‘Two Cool Moms’ with comedian Steve Byrne, where they offer advice to strangers suffering from a problem.

  

• In 2023, he reconciled with his wife.

• He toured with his stand-up solo show ‘Joe Gatto’s Night of Comedy’ from 2023 to 2024 in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

  

• He is an animal lover and owns over 14 dogs, whom he has named after his love for Italian dishes.

  

• In 2022, he founded the non-profit organisation, ‘Gatto Pups and Friends’ in Long Island, NY, through which he advocates for the movement, ‘Adopt, Don’t Shop,’ encouraging people to adopt pets rather than shop for them.

  

• He is a teetotaler and doesn’t drink alcohol.

• According to him, he was bullied while growing up as he was a geek, which is why he actively campaigns against bullying.