Sebastian Maniscalco
| Sebastian Maniscalco | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 8, 1973 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | Italian-American |
| Influences | George Carlin, Brian Regan, Johnny Carson, Andrew Dice Clay, Bill Burr, Don Rickles[1] |
Sebastian Maniscalco is an Italian-American stand-up comedian born in Chicago and raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Career
Maniscalco began his career by performing in bars and bowling alleys while working as a waiter at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. Since then, he has done a half-hour for Comedy Central Presents and three hour-long specials. His first special, Sebastian Live, was released on 2 June 2009. His next two specials were aired on Showtime, with What's Wrong With People released on 5 January 2012, and Aren't You Embarrassed?, taped in Chicago, released on 14 November 2014.
Maniscalco was one of four comedians featured in Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland, along with Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, and Bret Ernst. Maniscalco has also been on Russell Peters' Best Night Ever, Comedy Central Presents, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Jay Leno Show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Conan, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Additionally, he appeared in several films such as Nut Job 2, The House, and Cruise, and he has a podcast called The Pete and Sebastian Show.
In 2016, Maniscalco will publish his memoir Where You Wanna Eat?, and appeared on the seventh season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
References
- ↑ Miller, Dennis; Maniscalco, Sebastian (2012-03-27). "The Dennis Miller Show" (Interview). Interview with Dennis Miller.