Arthur Steven "Artie" Lange, Jr. (born October 11, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality author and actor. Lange is most notable for replacing Jackie Martling on The Howard Stern Show, and as a member of the original cast of the sketch comedy series MADtv. Lange co-wrote a book with Anthony Bozza, titled Too Fat to Fish. It was released on November 11, 2008, and was named on the New York Times best-seller list on November 21, ...
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Arthur Steven "Artie" Lange, Jr. (born October 11, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality author and actor. Lange is most notable for replacing Jackie Martling on The Howard Stern Show, and as a member of the original cast of the sketch comedy series MADtv. Lange co-wrote a book with Anthony Bozza, titled Too Fat to Fish. It was released on November 11, 2008, and was named on the New York Times best-seller list on November 21, 2008.
Artie Lange was born at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston Township, New Jersey, and raised in Union Township. His mother, Judy (née Caprio), was a homemaker and his father, Arthur Sr., was a general contractor. Two weeks after he was born, his father went on trial for counterfeiting money, but was spared jail time out of the court's sympathy for his young son. His family identified themselves as Italian-Americans. During a segment of The Howard Stern Show, Lange provided a blood sample which was taken to a laboratory for DNA testing....
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