Thomas Richard Christy (born April 1, 1974) is an American musician, stand-up comedian, actor, and radio personality who has worked on The Howard Stern Show after winning the show's "Get John's Job" contest on July 1, 2004. He is known for his prank calls, song parodies, personality and stunts performed on the radio show.
Christy is also a professional drummer who was a member of metal bands Death and Iced Earth.
Christy was born in Fort Scott, K...
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Thomas Richard Christy (born April 1, 1974) is an American musician, stand-up comedian, actor, and radio personality who has worked on The Howard Stern Show after winning the show's "Get John's Job" contest on July 1, 2004. He is known for his prank calls, song parodies, personality and stunts performed on the radio show.
Christy is also a professional drummer who was a member of metal bands Death and Iced Earth.
Christy was born in Fort Scott, Kansas in 1974 and grew up in the nearby city of Redfield, where the 2000 census calculated a population of 140. His father is a Vietnam veteran.
Christy was inspired to play drums after hearing Alex Van Halen's drumming in the Van Halen song "Hot for Teacher". When Christy turned 10 years old, he began to play drums in the Uniontown, Kansas elementary school band. He played snare drum for a year until his parents bought him a 3-piece Gretsch drum set from an antiques dealer in Arcadia, Kansas. After school, Christy would practice to Van Halen,...
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