The Wack Pack is the name given to an assortment of personalities heard throughout the history of ''

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, Stern biographer Richard Mintzer has labeled them a key part of the show. Members tend to be unusual in some way: being blatantly racist, mentally disabled, having a comical appearance, voice or ability, or some combination thereof. As of 2016, twenty four living individuals are designated "Wack Packers" (along with a number of deceased). Not every regular guest on or caller to the show is considered a member, nor are any of the show's staff members; Stern has stated that Wack Packers are not defined by having any disability or peculiarity, but by their inability to understand why they are funny. Through their appearances on the radio show, some Wack Packers have gained notoriety for personal appearances around the country and occasionally, played roles in films and television programs.

History

In the 1993 book '' Private Parts'',

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lists early members of the Wack Pack, including Irene the Leather Weather Lady, who is essentially the first Wack Packer, having met Stern in May 1980 when he was broadcasting from WWWW in

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. Upon the introduction of Fred the Elephant Boy on the radio show on November 28, 1988, among a collection of others, Stern began calling the group of show personalities the "Wack Pack" on July 6, 1990, as documented in Stern's ''

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, Stern has offered some members of the Wack Pack their own shows.

Official list

On February 24, 2015, Stern and crew voted on an "official" list of Wack Pack members.

Living Wack Packers

The following individuals are official Howard Stern Show Wack Pack members: *Angry Alice (formerly Crazy Alice) *Asian Pete *Ass Napkin Ed *

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, named "Greatest Wack Packer of All Time" (Lester Green) *Bigfoot (Mark Shaw, Jr., not to be confused with actor

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, who previously had the name "Bigfoot" on the show.) *Fred the Elephant Boy (Fred Schreiber) *Gary the Conqueror (Gary Loudermilk, previously known as Gary the Retard) *High Pitch Erik (Erik Bleaman) *High Register Sean (named in 2019) * Jeff the Drunk (Jeff Curro, also known as Jeff the Bore) *Jeff the Vomit Guy (Jeff Levy) *John the Stutterer (not to be confused with former staff member and former ''

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'' announcer Stuttering John Melendez) *

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*Mark the Bagger (Mark Rothenberger) *Medicated Pete (Pete McHeffey) *Melrose Larry Green *Miss Howard Stern (Andrea Ownbey) *Monotone Matt *Siobhan the Transsexual * Sour Shoes (Michael DelCampo) *Tan Mom (Patricia Krentcil) * Underdog Lady (Suzanne Muldowney) *Wendy the Slow Adult (formerly Wendy the Retard)

Former Wack Packers

*Hanzi (Imran Khan) (permanently banned from show, April 2016)

"Not Wack Pack Material"

The following individuals were at one time considered Wack Pack members. However, since 2015, they were excluded by Stern and his staff from the Wack Pack for reasons including their ability to hold a job and function in society, while still having a funny or unusual personality. *Angry Black *Big Black *Bobo (Steve Bowe). Bobo lost his name temporarily and was known as Steve from Florida. In June 2017, Bobo endured a humiliating act to win his name back on the show. *Captain Janks (Tom Cipriano) *

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*Eddie the Produce Guy *Elegant Elliot Offen (permanently banned from show, 2006) *Gay Ramón *Ham Hands Bill *Hate Man *Hate Woman *

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(Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) *The Kielbasa Queen (Denise Miller) *King of All Blacks (Lawrence Coward) *Mariann from Brooklyn (Mariann Tepedino), considered the #1 super fan and den mother to the Wack Pack. *Mick the Nerd (currently considered a candidate) *Speech Impediment Man *Vin the Retard *Wheelchair Steve *Wood Yi *

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(Matthew McGrory) *Blue Iris * Celestine *Cliff Palate (Lynn Zimmermann, also known as Lispy Lynn to North Texas listeners) *Debbie the Space Alien (Debbie Tay, née Roach) *Fran the Singing Psychic (Frances Baskerville) *George "Crackhead Bob" Harvey *

Eric the Actor Eric Shaun Lynch (March 11, 1975 – September 20, 2014), once known as Eric the Midget and later Eric the Actor, was a member of '' The Howard Stern Show's'' Wack Pack. Lynch was, at his peak, tall, weighed , and had various health issues, i ...

(formerly Eric the Midget) *Fruity Nutcake (formerly Rappin' Granny) *

Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf (born Henry Joseph Nasiff Jr.; April 20, 1962 – September 4, 2001) was an American entertainer. He appeared numerous times on ''The Howard Stern Show'' and on the televised studio segments which aired on the E! cha ...

(Henry J. Nasiff, Jr.) *Joe Cancer *Joey Boots (Joseph Bassolino) *Kenneth Keith Kallenbach *Marfan Mike (Mike Diamond) *

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*Ted the Janitor (Ted Green) * Evil David Letterman (Dave Van Dam, also known as Evil Dave)

References

External links

Wack Pack Profiles on HowardStern.com
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