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Perry Frank Caravello (born November 17, 1963) is an American actor, comedian, and internet personality who is best known as the star of the 2003 movie ''
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'' and the host of the internet stream ''Perry Caravello Live''.


Early life

Originally from the northwest suburbs of
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, Caravello was born in Park Ridge and lived there before moving to
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, Barrington,
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, and Arlington Heights. He moved with his family to
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in 1974. In 1979, three weeks after getting his driver's license, he was injured in a car accident that put him in a
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for three weeks. As a result of the accident, Caravello suffered
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.


Career

Caravello started acting and standup comedy around 1988, performing in an aggressive style inspired by his idol
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, which earned him the nickname "Scary Perry", and early in his career was trying to get into
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when then host Don Barris challenged him to have his chest shaved onstage with a razor and no soap. Caravello did the stunt and was given a regular spot at the comedy club. This was the beginning of frequent comedic collaborations between Caravello and Barris, along with
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(aka "Mole"). All of which were typically at the expense of Perry. Caravello has alleged that in 1992 he was coerced into giving a
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to a casting director, where in turn, he received
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in order to get a role in a movie. In 2003, Caravello starred in the
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reality movie ''
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'', directed by
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and written by Barris and Barbieri. All three co-starred as well. The movie was one elaborate prank on Perry who was under the impression he had landed his first starring role in a major motion picture. The movie followed him from the beginning being cast in the picture to the conclusion of the "one-night only" premiere where he was awarded a trophy for his outstanding work.
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's
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produced the movie. He had roles in ''
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'', '' Derek and Simon: The Show'', and ''
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'' and was also an extra in ''
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'' where he can be seen multiple times during the prison rap scene. After ''Windy City Heat'', Caravello started working with Richard Heene on a project called ''Psyience Detectives'' in which they played
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detectives. The project ended during production in 2006 when the two men got involved in a physical altercation while filming. After the
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perpetrated by Henne, Caravelllo made frequent TV appearances in which he was interviewed in regard to Henne's character. He was then invited on
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where he was lampooned for taking advantage of his "15 minutes of fame" in light of the incident. In 2010, Caravello, Barris and Barbieri started a weekly comedy
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called ''The Big 3 Podcast'', on
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's
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. In 2011 the show moved to Barris' own network, before ending in April 2015. Caravello has spoken on ''Simply Don The Podcast'' from 2014 through 2020. Perry was prank-called by
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on the track "Perry's Slacks" on the 2020 album ''The Jerky Boys''.


Perry Caravello Live

In November 2020, Caravello launched his own live stream on the platform
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(and later expanded to
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) with the help of his publicist Tom Brennan. The following Perry obtained from ''Windy City Heat'' proved to make his streaming channels successful and began streaming 3 to 4 days a week. This also brought him a whole new audience resulting in being Perry's primary source of income after being out of work for many years.


Mousetrap lawsuit

On June 1, 2007, Caravello filed a lawsuit alleging that Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla and
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promised him ten million dollars if he put his genitals in a mousetrap during an episode of '' The Adam Carolla Show''. The lawsuit was filed after Caravello was injured in the stunt, was not paid, and did not receive accounting of profits and royalties from DVD sales of ''Windy City Heat''.


2020 presidential campaign

In a May 2019 episode of ''Simply Don The Podcast'', Caravello revealed that he would be running for
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in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Caravello has stated that he would run as an independent on a platform that included abolishing money, building a wall across the
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, providing free
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, and legalizing
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. He also supports abolishing
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and criminalizing
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, and says he would like to turn
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into a gay
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. He announced he had abandoned his run (which he claimed was a joke) on July 18, 2020.


Filmography


References


External links


Perry Caravello Live

Real Scary Perry

The Big 3 Podcast
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