Jim Florentine

Jim Florentine (born August 18, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television personality. He is best known for co-hosting That Metal Show on VH1 Classic, as well as voicing several Characters on Crank Yankers including Special Ed and Bobby Fletcher.

Currently, he is touring the country performing solo and with Don Jamieson.

Early life

In 1993, he began his career in comedy clubs in New York City.

Personal life

Jim is one of seven kids who attended Catholic School at St Ambrose. He has stated in various interviews and in his stand-up act that he hated the experience. Jim wanted to be in a band growing up because of his love for heavy metal music but would often joke that he never had the talent to play an instrument. In his late teen years, he had drug and alcohol problems and was in and out of rehab a few times. He has stated his love of hard rock music set him on a straight path in life. Jim was later a DJ on his college radio station in Hazlet, NJ WCNJ. He later mentioned after seeing Andrew Dice Clay for the first time on a Rodney Dangerfield Comedy special, he wanted a career in stand-up comedy. He would often joke on air that marriage and kids were not for him, after his girlfriend of six years committed suicide in December 2006. In August 2007, while a guest on the Howard Stern Show, Jim Florentine asked co-host Robin Quivers to go on a date with him during a show segment. Due to the attention this garnered, Quivers became tight-lipped about the topic. On July 28, 2008, Quivers announced on the radio show that she and Florentine had ended their relationship.[14] She stated that the breakup was amicable, that Florentine was "genuine and honest," and that he was the one who initiated the breakup.[15].