Artie Lange

Arthur Steven Lange Jr. (born October 11, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and radio personality best known for his work on Mad TV (1995–1997) and The Howard Stern Show (2001–2009). Raised in New Jersey, Lange first worked as a longshoreman and taxi driver to support his family following the paralysis of his father. He debuted as a stand-up in 1987 and began performing full-time five years later, developing his act on the New York City club circuit. In 1995, Lange moved to Los Angeles to join Mad TV. His arrest for cocaine possession during the second season led to his departure and rehabilitation. In 1997, Norm Macdonald cast him in Dirty Work (1998), which led to further roles, including on Macdonald’s sitcom The Norm Show. Lange returned to New Jersey in 2001 and joined The Howard Stern Show. During this period he released two comedy albums, co-wrote, produced, and starred in Artie Lange's Beer League (2006), and published his first book, Too Fat to Fish (2008), which entered The New York Times Best Seller list at number one. After a suicide attempt in early 2010, Lange completed rehabilitation and co-hosted The Nick & Artie Show with Nick Di Paolo (2011–2013), then hosted The Artie Lange Show (2013–2014). He released his second book, Crash and Burn (2013). From 2015 to 2017 he hosted The Artie Quitter Podcast, then appeared in the HBO series Crashing and co-hosted The Artie and Anthony Show with Anthony Cumia until 2018. That year he released his third book, Wanna Bet?, and subsequently paused his career amid arrests and drug treatment. After achieving sobriety, he resumed stand-up and launched the Artie Lange's Halfway House podcast before entering another hiatus in February 2022.

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