Artie Lange
Artie Lange ( born October 11, 1967 in Union Township, New Jersey, native Arthur Steven Lange Jr. ) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and screenwriter.
Life and work
Lange visited during some months of the year 1987, the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. After the fatal accident of his father he gave up his plans of studying on a college and took several jobs, including as a taxi driver. After that, he appeared as a comedian in New York City, including as a member of the group Live On Tape, which he co-founded. In the years 1995 to 1997 he appeared in the television series MADtv, for which he also wrote several screenplays.
In the comedy Dirty Work (1998 ) took a long time next to Norm MacDonald one of the main roles. In the thriller The 4th Floor - House of Fear (1999 ), he starred alongside Juliette Lewis and William Hurt; he took one bigger role in the action thriller Puppet and the comedy The Bachelor of the same year. In the sports comedy Beer League ( 2006), he again took the lead, and he also wrote the screenplay with.
As a sidekick of Howard Stern show, he became famous in the whole United States.
In January 2010, Lange made a suicide attempt, but survived.