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Joe Restivo(1952-2007)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Joe Restivo started his career writing jokes for Rodney Dangerfield, Feddie Prinze and Joan Rivers. By the late 1970's Joe had struck out on his own and was featured in the syndicated TV show "The Comedy Shop" along with Jay Leno, Howie Mandel and others.

In addition to "Late Night With David Letterman" Joe appeared in more than 15 television shows, including "Seinfeld" and "Hill Street Blues" and a number of films.

Over the last decade, Joe regularly performed overseas with other comedians in USO shows staged for U.S. troops.
BornMarch 14, 1952
DiedNovember 26, 2007(55)
BornMarch 14, 1952
DiedNovember 26, 2007(55)
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Known for

'Weird Al' Yankovic in Télé ringards (1989)
Télé ringards
6.9
  • Guide #2
  • 1989
C. Thomas Howell in Fighting Words (2006)
Fighting Words
4.6
  • Millhouse
  • 2006
Les contes de la crypte (1989)
Les contes de la crypte
8.0
TV Series
  • Chief Kabubi
New York Police Blues (1993)
New York Police Blues
7.8
TV Series
  • Frank Gordon

Credits

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Actor



  • C. Thomas Howell in Fighting Words (2006)
    Fighting Words
    4.6
    • Millhouse
    • 2006
  • Intellectual Property (2006)
    Intellectual Property
    5.3
    • Family Man
    • 2006
  • Wasabi Tuna (2003)
    Wasabi Tuna
    3.2
    • Eddie
    • 2003
  • New York Police Blues (1993)
    New York Police Blues
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Frank Gordon
    • 2002
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
    Seinfeld
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Horse Player #2
    • 1992
  • Guerres privées (1991)
    Guerres privées
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Vic
    • 1991
  • Kickboxer 2: Le Successeur (1991)
    Kickboxer 2: Le Successeur
    4.6
    • Ring Announcer
    • 1991
  • Tom Skerritt and Linda Evans in Un amour de concours (1990)
    Un amour de concours
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Marvin
    • 1990
  • Les contes de la crypte (1989)
    Les contes de la crypte
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Chief Kabubi
    • 1990
  • The Nutt House (1989)
    The Nutt House
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Shiny
    • 1989
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic in Télé ringards (1989)
    Télé ringards
    6.9
    • Guide #2
    • 1989
  • Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
    Santa Barbara
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Bobby Littlejohn
    • Investigator Reynolds
    • Magazine Rep
    • 1985–1988
  • Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli in Arthur 2: Dans la dèche (1988)
    Arthur 2: Dans la dèche
    4.7
    • Seedy Bartender
    • 1988
  • Flic à tout faire (1987)
    Flic à tout faire
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Michael Cespido
    • 1987
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Capitaine Furillo (1981)
    Capitaine Furillo
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Jardino's Lawyer
    • Reiser
    • 1985–1986

Writer



  • Misha McK and Peg Murray in Me & Mrs. C. (1986)
    Me & Mrs. C.
    6.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1986–1987

Producer



  • Tom Lister Jr. and Marc Singer in Street Corner Justice (1996)
    Street Corner Justice
    4.8
    • executive producer
    • 1996

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 14, 1952
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 26, 2007
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)

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    Joe (Joey) Restivo a comedian and character actor who performed on the national comedy club circuit for many years with a stand-up routine that reveled in the absurdities of everyday life. Joey also record "Summer Love" and other songs in the early 1960s under the name Joey Richards.
  • Nickname
    • Joey

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