1. Joseph K Bevilacqua was born on January 2,1959 and is an American actor, producer, director, author, dramatist, humorist, cartoonist, and documentarian.
16 Facts About Joe Bevilacqua
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Joe Bevilacqua's family moved to Iselin, New Jersey in 1965.
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Joe Bevilacqua has written and edited a number of books, including Daws Butler, Characters Actor, the authorized biography of his mentor and the voice of Yogi Bear.
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Joe Bevilacqua co-authored the script book Uncle Dunkle and Donnie with Daws Butler and edited Butler's Scenes for Actors and Voices workbook.
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Joe Bevilacqua has written many liner notes on the history of radio for Radio Spirits releases.
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Joe Bevilacqua worked for WBGO, Jazz 88 in Newark, NJ, and produced documentaries for WNYC, New York Public Radio, on jazz legends including Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Cab Calloway, and Lionel Hampton.
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Joe Bevilacqua is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio, and in 2009, Bevilacqua presented his commentary for Marketplace.
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In 2011, Joe Bevilacqua signed a deal with Audible to distribute all of his audiobooks, including radio drama, science fiction, comedy, cartoons, documentary, classic literature, biography, and autobiography.
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In 2012, Joe Bevilacqua signed a new deal with Blackstone Audio, which has released nearly 100 audio titles by Joe Bevilacqua, for download, CD, retail and libraries.
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Since the 1970s, Joe Bevilacqua has been cartooning his own characters, starting with Willoughby and the Professor.
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Joe Bevilacqua has drawn for many of his projects and most recently drew cover art for six new Blackstone Audio titles coming up July 1,2014, under the collective title A Joe Bev Cartoon.
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Joe Bevilacqua Bev was the voice of Unicycler Cat in the North Bay Corp animated television commercials.
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Joe Bevilacqua has performed at [The Improv], Caroline's on Broadway, Catch a Rising Star, and the Comic Strip.
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Joe Bevilacqua has opened for Uncle Floyd, and has worked with Al Franken, Shelley Berman, Lewis Black and Rick Overton.
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Joe Bevilacqua has MC'd shows featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Mahr and Gilbert Gottfried.
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In 1989, funded by The New Jersey Historical Commission and The Monmouth County Historical Society, Joe Bevilacqua produced, directed and starred in A Freneau Sampler, consisting of the poetry, prose and life of Philip Freneau.