John Mulrooney is an American comedian, radio and TV show host, actor and writer.
12 Facts About John Mulrooney
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John Mulrooney began his career on the NYC comedy scene at Rick Newman's Catch a Rising Star in 1979.
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John Mulrooney competed on Star Search and lost, but it helped his early career, since he was hired to work for the program, writing comedy and doing audience warm up.
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John Mulrooney hosted Comic Strip: Live, first for a year as a local show on KTTV in Los Angeles in 1988, continuing when Fox TV programming executives expanded the show to Fox-owned stations, then network-wide on Saturday nights, for an additional year.
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In 1994 John Mulrooney wrote, and starred, for two seasons in a sitcom called Midtown North which aired on Comedy Central.
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John Mulrooney was one of the featured comics on Andrew Dice Clay's Valentine's Day Massacre pay-per-view special in 1994.
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John Mulrooney co-hosted The John and Abbey show, an afternoon drive-time show which aired on 105.1 - The Buzz.
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John Mulrooney then won Best On-Air Personality for a second time.
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In 2007 and 2009, John Mulrooney toured Israel on the Crossroads Comedy Tour, a series of benefit concerts for the Crossroads Center in Jerusalem, sponsored by Jerry Seinfeld.
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In 2008 and 2010, John Mulrooney travelled to the Middle East to entertain troops as part of the - Incoming Comedy Tour.
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In 2014 John Mulrooney hosted his own show on iHeartRADIO, John Mulrooney in the Morning.