16 Facts About Tom Papa

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Tom Papa was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and grew up in Park Ridge, New Jersey, and later Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, where he graduated from Pascack Hills High School in 1986.

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Tom Papa has two daughters, and a sister who works at the non-profit organization, City Green.

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Tom Papa is noted to have played football and track while younger.

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Tom Papa began in New York City in 1993 playing open mics and hosting at the Stand Up New York comedy club.

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Tom Papa toured with Jerry Seinfeld after meeting him at the Comedy Cellar in New York.

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Tom Papa has appeared multiple times on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, and The Joe Rogan Experience.

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In July 2019, Tom Papa and Fortune Feimster started hosting What a Joke with Tom Papa and Fortune, interviewing comedians and other celebrities, the first live programming on the Sirius XM station Netflix is a Joke.

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Tom Papa writes and performs the monthly Come to Tom Papa Live, a version of a classic radio play combined with standup, music, and sketches.

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Guests on Come to Tom Papa Live have included Matt Damon, Sarah Silverman, Joel McHale, Andy Richter, and Jim Gaffigan.

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Tom Papa first appeared as a panelist on NPR's Wait, Wait.

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Tom Papa appeared as the guest for The Official Podcast on YouTube on August 30,2018.

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Tom Papa had a recurring role as Luff in the HBO and Cinemax series The Knick, starring Clive Owen.

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Tom Papa appeared in Chris Rock's movie Top Five, and starred as Ray Arnett alongside Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in Behind the Candelabra, which aired on HBO on May 26,2013.

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Tom Papa played the title character of El Superbeasto and starred opposite Paul Giamatti in the Rob Zombie animated feature The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.

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Tom Papa played himself in Comedian, and lent his voice to the animated feature Bee Movie.

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In 2010, Tom Papa hosted NBC's The Marriage Ref, which ran for two seasons.