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Arthur Steven "Artie" Lange, Jr. (born October 11, 1967) is an American comedian, actor, radio host and author, best known for being part of ''The Howard Stern Show'' and the sketch comedy series ''Mad TV''. Lange first worked as a longshoreman to help support his family following the death of his quadriplegic father before taking up stand-up comedy. In 1995, Lange was cast in the first season of ''Mad TV'' before his arrest for cocaine possession led to his departure during the second season in 1997. After rehabilitation, Norm Macdonald chose Lange to feature in his comedy film ''Dirty Work'' (1998) which led to several film roles and a place on Macdonald's sitcom, ''The Norm Show''. In 2001, Lange joined ''The Howard Stern Show'' and pursued various projects during his tenue. He released two comedy albums, ''It's the Whiskey Talkin'' (2004) and ''Jack and Coke'' (2009), co-wrote, produced, and starred in his film ''Artie Lange's Beer League'' (2006), and co-wrote his first memoir ''Too Fat to Fish'' (2008), which entered ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list at number one. He left the show following a suicide attempt in January 2010 as a result of a heroin addiction. Lange returned to radio in 2011 as the co-host ''The Nick & Artie Show'' with Nick DiPaolo. After DiPaolo left show in 2013, the show was renamed ''The Artie Lange Show'' which lasted until April 2014. Lange released a second book during this time, ''Crash and Burn'' (2013). He began a podcast, ''The Artie Quitter Podcast'', in January 2015 and continues to perform. == Early life == Lange was born on October 11, 1967〔 in Livingston, New Jersey, and raised in Union Township, Union County. His mother Judy (née Caprio), of Italian descent, was a housewife, while his father, Arthur Lange, Sr., of German and Native American descent, was a general contractor who installed television antennas. His sister Stacey is a fashion designer. Two weeks after Lange's birth, his father went on trial for counterfeiting money but was spared jail time out of the court's sympathy for his young son.〔Lange and Bozza 2008, pp. 1–5.〕 In August 2003, Lange found out he is approximately twenty-five per cent American Indian after submitting a sample of his DNA for testing. Lange attended Union High School and took up baseball where he became an all-county third baseman. He spent his free time working with his father, who in October 1985, when Lange turned eighteen,〔 became quadriplegic after he fell off a ladder and broke his back while installing an antenna.〔Lange and Bozza 2008, p. 36.〕 Money soon became an issue in the family; Lange's mother took up a secretarial job and Lange proceeded to install antennas himself.〔 Lange recalled the situation: "We took out a second mortgage. Medicaid paid for a nurse eight hours a day. When my mother got back from being a secretary all day, she had to take care of him. Every night, she set her alarm clock to turn him so he wouldn't get bedsores."〔 In 1987, the family contacted celebrities asking them to donate items for auction. Howard Stern, the only one to respond, sent them an autographed jacket and said on the air, "Does this guy think that if he puts the jacket on he's going to walk again?", which Lange and his father found funny.〔 On February 1, 1990, four-and-a-half years after his fall, Lange's father died from complications of an infection.〔 In August 1985, Lange was arrested for attempted bank robbery. He claimed he was trying to flirt with the teller by passing her a note that said he was armed and demanded $50,000. The teller took it seriously, triggering a silent alarm. His charge was reduced to disorderly conduct which required Lange to pay $500 in court fees and complete 25 hours community service in March 1986.〔〔Lange and Bozza 2008, pp. 50–59.〕 As part of his probation, Lange attended the Connecticut School of Broadcasting from March to June 1987. Lange attended Seton Hall University for a short time before he decided to leave further education. On July 12, 1987, at age nineteen, Lange performed his first stand-up comedy routine at The Improv in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. He recalled, "I bombed for five minutes. Everyone thinks that they can do better. I was unprepared, I mumbled, and I forgot stuff. But I'm proud that I did it."〔 Lange would not attempt stand up again until four years later.〔 In 1988, Lange took acting classes for three weeks from Sandy Dennis at HB Studio in New Jersey; he quit after he could no longer afford them. In February 1991, to help support his family, Lange took up work unloading ships at Port Newark as a longshoreman.〔Lange and Bozza 2008, p. 112.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Artie Lange」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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