Is Sal Vulcano a priest? Meet the 'Impractical Joker' star who gets punished the most on the show
If you are an avid follower of the truTV prank comedy show ‘Impractical Jokers’, you must be aware of Sal Vulcano. He's one of the four members with the most punishments, with a record of 68 punishments in eight seasons.
A little known fact about Vulcano is that he is an ordained minister of the church. In fact, he even officiated the wedding of Joe Gatto, his friend and founding member of their comedy troupe 'The Tenderloins'. Joe Gatto married his wife Bessy Gatto in a beautiful ceremony in 2013.
In addition, Vulcano has also officiated the wedding of two fans of ‘Impractical Jokers’ on an episode of ‘Impractical Jokers: After Party’.
Who is Sal Vulcano?
Salvatore Edward Anthony Vulcano was born on November 6, 1976, in Staten Island, New York, to Sal Vulcano Sr and Dianne Fernandez-Vulcano. He is of Italian, Cuban, and Puerto-Rican descent. Interestingly, like Vulcano, all the other members of 'The Tenderloins' and ‘Impractical Jokers’ hail from Staten Island.
His parents divorced when he was young. Vulcano grew up with his three sisters — Kelly Ann, Diana and Jenna. His youngest sister Jenna Vulcano made guest appearances in three episodes of ‘Impractical Jokers’ in 2014. The punishment he had to take in that episode was watch his co-star and friend, James Murray, marry his sister Jenna. The marriage was annulled soon afterward.
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Vulcano attended Monsignor Farrell High School along with the other three ‘Jokers’, where they first met and became close friends. At school, he actively participated in a variety of sports. After school, he pursued a degree in finance from St Johns University and graduated in 1998.
Aside from his comedy shows with 'The Tenderloins' and starring in ‘Impractical Jokers’, Vulcano also launched a podcast, ‘What Say You’, with fellow member Brian Quinn. The podcast won the honor of Best New Show at the 2013 Stitcher Awards.
Some unknown facts about Sal Vulcano
Vulcano was hit by a car when he was four years old.
Sal Vulcano has been a vegetarian for nearly six years, as Fandom reported in 2017.
He admittedly suffers from acrophobia (fear of height), germophobia (fear of germs), and ailurophobia (fear of cats). All his weaknesses have been used against him as punishments on 'Impractical Jokers'.
In one of the punishments, Vulcano had to get a tattoo of Jaden Smith on his thigh. Later, in ‘Impractical Jokers: The Movie’, he got another tattoo of Jaden Smith on his other thigh.
Vulcano had been ridiculed time and again for having flat feet.
Catch Vulcano and the other ‘Impractical Jokers’ on Season 9 of the show, premiering on February 4 at 10/9C on truTV.
