Floyd Vivino
Floyd Vivino
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Floyd Vivino began his career in show business as a child performer, giving
piano recitals and appearing as a dancer with Sandra Lee and Jill
Davison. He danced at the 1964 World's Fair in New York and at the
Steel Pier in Atlantic City. As a high school student he was being
groomed by dance and piano instructors to pursue careers in those
fields. Finding it difficult to practe the piano eight hours a day, or
working out in ballet class, he dropped both in his junior year,
performing instead in the drama club. In high school, on stage, he
found the sound of laughter more fulfilling than applause. After high
school he went right to work in show business, finding employment in
circus, nightclubs, amusement parks, and as a comedian in the few
remaining burlesque shows. His varied experiences in the performing
arts finally led him to television where he began his own show titled
The Uncle Floyd Show in New Jersey on January 29,1974. The show
developed a following in the New York-New Jersey area in the 1970's.
Now in its 24th year it is the longest running television show in New
Jersey TV history. In February 1987 he started his own Italian radio
program, The Italian-American Serenade, which is broadcast on WRTN-FM
out of New Rochelle, NY. Vivino claims to have the largest private
collection of Italian records outside of Italy, some 250,000. He has
appeared as an actor on NBC-TV Law And Order (twice), ABC-TV soap opera
Loving, Bill Boggs' Comedy Tonight (syndicated), Nickelodeon's Turkey
TV and has filled in for Gilbert Gottfried on USA TV's Up All Night.
Comedy Channel audiences have seen him in the Dr. Demento Show. Between
all this he managed to get small acting roles in several films
including "Good Morning Vietnam", "Crazy People", "Mr. Wonderful", "A
Pyromaniac's Love Story" and "The Clowns of Babylon". Performing live
however, has always remained his first love. He has played the Catskill
and Pocono mountains resorts for many years, working the stages at
Caesar's, The Fernwood, Friar Tuck, Roseland Ranch, Green Lake, The
Nevelle, Pine Grove, Kelly's, Villa Baglieri and Villa Roma. He has
also toured with or opened for many including Jimmy Roselli, Lou Monte,
Melba Moore, Jerry Vale, Pat Cooper, Al Martino, Pete Seegar, Toni
Arden, Julius LaRosa, Tom Chapin, Eddie Rabbit, Jimmy Sturr. Currently
living in New Jersey, Floyd appears live about 300 nights a year in
clubs and on stage.
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