Artie Lange is an American comedian, podcaster, actor and author, best known for his appearances on popular comedy shows such as Mad TV and The Howard Stern Show. Artie was born and raised in a middle-class family and was never good in academics. He quit college after his father became bedridden owing to an accident. After doing small jobs to make the ends meet, Artie began doing stand-up comedy in Manhattan and slowly rose to fame. His big career breakthrough came when he was selected to play a role in the comedy sketch show titled Mad TV, in 1995. He later attained massive success with his long stint on The Howard Stern Show. He also made his impact through film acting with roles in films, such as Dirty Work and Puppets. However, he has suffered from drug and alcohol abuse almost all his life, along with clinical depression and two suicide attempts. It harmed his career in a big way, but he managed to earn some success with his stand-up comedy shows and the books that he wrote about his life experiences. In 2019, he began a podcast named Artie Lange’s Halfway House, which he stopped in 2020 owing to health issues.
