Joe Gatto

About

Joseph Gatto (born June 5, 1976) is an American improvisational comedian, actor, and producer. He is a former member of the Tenderloins, a comedy troupe consisting of lifelong friends Sal Vulcano, James Murray, and Brian Quinn. Along with the other members of the Tenderloins, he starred in the comedy television series Impractical Jokers, which first aired on TruTV in 2011, until late 2021.

Joseph Gatto was born on June 5, 1976 in Staten Island and is of Italian descent. Gatto attended Monsignor Farrell High School. Along with Murray, Vulcano, and Quinn, he was a member of his high school’s Improvisation Club. He studied at LIU Post, where he received a degree in accounting. Gatto’s father died in September 1995 from pancreatic cancer.

After being apart for four years, Murray, Gatto, and Vulcano reunited after graduating from college and began practicing improvisation at Gatto’s house, going on to tour as an improv and sketch comedy troupe in 1998, calling themselves the Tenderloins.
The Tenderloins began producing comedy sketches together, posting them on YouTube, Myspace, and Metacafe, accumulating millions of views online. In 2007,…