Salvatore "Sal" Vulcano (born November 6, 1976) is an American improvisational and stand-up comedian from the New York City borough of Staten Island. He attended Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island where he took part in various sports such as hockey, basketball and football. He received degree in Finance from St. John's University.
Salvatore met his friends Joseph "Joe" Gatto, James "Murr" Murray, and Brian "Q" Quinn, Tt in religion class during their freshman year at Monsignor Farrell High School on Staten Island in 1990. They became interested in drama and improve and joined an improve club because "it was the only way to meet girls". Sal Vulcano kept a list of words that they'd be embarrassed to say in a public setting. When searching for a name for their comedy troupe, Sal's list, which included culottes, gargoyle, and nougat, was used. The group eventually chose tenderloins
Salvatoreplayed various sports including hockey, basketball and football. After graduating, he attended St. John's University where he earned a degree in finance. He worked as a pizza delivery guy for a brief time before getting a job as a bartender at The Full Cup, which he co-owned in 2010. Passionate about stand-up comedy, he frequently does solo tours around the US, where he includes other comedians like Chris DiStefano, Godfrey and Big Jay Oakerson.
Cast in the role of a lawnmower boy, Sal made his acting debut in the 1998 movie Damned!, directed by his friend James Murray. In 2006, he played Pinky in Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy. In 2015, he played a sanitation worker in an episode of Bones, alongside his friend and co-worker James Murray. In 2017, he played a security officer in an episode of the sci-fi TV series 12 Monkeys, alongside Joe Gatto.
After finishing college, James Murray worked for the Staten Island ferry where he ran into his friend Sal. They reminisced about their enjoyment doing improv. After reuniting with Joe and another friend, Mike Boccio, they practiced improv at Joe's house three days a week, for six months. The Tenderloins began in 1999 as a live improv comedy and sketch comedy troupe. They have performed in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and participated in the San Francisco Sketch Comedy Festival and the Miami Improv Festival.[citation needed] The troupe briefly consisted of five members. However, Gideon Horowitz soon left the group for personal reasons.
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