Dom Irrera

Dom Irrera is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for storytelling drawn from his Italian-American upbringing. Born in Philadelphia, he won a Cable Ace Award in 1989 for his episode of the HBO series One Night Stand. He has appeared on talk shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and The Late Show with David Letterman. On television he played prop comic Ronnie Kaye on Seinfeld and Spero Demopolous on The King of Queens, and appeared as himself in 11 episodes of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, the only comic across all six seasons. He voiced Ernie Potts on Hey Arnold! and Duke on Back at the Barnyard (2006), and took a small role as a chauffeur in The Big Lebowski (1998). Comedy Central named him one of its hundred funniest comics of all time, and he has made 22 appearances at the Cat Laughs festival in Kilkenny, more than any other comic.