Is Sal Vulcano married or gay?Here are 5 facts you need to know about him

Publish date: 2024-06-14

If you’re a big fan of Impractical Joker which has been running on TruTV since December 2011, then you must be familiar with Sal Vulcano. Since its inception in 2011, he has been on the reality series alongside his high school friends Brian “Q” Quinn, James “Murr” Murray, and Joe Gatto.

The four friends form the famous American comedy troupe The Tenderloins and they are the creators, writers, producers and stars of The Impractical Jokers which also airs on Comedy Central in Ireland, India and the UK.

Like most celebrities, Sal Vulcano prefers to keep his personal life private. Although we learned some personal things about him from watching the hidden cam reality show, everyone was concerned to know the facts about his personal relationship and sexual orientation. This aspect of Sal’s life has largely remained a mystery.

Is Sal Vulcano married or gay?

The debate about this prankster’s sexuality continued for years with the assumption that he was gay. In 2014, Sal Vulcano came out on a national television show (Daytime Talk Show). He made his confession in front of his three friends and members of the comedy troupe. After admitting he was gay, his friend and co-member James “Murr” Murray also came out as gay.

After Vulcan’s reveal of his gender identity on Sally Jessy’s show, many actually thought he made the whole thing up and that it was all a joke, and guess what? They weren’t far from the truth as Sal later admitted he’s honest but had to come out as gay on the show to help his friend James get out of the closet.

So, if Sal is indeed straight as he claims, then who has he dated and who is his girlfriend or wife? Well, we just have to wait for the freak to provide answers to these questions

Facts you need to know about Vulcano

A short biography

His full name is actually Salvatore EdwardAnthony Vulcano Jr. and he was born on November 6, 1976 in Staten Island, New York City, New York. His parents divorced when he was very young. He has an older sister named Kelly Ann and two younger sisters Dana and Jenna. The latter has appeared on the show Impractical Jokers.

Sal is of Italian, Cuban and Puerto Rican heritage. He is a graduate of Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island and St. Johns University, where he received his finance degree in 1998. In high school, Sal played a variety of sports, including soccer, basketball, and hockey.

How he got into comedy

With a degree in finance, how on earth did he get into comedy? Well, comedy has always been Sal’s passion. After school he got a job delivering pizza and later became a bartender at The Full Cup, which he eventually co-owned.

He hasn’t given up his love and passion for stand-up comedy as he has performed nationally alongside fellow comedians such as Big Jay Oakerson, Godfrey and Chris DiStefano. He later formed the comedy troupe The Tenderloins with his high school friends in 1999.

After successfully leading the troupe and winning a whopping $100,000 in prize money as part of NBC’s It’s Your Show contest, they decided to give their group some TV visibility, and in 2011 they launched Impractical Jokers on TruTV called. The show has since aired on the network and also on Comedy Central in Ireland, India and the UK.

He has also done some acting

Although Vulcano doesn’t consider himself an actor, he has actually appeared in a few films such as the 1998 film Damn! In 2006 he appeared as Pinky in Just Another Wrestling Romantic Comedy and in 2015 Sal and Murray were cast as plumbing workers in an episode of Bones. In 2017, he and Joe Gatto played security guards in an episode of the sci-fi TV series 12 Monkeys.

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His phobias

The Funny suffers from acrophobia (fear of heights), germophobia (fear of germs), and ailurophobia (fear of cats). Many of the penalties imposed on him on Impractical Jokers are related to these phobias. One of his punishments on the show was Jayden Smith tattooed on his thigh.

His capital

As of 2018, the net worth is believed to be around $5 million. The radio operator’s income comes primarily from his comedy shows and sales of the book: Impractical Jokers. He co-wrote the book with his friends and co-Jokers.

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