Born
in Paterson, N.J. October 19, 1951 Uncle Floyd began his career
in show business as a child performer, giving piano recitals and
appearing as a dancer with Sandra Lee and Jill Davison.
He
danced at the 1964 World's Fair in New York and at the Steel Pier
in Atlantic City. As a high school student he was being groomed
by dance and piano instructors to pursue careers in those fields.
Finding it difficult to practicing the piano eight hours a day or
working out in ballet class, he dropped both in his junior year,
performing instead in the drama club.
In
high school- on stage he found the sound of laughter more fulfilling
than applause.After high school he went right to work in show biz,
finding employment in circus, nite clubs, amusement parks, and as
a comedian in the few remaining burlesque shows. His varied
experiences in the performing arts finally led him to television
where he began his own show titled The Uncle Floyd Show
in New Jersey on January 29,1974. The show developed a following
in the New York-New Jersey area in the 1970's.
In
February 1987 Floyd started his own Italian radio program The
Italian-American Serenade which is broadcast on WRTN-FM out
of New Rochelle,N.Y. Floyd claims to have the largest private collection
of Italian records outside of Italy, some 250,000. |
He
has appeared as an actor on NBC-TV Law And Order (twice)
ABC-TV soap opera Loving, Bill Boggs Comedy Tonight (syndicated),
Nickelodeon's Turkey TV and has filled in for Gilbert Gottfried
on USA-TV's Up All Night. Comedy Channel audiences have
seen him in the Dr. Demento Show. Between all this
he managed to get acting roles in several films including "Good
Morning Vietnam" "Crazy People" "Mr. Wonderful"
"A Pyromaniac's Love Story" and "The Clowns Of Babylon".
Performing
live however, has always remained his first love. He has played
the Catskill and Pocono mountains resorts for
many years,working the stages at Caesars, The Fernwood, Friar
Tuck, Roseland Ranch, Green Lake, The Nevelle Pine Grove, Kelly's,
Villa Baglieri and Villa Roma. He has also toured with
or opened for many including Jimmy Roselli, Lou Monte Melba
Moore, Jerry Vale, Pat Cooper, Al Martino,Pete Seegar, Toni Arden,
Julius LaRosa, Tom Chapin, Eddie Rabbit, Jimmy Sturr.
Currently living in New Jersey, Floyd appears live about 300 nights
a year in clubs and on stage.
Currently
he performs at Collucci's in North Haledon New Jersey every Tuesday
night. |