Jim Norton (American comedian)
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| Birth name | James Joseph Norton, Jr. |
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July 19, 1968 Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
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Opie and Anthony Lucky Louie Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld The Jay Leno Show Chelsea Lately Louie |
James Joseph "Jim" Norton, Jr. (born July 19, 1968) is an American comedian, radio personality, author, and actor. He is best known as the former co-host of the Opie and Anthony radio show with Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia from 2001 to 2014. He is the co-host of Jim Norton and Sam Roberts on Sirius XM Satellite Radio which launched in 2016 with Sam Roberts.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Norton began his stand-up comedy career in April 1990 and spent several years developing his act. After appearing on The Louie Show in 1997, he was spotted by comedian Andrew Dice Clay who chose Norton to tour with him as support for the next three years. In 2000, Norton made his debut on Opie and Anthony and joined the show as a co-host from 2001 which increased his national exposure. He went on to star in the sitcom Lucky Louie and had cameos in feature films including Spider-Man (2002). Since he joined SiriusXM with Opie and Anthony in 2004, Norton hosted Opie with Jim Norton from 2014 to 2016, and The Jim Norton Advice Show.
Since 2004, Norton has produced various stand-up specials, including Monster Rain (2007), Please Be Offended (2012), American Degenerate (2013); his most recent is A Mouthful of Shame (2017). In 2014, Norton hosted The Jim Norton Show, a talk show on VICE. He has written two books: Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilch (2007) and I Hate Your Guts (2008).
Jim Norton was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. His mother was a librarian and his father was a former marine and army reservist who later worked as a driver for the US postal service. Norton grew up in North Brunswick, New Jersey, and attended North Brunswick High School. During this time, at age 13, Norton started to drink heavily, "mostly vodka and grain alcohol" because it got him drunk quicker. "That feeling of discomfort that was always there, wasn't there when I drank. It was just a way of feeling comfortable ... I was horribly insecure, horribly shy, always feeling ugly and weak". At 16, Norton started to cut himself with a razor blade in an attempt at "attention-seeking ... It was "notice me!" crap. I was 16, 17, and drunk. I never did that stuff sober". He then missed some schooling, including his graduation from high school, after his alarmed parents sent him to a rehab facility in Princeton, New Jersey for one month, where he continued to sneak in alcohol but changed his thinking and completed the course at 18. When he was away, his class had voted him as class clown. Norton had his last drink at New Year's Eve 1985 going into 1986, and has been teetotal and drug free since. After being sober for around three years, he obtained his GED and attended Middlesex County College for one semester, where he received "one B and three F's".
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