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Let's face it: in our increasingly tepid, polite and politically correct culture we need more people like Sebastian Maniscalco. Forever able to seize the moment, never failing to speak his mind, always telling it like it is, this is one man who isn't afraid to put it all out there. Yes, the Chicago-area born, Italian-immigrant-raised comedian behind wildly successful network specials including last year's "Sebastian Maniscalco: Why Would You Do That?," "What's Wrong With People?," and "Aren't You Embarrassed?" is that little voice within all our heads. The one we are too timid to unleash. Maniscalco is bearing the burden of our bizarre and head-scratching modern-day world. You can thank him later.

Make no mistake: Maniscalco's is a meticulous, hard-won comedic point of view. 

Distinguished by the New York Times as having his "own kind of panache," Maniscalco is a success story resulting from years of hard work and a keen self-awareness of innate talent. A natural born-storyteller, one constantly regaling his family with madcap tales at the dinner table, Maniscalco moved to Los Angeles in 1998 and began pounding the pavement on his comedic quest. The tireless worker first made his name at the city's famed Comedy Store where he performed at every opportunity -- even if that meant rushing over to the club on a break from his waiter job at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.

It's quite the understatement: Maniscalco now sits as one of the premier standup comedians. And a multi-faceted one at that: following a massive standup tour of theaters last year, the coming months are monumental ones for the 2016 Just for Laughs Stand Up Comedian of the Year. In addition to starring in his own wildly popular SiriusXM program, "The Pete and Sebastian Show," Maniscalco will make several major motion picture appearances in the coming year. Notably, a voice-over role in the animated feature "Nut Job 2," premiering this year; a role in the New Line Feature comedy "The House" starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler (directed by Andrew Cohen); and a turn in the independent drama "Cruise" directed by Rob Siegel and produced by Jeremy Renner.

Still, for Maniscalco, the work continues.

Italian-American, with roots in Cefalù, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

Son of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm4904488/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Rose Maniscalco</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm4904889/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Salvatore Maniscalco</a>.

Brother of Sigma Pi Fraternity at Northern Illinois University.

Father, with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm3882698/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Lana Gomez</a>, of daughter Serafina Simone Maniscalco (b. May 12, 2017) and son Caruso Jack Maniscalco (b. June 15, 2019).
His daughter Serafina Simone is named after her paternal great-grandmother Serafina and her maternal grandmother Simone.

He auditioned for the role of Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) but didn&#39;t get the role due to his voice as Mario sounding more like Mario&#39;s video game voice, although he was given the role of Foreman Spike.

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