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The Wack Pack is the name given to a wide assortment of regular guests of the Howard Stern Radio Show. The name is a parody of The Rat Pack. They are among the most memorable of Stern's guests and they often get more airtime than his celebrity guests.

Wack Pack members tend to be odd or unusual in some way, for example by being racist, being mentally disabled, or having a comical physical appearance. Not every regular guest is considered a member of the Wack Pack, nor are Stern show staffers like Baba Booey and Artie Lange.

Through their appearances on Stern's radio and E! television show, some Wack Pack members have gained enough notoriety to make personal appearances around the country and even land small roles in movies and television.

Wack Pack members (past and present)

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice (born June 2, 1968 in Browns Mills, New Jersey) is the stage name of Lester Green. He suffers from microcephaly, an abnormally small head and brain. In his case, this is accompanied by mental retardation and small stature (4' 3"), though he does not have the disproportionate limb size associated with dwarfism.

The name Beetlejuice comes from a scene in the movie Beetlejuice in which a person appeared with a shrunken head. He is best known for his appearances on The Howard Stern Show and is arguably the most popular member of The Wack Pack. He has also appeared in a few films, including Scary Movie 2 and Bubble Boy. Beetlejuice also provided guest vocals on Smut Peddlers' album, Porn Again.

Microcephalics, also known as "pinheads" (offensive) have been featured in movies as early as 1932 (Freaks).

Captain Janks

Captain Janks, who's real name is Thomas Cipriano, is notorious for crank calling publicly aired radio and television programs. Among his better known 'Cranks' are claiming he was Coast Guard Lt. Ed Gaynor upon the disappearance of John Kennedy Jr.'s plane, speaking with ABC's Peter Jennings during the OJ Simpson chase, MSNBC's Soledad O'Brien, and CBS's Dan Rather whom he pranked following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003. Cipriano works as a clerk at a convenience store on Long Island.

Daniel Carver

Daniel Carver (born 1948) is a Grand Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan and a frequent guest on the Howard Stern Radio Show. He has also appeared on Stern's TV show and Butt Bongo Fiesta, as well as a guest appearance on the Phil Donahue Show. Carver is considered to be a member of the Stern Show's Wack Pack. He used to do Stern's movie reviews by rating each film with a burning cross. He considers Jews to be the lowest form of human existance. He lives in Oakwood, Georgia.

Gary the Retard

Gary The Retard (born 1952 in Albany, Oregon) is a frequent guest on the Howard Stern Radio Show and is a member of The Wack Pack. He suffers from mental retardation.

Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf

Henry Joseph Nasiff Jr. (April 20, 1962–September 4, 2001), better known as Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, appeared numerous times on the Howard Stern Radio Show beginning on August 16, 1996 when he entered the studio of radio station WXRK (K-Rock) in New York City. As his nickname suggests, he was invariably inebriated, and had a sharp tongue towards anyone who annoyed him. He was born and lived in the Fall River, Massachusetts.

He was only 4ft 1in (124 cm) tall, and weighed 95lbs (43 kg).

In 1998, People magazine ran an online poll to determine the most beautiful people in the world. Somebody facetiously entered Hank as a write-in candidate. Word got out, and Hank won the contest, receiving hundreds of thousands of votes. At the time the online poll was launched, People led voters to believe that it would influence the print magazine listing of "most beautiful people". People later retreated, and refused to allow online votes to influence the magazine results.

Hank had a brief acting career, with parts ranging from God (Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger Part 4) to Mini-Devil (Bikini Bandits Go To Hell).

Hank was a member of The Wack Pack and parlayed his Stern show exposure into personal appearances all over the country, mostly strip clubs and bachelor parties. Hank's success waned once Beetlejuice emerged on the scene and became more sought after by club owners. This led to a rivalry between the two which culminated in several on-air confrontations.

In November 2000, Hank suffered a seizure while making an appearance for J&B scotch at a bar in Los Angeles. Hank was found dead in his home in Fall River on September 4, 2001. Medical experts suggest that what led to his death was a combination of cirrhosis of the liver and internal organ compression due to his stunted height. The same condition afflicted another famous small actor, Herve Villechaize. According to his death certificate, he died of a seizure disorder. Other significant conditions contributing to his death were ethanol abuse and chondrodystrophy.

High Pitch Erik

High Pitch Erik, real name Erik Bleaman, is a frequent guest on the Howard Stern Radio Show and a member of the Wack Pack. He is called High Pitch because of his natural soprano-like speaking voice. He has used this voice for comedic effect and has contributed prank calls to the show. He is often ridiculed for his obesity. His size won him a role in "The World's First 300lb. Gang Bang", a pornographic film in which all the male particpants weighed in excess of 300 pounds. He made another appearance in a porno, "Dynamte's 21st Birthday Gang Bang", but had difficulty in acquiring an arousal. He suffers from hyperhidrosis, a condition that causes his hands to sweat profusely. He lives in Rego Park,[[Queens]} and works at a Toyota dealership in Manhattan.

Jeff the Drunk

Jeff Curro, better known as Jeff the Drunk or Jeff "the Drunk" Curro, is a well known member of The Wack Pack on the Howard Stern Radio Show. He currently lives in a trailer outside Albany, New York with his mother. He does not work on a regular basis except for seasonal work stamping hands at a local pool. His income his supplemented through SSI.

Jeff has been known to constantly abuse cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. In early 2005, he began taking bong hits on the air (calling on the phone from home). The resulting coughing and hacking has become a hilarious soundbite used frequently on the show.

He became a show regular after winning anal sex with adult film star Tabitha Stevens, gaining notoriety for not being able to get aroused due to inebriation.

Jeff Levy

Jeff Levy, also known as Jeff the Vomit Guy, has appeared on the Howard Stern Radio Show to express his love of emetophilia, a vomit fetish. He is a former postal worker who now receives SSI. While on the show, women, including porn star Kendra Jade, have vomited on Levy; he terms this as a Roman Shower. He has noted the difficulty he has had in finding willing participants for his fetish and that he usually resorts to paying prostitutes. Levy has said that he thinks he is normal and that people who do not have his fetish are abnormal. Levy has also been a guest on the Jerry Springer Show and has been featured in Hustler magazine.

John the Stutterer

John the Stutterer, not to be confused with Stuttering John, first appeared on the Howard Stern Radio Show on a dating game with the Dahm Triplets. He went on to win the contest and has been a member of The Wack Pack ever since due to his insane stuttering and nervousness. He is unemployed and on SSI because of his stuttering problem. In 2004 he had on-air fights with Yucko the Clown, who often referred to him as a "stuttering prick", while John accused him of being a child molestor. Howard often invites him on the show as a judge or a guest because his stuttering and shaking are incredibly bad. While he's on the show, sound effects board man Fred Norris always attempts to make John stutter more by doing an impression of him while he's speaking. John also suffers from many psychological problems such as obsessive compulsive disorder and depression.

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