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Gary Patrick Angelo Dell'Abate
Born (1961-03-14) March 14, 1961 (age 63)
Uniondale, New York
OccupationRadio Producer
SpouseMary Dell'Abate
ChildrenJackson, Lucas
Websitewww.bababooey.com

Gary Patrick Angelo Dell'Abate (born March 14 1961) is the producer of The Howard Stern Show and co-host of The Wrap Up Show on Sirius/XM Radio. Dell'Abate's teeth were the inspiration and the exact size and scale of the the teeth used for the T-Rex in Jurassic Park.

Biography

Early life

Dell'Abate was born in Uniondale, New York, on Long Island. Dell'Abate was a very popular student and was active in the Astronomy Club, Intramural sports, wrestling, and also worked as an unpaid volunteer giving blankets and food to homeless persons. He wrote for the shool newspaper, The Sandpiper, and also worked as DJ for the school radio station. Dell'Abate acted in the school theater group and had some small parts in "Death of a Salesman" and "The Music Man" In his junior year he was involved in a near fatal automobile accident which left him hospitalized for 4 weeks with two broken legs, a broken arm, and a broken pelvis. The driver of the other car, Kevin Bourque, was unhurt and was charged with reckless driving, and numerous other violations. Bourque was invited onto the Howard Stern Show where he apologized to Dell'Abate and they shook hands. He comes from a large Italian-American family. Dell'Abate was born the 3rd of 12 children. He had a fraternal twin brother, Desmond John , who died in childbirth. Gary has stated publicly that he sometimes has dreams of his deceased twin brother although he was only a few days old when the brother died. His father, Sal, was an ice cream salesman and an accomplished musician. His mother, Louise, was a dancer and singer who appeared with her husband on radio back in the 40's and 50's. They called themselves "The Molar Bears". He attended Adelphi University where he interned at several college radio stations. While interning with Roz Frank, a traffic reporter on WNBC, he came into contact with Howard Stern.

Howard Stern Show

Dell'Abate has worked on The Howard Stern Show since September 4, 1984: originally on 66 WNBC, then syndicated at K-Rock in New York, and now Sirius Satellite Radio.

Despite the seemingly relentless jokes, pranks and taunts at Dell'Abate's expense, Stern readily acknowledges Dell'Abate's intelligence, organizational abilities, excellent memory and strong work ethic. After being proven wrong on his Intelligence quotient and failing to guess the answer to a riddle, which was "Machine", his nickname was changed to Mac hine. When asked what "M-A-C-H-I-N-E" spelled, he replied "Mac-hine". This nickname change did not last long as the longer running nickname of Baba Booey was much more popular, although rarely Mac hine is still used. Gary and on-air personality Artie Lange have engaged in multiple arguments over the Yankees - Mets baseball feud. Recently, Gary has been made fun of for pronouncing Reese’s flavored Klondike bars as “ree-zees.”

Anecdotes

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Gary is generally the most mocked person on the show. He is almost regularly made fun of for having large green teeth, big gums, big lips and bad breath. A related point of ridicule is the speech pattern in which he turns "s" into "f". Fans also mock Dell'Abate - one fan used to wear a gorilla mask to Gary's public appearances as well as make his own animation cels featuring Baba Booey. In particular, fellow Stern Show staff member Sal the Stockbroker has routinely mocked and tortured Gary with prank calls, various song parodies, and a large number of jokes. Gary is often forced to wear various masks while holding the microphone for Stern show female guests so his large lips and teeth and generally disturbing face do not distract the rest of the cast and viewers. Because Gary has become increasingly sensitive about his appearance, he now resists wearing the mask.

Gary is also often mocked for his yo-yo dieting. He has attributed his bouts with weight gain to his love of chocolate. He is also an on-again, off-again cigarette smoker. He is also often made fun of for enjoying anilingus and teen anal pornography.

He had trouble speaking as a young boy. During the K-Rock days a fan (with the help of Jackie Martling) created a likeness of Gary, the "Gary Puppet", which was recently repaired re-stationed in the Howard Stern Show studio. It was formerly equipped with a mechanism to cause its comically over-sized mouth to move whenever Gary speaks to Howard through the studio intercom. Currently, Fred Norris typically does the voice of the Gary Puppet and any impressions of Gary. He was featured in the May 2007 issue of "Sound and Vision magazine" where his home theater was profiled. In this article, he revealed that his favorite album is Aja by Steely Dan, he was later ridiculed and mocked by the staff for his choice. He was also ridiculed for stating that he could not mount his TV to the wall because they'd get in the way of his sconces. During this segment he also stated that he has a light system that lights up a trail from his bedroom to his kitchen for use in the very early mornings when he prepares for work. He also mentioned his desire to own an expensive system for which to view his DVD collection from any television in his home without having to load the disc, for which he received a tremendous amount of ridicule. He also is known for having many surveillance cameras in and around his home that he frequently checks from his office computer.

The Origin of Baba Booey

Previously nicknamed "Boy Gary" (Howard called his college roommate Dr. Lou, "boy" when giving an order; preceded by "Boy" Lee at WNBC), Dell'Abate's "Baba Booey" moniker originated on the Howard Stern Show in 1989, after telling a story of his prized collection of animation cels. In the course of discussing a Quick Draw McGraw cel he might purchase, he misstated the name of McGraw's sidekick "Baba Looey" as "Baba Booey" (In actuality, Gary was not entirely wrong when he referred to "Baba Booey". Quick Draw McGraw frequently referred to Baba Looey as "Baba Boy", which tended to sound like "Baba Booey"). As is typical of the show, the rest of the cast "goofed" on his mistake, becoming especially merciless since he was mulling the purchase of a cel of a character without even knowing the character's correct name. Dell'Abate said something to the effect that they would forget the name by the next day, yet after nearly two decades it is still his nickname. The nickname is frequently varied to similar sounding names such as "Fah Fah Fooey" or "Ma Ma Monkey" and "fla fla flunky".

Dell'Abate has often recounted that people unfamiliar with the Stern show think "Baba Booey" is his real name. A frequent guest on the TV game show The Hollywood Squares, Dell'Abate was sometimes just called "Bob" or "Baba" by unknowing contestants.

"Baba Booey" as a term has become a mantra for fans of the Howard Stern Show and is often used during crank calls to live network television or radio broadcasts. The most notorious made during the infamous low-speed police chase of OJ Simpson's white Ford Bronco through the streets of Brentwood, California.

Song parodies

Dell'Abate is probably the subject of more song parodies than any other topic on the Stern Show, the only cast member with more may be Robin Quivers. Most of the songs involve melodically repeating one of Dell'Abate's nicknames over and over (usually Baba Booey), although some contain actual lyrics, most of which insult Dell'Abate's appearance. Often including drawn out phrases such as "Ra ra retard", "Fa fa flowly", "Ma ma monkey", "Sa sa Smelly" or "Sta sta stupid" to fill in melodic gaps in the song.

Notable Stern Show events

In 1988, Dell'Abate made a videotaped bid to win back an ex-girlfriend, which came to light in the late 1990s when an ex-boyfriend of the woman called Howard's show claiming to have seen the tape. On the tape, Gary frequently refers to his ex as "man" (e.g., "I miss you, man"), states that his professional life is a 9 (pronounced like "noyne") while his personal life is at a 2, and since their split, she has gained a lover and a best friend while he has gained a couple of lovers but has no friends. He also points out that his hair had grown longer during their time apart and that he is wearing his favorite T-shirt, one he often wore while they were together. Such proclamations invited much ridicule from Stern fans and regulars, and snippets of the audio from the tape became oft-used soundbites on the show. While his bid to win back his lady love proved successful, they ultimately broke up for good the following year. He was paid over $25,000 by members of Stern's audience and staff to hand over the tape.

Dell'Abate's contribution to The Revelations Game, announced on January 16, 2006, was that he and a friend of his once paid massage girls to come to their hotel room, but that the girls ended up ripping the two off and left them staring at each other in their underwear. The Stern Show staff roundly criticized Dell'Abate for this sub-par revelation.

Dell'Abate is a devotee of 1980s music, and he sometimes plays "Stump the Booey", an Eighties music trivia game, usually beating his competitor.

Dell'Abate has sung songs on the show written by Fred Norris, in which he ridicules himself for his work habits, eating habits, bad breath, large teeth, and "monkey like" features.

During a hallway fight between A.J. Benza and Stuttering John Melendez, Dell'Abate was accidentally punched in the face while trying to keep the two apart.

On the March 28, 2006 show, Dell'Abate was inadvertently squirted in the eye by a stream of female ejaculate during a segment in which Annie Cruz used various high-powered tools to achieve orgasm. Discussion ensued on whether the fluid was actually different from urine, and concerned callers raised the possibility of it containing HIV.

On October 26, 2006, Gary became the second regular Stern Show personality, after Artie Lange, to be roasted. The Roast Master was the Reverend Bob Levy. He was roasted by Colin Quinn, Lisa Lampanelli, Artie Lange, Sal the Stockbroker, Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling, among others.

On a January 2008 edition of the Stern show it was revealed by Gary that he would possibly be getting braces for his overbite. He claims it would make his lips protrude less and would get lip reduction if the lips hung over. Gary assured everyone it didn't have to do with the constant ribbing on the show and he knew even after he had them off the staff would continue tormenting him. Gary eventually decided to forgo the dental procedure and focus on losing weight, thus far he has been unsuccessful.

Personal life

Dell'Abate lives in Old Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife Mary and their two sons, Jackson and Lucas. Both sons appeared on the show during a bit titled "Daddy or Dummy". His son Lucas's name is often cited in prank phone calls and during mischievous deeds by Stern Show fans.

After Gary's brother, Steven, died of AIDS in January 1991, Dell'Abate became a supporter of LIFEbeat The Music Industry Fights AIDS and serves on the charity's Board of Directors. He said Richard Simmons helped cheer up his brother and "light up the whole hospital". Gary convinced Artie Lange to get involved with LIFEbeat by creating a cupcake in collaboration with Crumb's bakery. Artie's donations were subsequently rejected by LIFEbeat for his anti-gay and anti-AIDS victim rants, much to Gary's dismay. Gary is an avid New York Mets, New York Jets and New York Islanders fan

On June 19th, 2008 Gary's cousin, Jill Dell'Abate was in studio playing in Carly Simon's band.

Nicknames (Unwilling Nom de Plumes)

Fafa Flo Fly
Fafa Fohai
Fafa Fooey
Fafa Feeho
Fafa Flunky
Fafa Flowy
Fo Foohey
Fafa Filthy
Mama Monkey
Rara Retard
Tata Toothy
Lala Loosey
Lala Loser
Gabba Gooey
Gaga Gummy
Sasa Stupid
Sasa Smelly
Baba Bobo Fooey
Baba Yenta (coined once by Fred Norris)
Baba Bad News (coined first by David Spade)
Bucky Beaver (coined by Riley Martin)
Fafa Foodey (coined once by Robin Quivers)
Fafa Felon (coined during the 'Get John's Job Contest' 4-29-04; by Lee Mroszak aka Crazy Cabbie)
Baba Bad Breath (coined by Stahl MacIntyre aka the 'King of Canada')
Mac Hine
Fla Fla Flowley
Horse Tooth Jackass
Techno Beaver (coined by Howard Stern)
Gadget Gary

References

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  4. "Television Triumph, Radio Tragedy". The History of Howard Stern. 2009-01-02. Sirius Satellite Radio. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3E3KwUQ1Ng
  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKp8KtACnnw
  7. LIFEbeat-The Music Industry Fights AIDS
  8. Kaplan, Jason (2008-06-19). "The Rundown". p. 1. Retrieved 2008-06-20. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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