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BIOGRAPHY OF BILL ERVOLINO

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Bill Ervolino joined the Record in 1990. In addition to his twice-weekly humor column, he also writes entertainment and lifestyle features.

He is the author of "Some Kind of Wiseguy: Stories About Parents, Weddings, Modern Living and Growing Up Italian," and co-author of "The Backstage Handbook for the Performing Arts." Along with Gay Talese and others, he is one of the contributors to an upcoming book about Italians in New Jersey being published by Rutgers University Press.

Bill also does stand-up comedy, and is honorary chairman and emcee of the annual Laugh-Off at Gilda's Club Northern New Jersey. He has performed in NJ at Bananas, and in NYC at the Duplex and the Boston Comedy Club as part of the Toyota Comedy Festival.

Bill is a two-time recipient of the Silurians medal for his column, and has also received numerous awards from the New Jersey Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalists for feature writing, medical reporting and criticism. He was twice named a finalist in the Penney-Missouri feature writing competition, and in 2001 and 2002, his Record column was recognized by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists as being one of the best humor columns in the United States.