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 Stern, Howard
| Finally, under what party did Howard run for governor of New York in 1994? | Howard Stern
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| What name did Howard's father constantly call him when he was a kid? | Howard Stern
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moron. Ben Stern, the father of Howard, had a no-nonsense attitude and was impossible to please. He was always yelling at Howard and called him a moron on many occassions.
Roosevelt. Roosevelt was a tough one-mile town in Long Island. Howard has bitter memories of getting beaten up there every day for no reason.
| What did Howard's wife, Allison, get mad at him for discussing on the radio? | Howard Stern
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He talked about her miscarriage. The first time Allison got pregnant, she miscarried. Howard joked about it on the radio. Even though she tolerated his shenanigans on the air, she felt that was too personal to share with the audience.
| What did Cindy Crawford say about Howard's appearance as Fartman at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards? | Howard Stern
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"I thought it was disgusting". Howard dressed up as his self-created superhero Fartman at the VMA. Luke Perry was his co-presentor because no one else would do it. Cindy also said she wouldn't go on public television looking like he did. Howard said he hoped not because her only talent were her good looks. He also said an on-the-air prayer hoping for Cindy to get in a disfiguring car accident and lose her looks.
| When Howard ran for governor of New York in 1994, what was on his platform? | Howard Stern
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All of these (To fix the roads at night, To repeal the death penalty, To resign after accomplishing the crime and traffic issues). Howard ran as the Libertarian candidate. He dropped out of the race when he refused to disclose how much money he was worth. He did, however, endorse the Republican candidate, George Pataki, who was narrowly elected over Mario Cuomo, the Democratic incumbent.
| Which talk show host/radio personality and nemesis of Howard's shares the same birthday as him? | Howard Stern
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Rush Limbaugh. The obese, arch-conservative figure was born exactly three years before Howard. Howard accused Limbaugh of trying to copy him and criticized his views on women and abortion.
| How much was Howard fined for indecency by the FCC? | Howard Stern
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nothing. Howard's company, Infinity Broadcast, were responsible for paying the $1.7 million fine.
| When did Howard team up with his sidekick, Robin Quivers? | Howard Stern
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March, 1981. Howard met Robin through Denise Oliver, the program director at DC-101, where Howard worked early in his career.
| Which crew member does Howard always send out to insult celebrities? | Howard Stern
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"Stuttering John" Melendez. Stuttering John put down Cindy Crawford when she was speaking at a charity event for DISHES (Determined Involved Supermodels Helping to End Suffering). He got wise to Sharon Stone at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards and got beat up by her bodyguard for his troubles. He even targeted other ceebrities, such as Mister Rogers, Michael Caine and Burt Reynolds. Howard paid a chapter's homage to him in his books "Private Parts" and "Miss America".
| What was the tagline for the book and movie "Private Parts"? | Howard Stern
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Never before has a man done so much with so little. The book, Private Parts, was published in 1993. The movie followed in 1997.
| In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Howard hosted a show on local New York television station WWOR (Channel 9). From time to time, the cast of his show dressed as different characters. What costume was worn by Gary Dell'Abate in a promotional spot? | Howard Stern
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A giant tooth. Howard has always made fun of Gary's teeth. Hence the costume, which looked like a giant white tooth.
| In 1986, the United States conducted military strikes against Libya, as retaliation for terrorist attacks. Howard dealt with the crisis by pulling a number of bizarre satirical stunts on the Libyan embassy. What was one of them? | Howard Stern
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He called up the embassy and harassed the clerk who answered the phone. The U.S. bombed Libyan targets in response to terrorist attacks in 1986. Howard reacted to this event by phoning up the Libyan embassy. The call was played over the air. Producer Gary Dell'Abate couldn't get through to anybody important, and Howard was stuck talking to a normal administrator. Howard was not too happy, and the call grew more irate- and funny- as it went along.
| Howard has never been shy about expressing his opinion, even on the subject of religion. In the mid-1980s, Howard created a commercial parody for his radio show. The spot advertised an exercise video entitled "Sweatin' with the Devil." Who was the 'star' of the fake ad? | Howard Stern
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Cardinal John J. O'Connor. New York's Cardinal John O'Connor was bold and outspoken in his own right. As head of the Archdiocese of New York, he maintained traditional policies, including his assertion that "God is a man" and the claim that homosexuality was inherently sinful. Stern saw these beliefs as cruel and outdated. In a mock commercial on the radio show, Stern had a "Cardinal" teach people how to do aerobics while he blessed them with holy water.
| Howard released an audio collection of classic moments from his radio show, entitled _________ .
What was the title of the set? | Howard Stern
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Crucified by the FCC. The set included bits such as the call to the Libyan embassy and Howard's parody songs. It went out of print and became highly valued by collectors.
| In the 1980s and 1990s, Howard's radio show expanded from its base in New York, to stations in cities across the country. He battled for ratings against established hosts and shows. What was one of Stern's challenges to his competition? | Howard Stern
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Stern gathered his own fans outside the rivals' radio stations. Whenever Howard's radio show was picked up in a new market, Stern quickly gained notoreity. One reason was, of course, the show; another, his raucous trips to "destroy" the other deejays. Stern would take a bunch of supporters on a bus down to someplace such as Philadelphia, where they would gather outside the rival's offices to wave signs, catcall and drive everybody nuts.
| An event on Stern's WWOR show brought together rap artist Young MC, comedian Pat Cooper and the Stern show cast. It ended with Howard and his then-wife Allison dancing together. What was this event? | Howard Stern
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bowling tournament. Young MC and Pat Cooper opened the show with an argument. They soon patched things up, however, and the bowling match ended with a lot of laughs for everyone. Afterwards, Young MC performed a song; Howard and Allison danced to it.
| Actress Shelly Winters appeared as a guest on Stern's radio show. She talked about the struggle for success at the beginning of her career. Winters said many of her early films "didn't make any money. You want to know why?" What was Shelly's memorable explanation? | Howard Stern
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"Because they stunk. They stunk!". Winters screamed this in an answer that drew hysterical laughter from Stern and the rest of the crew. Stern's show is known for its unflinching honesty, an outlook followed by the guests as much as the host.
| Stern had a bitter rivalry with the 'morning zoo' comedy shows of other radio hosts. Howard felt these people simply copied ideas from his own show. He fought back with scathing parodies of their derivative skits, using thinly veiled new titles. In one skit, mocking a popular segment on music station Z100, Howard told Robin Quivers, "I can't answer that, I just fell down the stairs." What was the skit? | Howard Stern
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The horoscopes, "Horriblescopes". Howard recast a horoscope segment from music station Z100 as "the Horriblescopes." He predicted listeners would suffer woes such as being stuck in the snow, attacked by chickens, or in this case, tumbling headfirst down the steps. The Z100 'Morning Zoo' lent its name to a wave of tacky 'outrageous' deejay shows. Most of them were just, well, lame.
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