Artie Lange
Artie Lange is a stand-up comedian, actor, and radio personality best known as the beloved sidekick on The Howard Stern Show from 2001 to 2009. A MADtv cast member turned film actor (Dirty Work, Beer League), Lange became one of the most popular figures in radio history before his career was derailed by devastating addictions to heroin and cocaine. His public battles with substance abuse -- including two suicide attempts, a collapsed nose, multiple arrests, and repeated stints in rehab -- played out in real time across decades of broadcasting. In the Dabbleverse, Lange connects the Howard Stern universe to the Compound Media world through his 2017-2018 stint co-hosting with Anthony Cumia, and his relationships with figures like Stuttering John, Jim Norton, and Shuli Egar give him deep root
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