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Star Of HBO's 'Telemarketers' Pat Pespas Found Safe After Missing For Month Across NJ, PA
Patrick J. Pespas, who starred in HBO's "Telemarketers," has been found safe.
Pespas, 55, of Phillipsburg, has been found safe and was home with his wife, Sue, directors Sam Lipman-Stern and Adam Bhala Lough said on Pespas' Instagram account Friday, Oct. 27.
Pespas had been missing since Sept. 29, when he was seen in Easton, PA, and later at a bar in the Pittsburg area.
Pespas, formerly of North Plainfield and Plainfield, NJ, has been living with his wife in Easton, PA.
He teamed up with Lipman-Stern to create the three-part HBO mini docu-series "Telemarketers," which shined a …
NJ's Patrick J. Pespas, Star Of HBO's 'Telemarketers' Reported Missing
Patrick J. Pespas, who starred in HBO's "Telemarketers," has been missing for days, those who know him say.
Pespas, 55, of Phillipsburg, was last seen in the Easton, PA area around 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, according to directors Sam Lipman-Stern and Adam Bhala Lough
Pespas, formerly of North Plainfield and Plainfield, teamed up with Lipman-Stern to create the three-part HBO mini docu-series "Telemarketers," which shined a light on the truth about the telemarketing industry. It premiered in August.
Bhala Lough said on Sunday, Oct. 1 Pespas may have been spotted at a bar in Pittsburgh. …
'Sopranos' Actors Create Their Own Menu Items At This Jersey Shore Restaurant
Their motto isn't "Where 'The Sopranos' Eat At The Shore" for nothing.
Yet another actor from the hit HBO show stopped by Chico & Sons in Northfield this week.
This time, it was Dan Grimaldi — aka, Patsy Parisi.
Karl Kulakowski purchased the Tilton Road restaurant in 2020, and invites actors from "The Sopranos" to stop by and make their own sandwiches or entrees. Their creations get a spot on the menu.
Karl Kulakowski, left, and "The Sopranos" actors.Chico & Sons
So far, the menu at Chico & Sons boasts The Sister Janice, The Big P, The Eugene, The Johnny Sack, The Vito, To…
HBO Drag Queen Series To Film Across North Jersey
An HBO series featuring a trio of the country’s most up-and-coming drag queens is set to film across North Jersey, NJ.com reports.
‘We’re Here,’ an hourlong series that debuted in 2020, is filming its third season’s final episode in Warren and Sussex Counties — specifically, in Washington, Hopatcong, Sussex, and Vernon, the outlet says.
Created by Johnnie Ingram and Steve Warren, the two-time Emmy winning show depicts Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O'Hara, and Shangela Laquifa Wadley as they “inspire and teach their own ‘drag daughters’ to step outside their comfort zone for a night of no-hold…
Feds Bust NJ YouTuber In Multi-Million-Dollar TV Pirating Ring
A self-proclaimed South Jersey “influencer” who live-streamed his arrest by federal authorities was charged with running one of the largest-ever illegal TV pirating rings.
Bill Omar Carrasquillo – aka “Omi in a Hellcat” -- has insisted that he amassed a $30 million fortune, a stockpile of more than 50 vehicles and dozens of properties through a construction company and as a landlord.
Federal authorities, however, say that Carrasquillo, 35, of the Gloucester town of Swedesboro, and partners Jesse Gonzales, 42, of Pico Rivera, CA, and Michael Barone, 36, of Queens, NY, offered subscribers all…
Woodbridge Native Opens 4 'Sopranos' Inspired Coffee Shops In NJ
Cawfee, ya want some?
Bada Bean Cawfee, a coffee shop inspired by hit HBO show "The Sopranos," is opening four New Jersey locations.
Woodbridge native and entrepreneur Drew Adelman is teaming up with Peter Pannullo, of Holmdel, to bring Bada Bean to Woodbrige, Toms River, Montgomery and Newark.
Their first store -- which was seasonal only -- opened on the Seaside boardwalk in 2018, but has since closed to focus on year-round shops.
"Paying homage to the mobsters of the past, Bada Bean combines delicious 'cawfee' with a classic, authentic New Jersey experience," the website says, "and som…
Happy Birthday To River Vale's Bill Maher
RIVER VALE, N.J. — Happy birthday to Bill Maher of River Vale, who turns 62 on Saturday.
He was born in New York City on Jan. 20, 1956 and was raised in River Vale, graduating from Pascack Hills High School in Montvale in 1974. He double majored in English and history at Cornell University, graduating in 1978.
His father, William Aloysius Maher Jr. was a network news editor and radio announcer, and his mother, Julie (Berman) Maher, was a nurse.
He is best known for the HBO political talk show "Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003–present), and is also a comedian, writer, producer, p…
