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Meet Johnny Brennan - Creator of The Jerky Boy's

Since the release of the first bootleg tapes and "The Jerky Boys" debut CD, the Jerky Boy's characters have surely inspired imitators. “I remember sitting in a box at Shea Stadium one day, just sitting there, not for an event or anything,” Johnny Brennan explains. “And I heard two fans jeering one another. ‘Hey sit down there sizzlechest!! What are you some kinda toughguy? I’ll wrap your f@$..* head in with a ratchet if you don’t watch your step!!’ That kind of thing. I’d hear it all the time, in all kinds of places. What a feeling. Incredible. Who knew?”

"The Jerky Boy's 2" soon followed.....
Johnny Brennan's biggest inspirations came from New York City’s ethnically mixed neighborhoods - full of wacko-crazy oddballs. “I pick up on everything around me,” explains Johnny, born into a big Irish-American family. The “Jerky Boys” audience, as well as the victims themselves, incidentally, cross all demographic barriers.

The characters’ names, in addition to the phone calls themselves, are often created spontaneously. When inspired to name Frank Rizzo, Johnny’s very popular Italian-American toughguy persona, Johnny didn’t even realize Philadelphia had had a long-time mayor with the same name. “And to do Rizzo is not a stretch,” Johnny claims, since Rizzo is basically based on Johnny’s memories of his father when he was chasing Johnny around the house, looking to give him a good ass-whooping. Johnny then tossed in a few “toughguys,” “sizzlechests” and “nutty-asses” to complete the character.

“Every fan has his or her particular favorite,” Johnny explains. There’s Sol Rosenberg – a neurotic, phobia-loaded little man. And then there’s flaming Jack Tor s, who has inspired reams of supportive fan mail from the gay community. “Jerky Boys 3” introduced five new characters: Big Ole’ Bad Ass Bob - The Cattle Rustler (named after Johnny’s old CB radio handle); punch-drunk ex-boxing World War II vet, Mike Derucki; no-nonsense gyros and souvlaki wagon-owner, Nikos; and Puerto Rican sign language innovator, Rosine.

“The Jerky Boys 3” CD added a new twist on the calls with what Johnny labels the “reverse prank call” – “making the victim…the victim twice,” Johnny explains. “The Jerky Boys 3” contains eight such calls. For the two “Sol’s Chainsaw Shock” tracks, for instance, a classified ad was placed in the newspaper, prompting an unsuspecting party to call him. The resulting calls split your sides.

“The Jerky Boys 4” featured twenty-three newly released prank phone calls, including seven rare early calls never heard before. That CD also introduced the groups first hit single “Jerk Baby Jerk,” which quickly rose to the top of the charts. In addition, “The Jerky Boys 4” was the group’s first enhanced product, a breakthrough at the time. As the user the CD into his/her computer’s DVD/CD ROM drive, the interactive adventure began. “The Jerky Boys” characters were then brought to life on the user’s computer screen – something that had never been done before. The user was able to embark on an unusual journey as they weaved throughout a surprise -filled apartment complex - “888 Jerky Plaza.” The viewer was able to spy on their favorite characters’ personal lives, giving them an experience unlike one they had ever experienced before. Users were able “blow Sol’s hand off” while he screamed at them to help mend him with his “nub rub.” They could try their hand at tormenting Frank Rizzo by dumping mustard on him as he sat in his chair. Or, they could get Frank absolutely “liquored to the balls,” while watching the tube. The interactive portion also included the hilarious video game “Shoot Potatoes at Jack Tor’s,” as a cannon fired boiled potatoes at numerous uncensored moving targets of Jack Tor’s ass. And, if that wasn’t enough...the user was able to access a complete “Sound Manager” which served up a database of various character sounds and famous phrases which the user could then integrate into their personal computer system. A Jerky Boys’ screen saver and link to the official Jerky Boys website, www.thejerkyboys.com rounded out the “Jerky Boys 4!” release.

After over a decade of “legitimate” hit recordings (we have no idea how many millions of bootlegged cassettes made their way into tour busses, car decks and walkmen prior to the first album), the fifth Jerky Boys CD was released and titled.....

“Stop Staring At Me!” which included 24 brand new calls - some of the most irreverent ever.

“The Jerky Tapes” was then produced and made available exclusively on Laugh.com. “The Jerky Tapes” was a compilation of special prank calls, which were prohibited from being released previously. The CD contained some reverse prank calls as well as the infamous “The Flower Lady” call, which was able to finally be heard by the public.

"Family Guy" since the release of his 6th CD, The Jerky Tapes,
Johnny has been keeping busy with commericial and cartoon work and voicing Mort Goldman and also Horace the owner of the Drunken Clam on the smash hit Fox animated television series "Family Guy"

"Arj and Poopy" Johnny also voices the character of Bouncy The Dog on the hilarious cartoon "Arj and Poopy"

Bouncy The Dog