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Captain Janks

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Radio Personality

The Resume

    Birth name is Thomas Cipriano
    Frequent guest on the Howard Stern show
    Released the prank call album 'King of the Cranks'

Why he might be annoying:

    He's an adult who makes prank phone calls.
    He's short and pudgy.
    He makes inappropriate prank calls during national tragedies.
    He called Peter Jennings a 'dick' during the John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crash coverage.
    When asked if he would try and hook up with Alison Stern if she and Howard broke up, he said: 'I would not date Allison. I'd much rather date Jackie the Jokeman's wife, Nancy.'
    He dislikes The Jerky Boys.
    He got into a fight with Fred the Elephant Boy after he prank called his mother.
    When Chris Rock was a guest on the Stern show, Janks called in and asked if Rock had ever seen Danny Glover's penis.
    He ranked 8th on Howard's '10 Ugly Guys List.'
    He won a date with Annette D'Bella, wife of the Philadelphia zookeeper DJ John D'Bella. She committed suicide months later.
    He smokes.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He's constantly publicizing and providing Howard with funny bits.
    He's trying to show the media that they need to do background checks on people before putting them on the air.
    He's one of the few original Wack Pack members to have not left the show or died off.
    He called Rosie O'Donnell a 'fat pig' live on the air.
    He dislikes Melrose Larry Green.

Credit: His Name is Robert


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 65 Votes: 47.69% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 58 Votes: 67.24% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 57 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 87 Votes: 74.71% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 128 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 228 Votes: 75.88% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 380 Votes: 69.74% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 386 Votes: 70.47% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 158 Votes: 62.03% Annoying