Player Profile: Josh Nufrio

Site Handle: joshnufrio

Birthday: 10-16-1974

Occupation: Furniture relocation engineer

Where did you grow up? I was born in Delaware but moved to Clearfield when I was Nine. I lived there for Twenty years.

High School, College? Clearfield High

How did you get involved with improv?

I worked with Jake Plumley. He and I competed with each other for the title of class clown. One day he told me I should come check out this Improv thing he was doing at Quick Wits in Clearfield. I went to a show and fell in love with Improv. I started attending classes and before I knew it, I was doing Four shows a weekend with Clearfield Quick Wits.

     How long ago? 2002

     How long have you been playing with OTW? Since 2004

What is your favorite character to do for the show? Yoshi Yoshima

What is your favorite Improv game? Hecklers

What is your least favorite improv game? Half-Life, or as I like to call it, Jump on the fat guy.

Who are your favorite comedians? Collin Williams, Mitch Hedberg and Robin Williams.

List a few of your favorite movies: Snatch, Princess Bride, Yellow Beard, Ice Pirates, Primer, LOTR, Search for the Holy Grail

What moment in OTW history do you remember the most?

On a personal note, I remember the day I was asked to be a manager for OTW. It is an honor to be directly involved with the growth of OTW. From the perspective of the Troupe, I am very proud of the money we were able to raise for the American Red Cross with our bachelor auction. Our fans are amazing and very supportive of our charitable efforts.

Who is your hero? My wife, who is surprisingly also my nemesis.

If you won the lottery what would you do with the money?

After I was sure my family was taken care of I would open Josh Nufrio's Improv Academy for kids who can't Improv good and wanna learn to do other stuff good too.

Do you have any preshow rituals? If so what?

I have a shower and shave ritual. I do both right before the show. I also run the FREE workshop every Friday night at 8. It helps me get in the zone and switch from Husband/Father Josh to Improv Josh.

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