Occupation: Star of the television show in the U.K. Name: Kayvan Novak, the man behind the mask in "Fonejacker" "Įxamples of His Work: Jim is best known for his characters "Special Ed" and "Bobby Fletcher" on "Crank Yankers." He has also created a series of prank-call CDs, called "Terrorizing Telemarketers." He is also the voice for the radio DJ "Bobby Ray" in the video game " Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. The site features videos, tons of prank calls and Michael wearing white pants.Ĭlaim to Fame: Florentine voices some of the characters on "Crank Yankers," and he has been a guest on "The Howard Stern Show" and a co-host on one of the show's broadcast on Howard 101, a Sirius Satellite Radio channel. Occupation: Actor/Webmaster/Radio Host/Jack-of-All-TradesĬlaim to Fame: Biggins is credited with creating the first streaming Internet prank-call site in July 1995. Their original antics are even available on iTunes. “The Simpsons’” character Moe is a direct re-creation of Red, and Bart’s calls to his bar mirror many of the exact pranks used by this several decades earlier.
These guys are arguably the most influential prank callers of all time. Elmo and Davidson would get Red to call out fake names to bar patons, such as "Pepé Roni" (pepperoni) and "Al Depanzyu" (I'll de-pants you).
Conference officials weren’t thrilled with the calls, but the coaches handled themselves well, and just went with it.Ĭlaim to Fame: In the 1970s, these guys repeatedly prank called the Tube Bar, owned by Louis “Red” Deutsch. One week in January 2008, they pranked the women’s and men’s Big East teleconferences. Occupation: Puppets in a television show about prank callingĬlaim to Fame: These puppets are voiced by celebrities and comedians, maybe most notably Tracy Morgan as " Spoonie Luv." The show revolves around characters living in Yankerville making prank calls to unsuspecting customer-service representatives.Įxamples of Their Work: Incidents of note include “Ken seeks an OCD date,” “Cookies,” and “Natural Llook beauty salon.”Ĭlaim to Fame: The shows hosts are no strangers to prank calling, but they made national headlines when they crashed two Big East conference calls posing as reputable news reporters.Įxamples of Their Work: The show’s in for this prank was the teleconference’s inability to screen calls effectively. Freely,” “Al Caholic” and “Amanda Hugandkiss.” Here now are some of the greatest prank phone callers of all time.Ĭlaim to Fame: Prank calling Moe’s Bar asking to speak to fictional peopleĮxamples of His Work: Bart’s antics span decades, with classic names including “Oliver Clothesoff,” "I.P. Not everyone can pull off an effective prank call: It takes time, skill and lots of plausible deniability. The best prank callers get the unsuspecting person on the other end of the line as confused and perturbed as possible while recording the conversation for the benefit of others. In a world filled with caller-ID technology, VoIP gadgets and a myriad of other high-tech innovations, people still can’t quite seem to figure out how to effectively screen their calls.
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