Joey Boots from ‘Howard Stern Show’ dies at 49
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Joey Boots, who helped introduce America to the expression “Baba Booey” on The Howard Stern Show, has died at 49.
The radio personality, whose real surname is Bassolino, was found unresponsive in his Bronx apartment Friday, report TMZ and CNN.
The NYPD later confirmed his death to the Hollywood Reporter.
Bassolino, who was part of the rogue’s gallery known as the Wack Pack, grabbed attention by shouting “Baba Booey” on Stern’s show and during live TV reports. He even managed to successfully defend his right to do so in a New York court.