Perry Caravello
November 17, 1963
Scary Perry, Scaremaster
- Streamer
- actor
- comedian
- podcaster
1988–present
21 thousand[1]
6,320,178[1]
Early life[edit]
Originally from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Caravello was born in Park Ridge and lived there before moving to Des Plaines, Barrington, Palatine, and Arlington Heights.[3] He moved with his family to Southern California in 1974. In 1979, three weeks after getting his driver's license, he was injured in a car accident that put him in a coma for three weeks.[4] As a result of the accident, Caravello suffered brain trauma.[5]
Mousetrap lawsuit[edit]
On June 1, 2007, Caravello filed a lawsuit alleging that Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, and Johnny Knoxville had promised him ten million dollars if he agreed to place his genitals in a mousetrap during an episode of The Adam Carolla Show. The lawsuit was initiated after Caravello suffered an injury during the stunt, did not receive the promised payment, and was not provided with an account of profits and royalties from DVD sales of Windy City Heat.[20][21]
2020 presidential campaign[edit]
In a May 2019 episode of Simply Don The Podcast, Caravello revealed that he would be running for President of the United States in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.[22] Caravello has stated that he would run as an independent on a platform that included abolishing money, building a wall across the Canada–United States border, providing free universal healthcare, and legalizing medical marijuana. He also supported abolishing gay marriage, criminalizing homosexuality, and said he would like to turn San Clemente Island into a gay prison.[23] He announced he had abandoned his run (which he claimed was a joke) on July 18, 2020.[24]