Stuttering John Melendez
by Ryan Meehan
Stuttering John Melendez, who began with The Howard Stern Show as an intern in college, landed on the air almost immediately. During his 15 seasons with Stern, Melendez gained national acclaim and recognition with his daring interview style and prominent personality. In addition to interviewing countless celebrities on the radio, Melendez was simultaneously hired as a field reporter for the nationally syndicated Howard Stern Television Show, where he worked for two seasons as an interviewer and in sketch pieces for the show’s recurrent man-on-the-street segments. He continued his television work for Stern on the highly- rated E! Television show. Aside from his notable work with Stern, Mr. Melendez’s feature credits include “Private Parts”, “Dude, Where’s My Car?”, and “Osmosis Jones”. On television, he is credited with appearances on the reality series “I’m A Celebrity, Get Me out Of Here”, “Celebrity Fear Factor”, guest starring roles in “Wings”, and “Baywatch Night”, and in the animated series, “Tripping the Rift” on the Sci-Fi channel. Last year Mr. Melendez starred in a full-length feature, National Lampoon’s “One, Two, Many”, which he wrote and produced. Now, he’s one of Jay Leno’s right hand men and finds himself as our guest this week in 5 Questions.
