Floyd Vivino

Known professionally as Uncle Floyd Floyd Vivino was an American television film radio and stage performer primarily known for his comedyvariety television show The Uncle Floyd Show 19741998 Vivino had a cult following and a 13000member fan club David Bowie and John Lennon considered themselves fans He also ran as a writein candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 2009 and 2017 He holds the Guiness World Record for longest time playing a piano The Ramones recognized The Uncle Floyd Show in their song Its Not My Place In the Nine to Five World as well as in various live appearances Also Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone could often be seen wearing an Uncle Floyd Show Tshirt in pictures of the band while Joey Ramone often wore an Uncle Floyd Show button on his leather jacket Vivino died from complications of his 2023 stroke in Hackensack New Jersey on January 22 2026 at the age of 74