{"id":424,"date":"2015-11-06T16:44:06","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T21:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=424"},"modified":"2015-11-08T17:17:05","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T22:17:05","slug":"johnny-fratto-frequent-howard-stern-guest-and-son-of-midwest-mobster-dead-of-cancer-at-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/06\/johnny-fratto-frequent-howard-stern-guest-and-son-of-midwest-mobster-dead-of-cancer-at-61\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Fratto, frequent Howard Stern guest and son of Midwest mobster, dead of cancer at 61"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/johnny-fratto.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-436\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/johnny-fratto.jpg\" alt=\"johnny-fratto\" width=\"597\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/johnny-fratto.jpg 597w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/johnny-fratto-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Johnny Fratto, a regular and fan favorite on \u201c<em>The Howard Stern Show<\/em>\u201d passed away early this morning after battling lung cancer. Fratto, also known as a \u201cMafia Guru\u201d according to his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnnyfratto\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter bio<\/a>, was the son of mob guy Louis Fratto. \u00a0He passed away peacefully surrounded by family, including his wife, Ivanka, according to Celebrity News Insider. It is not known how long he had been battling cancer and if he had any treatments.<\/p>\n<p>Fratto dabbled in several businesses, including film and television. He also owned the custom motorcycle business Beverly Hills Choppers and said he counted numerous celebrities among his friends. Paris Hilton was photographed on a red carpet with one of his motorcycles.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3035798685\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fratto was likely best known for his appearances on Stern&#8217;s radio program and for his friendship with one of the show&#8217;s most popular guests, Eric &#8220;The Actor&#8221; Lynch, the diminutive, profanity-spouting caller who specialized in insulting Stern.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch, who stood just 3 feet tall, died last year. 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