US EditionBeloved NJ Comedian, TV Star, Musician Dead At 74
Floyd Vivino hosted a beloved local TV show from 1974 to 2001 that attracted regional fans and notable entertainers including David Bowie and John Lennon.
- On Jan. 23, 2026, Floyd Vivino, known as 'Uncle Floyd,' was announced dead by his family after he died on Jan. 22 at 6:05 p.m. at age 74.
- After a two-and-a-half-year illness, family said Floyd Vivino died following a stroke in late 2023, with longtime friend Scott Gordon hosting watch parties of his work.
- The Uncle Floyd Show ran from Jan. 29, 1974 until 2001, mixing piano, celebrity guests, and puppets on UHF Channel 68 and attracting a fan club with more than 13,000 members in 23 states.
- On Friday, tributes poured in after Jerry Vivino wrote, `With a heavy heart I am sad to announce the passing of my brother and everybody's favorite uncle, Floyd Vivino`; the Vivino family will hold a private funeral and future memorial.
- After the TV run ended, Floyd Vivino kept performing across New Jersey with Uncle Floyd's Wild West Show and Uncle Floyd on the Radio, performing up to 300 shows annually and earning a New Jersey Hall of Fame nomination in 2025 but not selected.
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Beloved NJ comedian, kid’s TV star Uncle Floyd dies after cancer battle
NEW YORK — Floyd Vivino, a beloved New Jersey actor and comedian best known to TV-loving kids of the 1970s and ’80s for starring in “Uncle Floyd Show,” has died, his family said. He was 74.
'Uncle Floyd' Vivino, Comedian and New Jersey TV Personality, Dies at 74
Vivino's career included references in a David Bowie song and an appearance in 'Good Morning, Vietnam'MPIRock/MediaPunch via Getty 'Uncle Floyd' Vivino in New Jersey in 1984NEED TO KNOWFloyd Vivino has died at age 74The host of New Jersey's long-running The Uncle Floyd Show, which inspired musicians including David Bowie, died following "ongoing health issues," his brother announcedFloyd's eponymous show debuted in 1974Floyd "Uncle Floyd" Vivino…
Floyd Vivino Dies: “Uncle Floyd” Kids TV Host & Cult Favorite Of Lennon, Bowie & The Ramones Was 74
Floyd Vivino, known to several generations of New York City-area fans (including more than a few rock stars) as local kids TV host Uncle Floyd, died Thursday, January 22, after suffering ill health for nearly three years. He was 74. His death was announced today by his brother Jerry Vivino, a musician and former member […]
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