section_path: Early life
section_name: Early life
paragraph_text: Early life
  
  Joseph Gatto was born on June 5, 1976 in Staten Island and is of Italian descent. Gatto attended Monsignor Farrell High School. Along with Murray, Vulcano, and Quinn, he was a member of his high school's Improvisation Club. He studied at LIU Post, where he received a degree in accounting. Gatto's father died in September 1995 from pancreatic cancer.
  
  Joseph Gatto was born on June 5, 1976 in Staten Island and is of Italian descent. Gatto attended Monsignor Farrell High School. Along with Murray, Vulcano, and Quinn, he was a member of his high school's Improvisation Club. He studied at LIU Post, where he received a degree in accounting. Gatto's father died in September 1995 from pancreatic cancer.