page_title: Joe Lipari
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Joe Lipari / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: English: My photo of Joe Lipari's homage to Robin Williams, handing toilet paper to Rodin's thinker in Paris, France.
context_page_description: Joe Lipari, also known as J.R. Lipari, is an American comedian, filmmaker, artist & minister.
context_section_description: Born in Passaic, New Jersey, the first of three children, Lipari is a distant relative of Fred Allen.
  After high school Lipari joined The United States Army and became a member of the 3rd Infantry Division. An expert marksman, Lipari worked as a military advisor to defense contractors like Honeywell. As an advisor, Lipari was a key member of the development of the Land Warrior system. After two years in the military Lipari blew out his knee and is now a Disabled Veteran.
  Prior to leaving the Army, Lipari attended classes at Troy State University, Bergen County Community College, Santa Monica College, The Connecticut School of Broadcasting, The New York Film Academy (where he was a student of Vojtěch Jasný)and received camera training at Panavision in Hollywood (from Jay Holben) before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts focused in Advertising, Design & Visual Storytelling, with honors, at School of Visual Arts. Lipari studied with Richard Wilde, James C. Strouse, Nick Paparone, Louise Fili, Kevin O'Callaghan, Gail Anderson (graphic designer) and Milton Glaser.
  An avid yoga enthusiast, Lipari practices frequently with close friend Tara Stiles. Lipari is a two time graduate of the Strala Yoga 200 hour teacher training program. Lipari teaches yoga sporadically, in the US and abroad.
  Ordained by Universal Life Church, Joe is an agnostic minister who performs wedding ceremonies for couples of various gender and sexual identities.  Joe is also a founding member of the Church of Universal Suffrage, "The Church of Universal Suffrage is a nationwide, officially registered, non-profit religious institution that holds regular, weekly Sunday Service in meditation on the nature of voter suppression. ".
caption: Joe Lipari's homage to Robin Williams, handing toilet paper to Auguste Rodin's The Thinker in Paris, France.(2019)
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