Joe Nipote: Joe Nipote. Actor: Casper. Joe Nipote, who hails from Detroit, is best known for starring as Frankie Waters in NBC & UPN's Viper (1996) for five seasons and Steven Spielberg personally handpicked him to play the leader of the Ghostly Trio in the Amblin/Universal film, Casper (1995) as the title character's uncle, Stretch. He also has a big college cult following for his role as Boomer in the film, Meatballs...
Known For: Casper (Stretch(voice)), Viper (Frankie WatersFranklin 'Frankie' X. WatersFrankie X. WatersFrankieUncle Vic), Strangers Kiss (Tony the Rose(as Joseph Nipote)), Back by Midnight (Ears)