Joey Caruso (or better known as Caruso), is a recurring character in Everybody Hates Chris. Caruso is the school bully whose main target is Chris, but sometimes it is Greg.
Biography
Caruso, the racist school bully, is the main antagonist of the series. Ironically, he is fat and short, similar to some of the kids he has picked on. In the series finale, it is revealed that Caruso actually admires Chris and the only reason he has picked on Chris in school is because he has been jealous of his determination and achievement and had crushed his spirit only so he would not feel inferior. Joey Caruso eventually gets beaten up in the episode: "Everybody hates Caruso" by Bernard Yaol, a chinese student at Corleone. Caruso's bullying comes back when chris gets revenge of Caruso in the episode: "Everybody Hates the last day."In terms of intelligence, Caruso is not clever after receiving an F and C- in Math.
Personality
Caruso was racist to Chris constantly calling him black names and (during season 3-4) punching him for no good reason. Although Caruso had a soft spot for pets and is a cat lover. According Narrator Chris Rock Caruso can handle one black kid but 2 he couldn't take down. He sometimes is on friendly times with Chris such as in Everybody Hates Caruso or Everybody Hates the Buddy System. He blames Chris for pretty much everything he once beat up Greg and called him shoeshine because he didn't know where Chris is. this happened again in Everybody Hates the Last Day, when he beat up a random kid because he didn't know where Chris is (and in turn the the boy knocked Chris in the head telling him to be on time). He likes messing with Chris is because 1. He would target a unique person
2. His determination made Caruso feel inferior and wanted crush his spirit.
In Tattalia despite there being multiple black kids around he once said sorry to Chris because Dickerson made him.