O dagba ni adugbo Spanish Harlem, New York, Fargas pari ni ile-eko Fashion Industries High School ni 1965.Ise ereIsere Fargas bere ninu filmu komedi Putney Swope (1969).. 
Ní ọdún 2014, ó darapọ̀ mọ́ Hot 98.3 FM gẹ́gẹ́ bi atọ́kùn fún ètò Daily Drive Time Show àti Battle of the Sexes.. 