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John Pinette
Actor

John Pinette

23 Mar 1962Born
5 Apr 2014Died
52Age at death
32Credits

Biography

John Paul Pinette (/pɪˈnɛt/ pi-NET; March 23, 1964 – April 5, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and Broadway performer. He toured the comedy club circuit beginning in the 1980s and appeared in cinema and on television. Besides stand-up, Pinette did various impressions, among them Michael Jackson, The Chipmunks, Elvis Presley, Gollum from The Lord of the Rings, Hervé Villechaize (Tattoo from Fantasy Island), an Ewok, actor Marlon Brando (notably Brando's role in The Godfather), as well as a range of regional accents.

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He occasionally sang in his stand-up routines, working in songs such as "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, "Will You Be There" from Free Willy, and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina".

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 2013All You Can EatSeries (20 episodes)
  2. 2010The Last GodfatherFilm: Macho
  3. 2010The All-Star Show: Comedy SpecialFilm
  4. 2007John Pinette: I'm Starvin'!Film: John Pinette, Writer
  5. 2005John Pinette: I Say Nay NayFilm: Writer
  6. 2004The PunisherFilm: Bumpo
  7. 2002Do It for Uncle MannyFilm: Sammy Levin
  8. 2000DuetsFilm: John
  9. 2000My 5 WivesFilm: Stewart
  10. 1999Simon SezFilm: Micro
  11. 1996Dear GodFilm: Junior
  12. 1996Life's WorkSeries (1 episode)
  13. 1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistSeries: John (voice) (1 episode)
  14. 1995Hart to Hart: Secrets of the HartFilm: Photographer
  15. 1994JuniorFilm: Clerk
  16. 1994Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in LoveFilm
  17. 1993Reckless KellyFilm: Sam Delance
  18. 1992Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next GenerationFilm: Trevor Gulf
  19. 1992Vinnie & BobbySeries: William Melvin Belli (7 episodes)
  20. 1990Thanksgiving DayFilm: Delivery Man
  21. 1990Parker Lewis Can't LoseSeries: Hank Kohler (22 episodes)
  22. 1989SeinfeldSeries: Howie (2 episodes)
  23. 1986ALFSeries: Howie Anderson (1 episode)
  24. 1967MannixSeries (1 episode)
  25. 1967HondoSeries (1 episode)
  26. 1965O.K. CrackerbySeries (1 episode)
  27. 1965BrandedSeries (1 episode)
  28. 1959Hawaiian EyeSeries (1 episode)
  29. 1959TightropeSeries (1 episode)
  30. 1958Peter GunnSeries (1 episode)
  31. 1951DragnetSeries (1 episode)
  32. 1951Boston BlackieSeries (1 episode)

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