John Pinette
Born: 1962-03-23 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2014-04-05
Known For: Acting
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. 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Pinette, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2013
2011
- John Pinette: Still Hungry as Himself
2010
2007
- John Pinette: I'm Starvin'! as John Pinette
2005
- John Pinette: I Say Nay Nay as Himself
2004
- The Punisher as Bumpo
2002
- Do It for Uncle Manny as Sammy Levin
2000
- My 5 Wives as Stewart
1999
- Simon Sez as Micro
1996
- Dear God as Junior
- Life's Work
1995
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as John (voice)
- Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
1994
1993
- Reckless Kelly as Sam Delance
1992
- Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation as Trevor Gulf
- Vinnie & Bobby as William Melvin Belli
1990
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Hank Kohler
- Thanksgiving Day as Delivery Man
1989
- Seinfeld as Howie
1986
- ALF as Howie Anderson