John Pinette
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2013 · All You Can Eat as
- 2011 · John Pinette: Still Hungry as Himself
- 2010 · The Last Godfather as Macho
- 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
- 1996 · Life's Work as
- 1995 · Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as John (voice)
- 1995 · Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart as
- 1994 · Junior as Clerk
- 1994 · Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love as
- 1993 · Reckless Kelly as Sam Delance
- 1992 · Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation as Trevor Gulf
- 1992 · Vinnie & Bobby as William Melvin Belli
- 1990 · Thanksgiving Day as Delivery Man
- 1990 · Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Hank Kohler
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Howie
- 1986 · ALF as Howie Anderson
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · Hondo as
- 1965 · O.K. Crackerby as
- 1965 · Branded as
- 1959 · Hawaiian Eye as
- 1959 · Tightrope as
- 1958 · Peter Gunn as
- 1951 · Dragnet as
- 1951 · Boston Blackie as
- Future · The All-Star Show: Comedy Special as
- Future · John Pinette: You Go Now as Himself