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John Pinette

John Pinette

Birthday: 1962-03-23 | Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2011
John Pinette: Still Hungry

as    Himself

2007
John Pinette: I'm Starvin'!

as    John Pinette

2005
John Pinette: I Say Nay Nay

as    Himself

2002
Do It for Uncle Manny

as    Sammy Levin

2000
My 5 Wives

as    Stewart

1999
Simon Sez

as    Micro

1994
Reckless Kelly

as    Sam Delance

1992
Vinnie & Bobby

as    William Melvin Belli

1990
Parker Lewis Can't Lose

as    Hank Kohler