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John Pinette

Actor • Born 1962

John Pinette

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About

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

Seinfeld posterSeinfeldSeries • 1989Mannix posterMannixSeries • 1967Dragnet posterDragnetSeries • 1951ALF posterALFSeries • 1986Hawaiian Eye posterHawaiian EyeSeries • 1959Peter Gunn posterPeter GunnSeries • 1958Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist posterDr. Katz, Professional TherapistSeries • 1995Branded posterBrandedSeries • 1965The Punisher posterThe PunisherMovie • 2004Parker Lewis Can't Lose posterParker Lewis Can't LoseSeries • 1990Boston Blackie posterBoston BlackieSeries • 1951Tightrope posterTightropeSeries • 1959Junior posterJuniorMovie • 1994Simon Sez posterSimon SezMovie • 1999Duets posterDuetsMovie • 2000Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love posterRevenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in LoveMovie • 1994Dear God posterDear GodMovie • 1996Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation posterRevenge of the Nerds III: The Next GenerationMovie • 1992Reckless Kelly posterReckless KellyMovie • 1993My 5 Wives posterMy 5 WivesMovie • 2000The Last Godfather posterThe Last GodfatherMovie • 2010