John Pinette
Known For
Acting
Born
1962-03-23 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died
2014-04-05
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.
Most Known For
Seinfeld
as Howie
Mannix
ALF
as Howie Anderson
Dragnet
Peter Gunn
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Hank Kohler
Hawaiian Eye
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as John (voice)
The Punisher
as Bumpo
Branded
Boston Blackie
Tightrope
Hondo
Junior
as Clerk
Life's Work
All You Can Eat
O.K. Crackerby
Dear God
as Junior
Vinnie & Bobby
as William Melvin Belli
The Last Godfather
as Macho