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John Pinette

Acting · Born March 23, 1962 · 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".

Movies with John Pinette

• The Punisher (2004) — Bumpo
• Junior (1994) — Clerk
• Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992) — Trevor Gulf
• Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994)
• Duets (2000) — John
• Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995) — Photographer
• Simon Sez (1999) — Micro
• Dear God (1996) — Junior
• Do It for Uncle Manny (2002) — Sammy Levin
• My 5 Wives (2000) — Stewart
• Reckless Kelly (1993) — Sam Delance
• The Last Godfather (2010) — Macho

TV shows with John Pinette

• Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990) — Hank Kohler
• Vinnie & Bobby (1992) — William Melvin Belli
• All You Can Eat (2013)