John Pinette
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 23 March 1962 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- 5 April 2014
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
Acting 18
- 2025John Pinette: You Go Now as Himself
- 2011John Pinette: Still Hungry as Himself
- 2010The Last Godfather as Macho
- 2010The All-Star Show: Comedy Special
- 2007John Pinette: I'm Starvin'! as John Pinette
- 2005John Pinette: I Say Nay Nay as Himself
- 2004The Punisher as Bumpo
- 2002Do It for Uncle Manny as Sammy Levin
- 2000Duets as John
- 2000My 5 Wives as Stewart
- 1999Simon Sez as Micro
- 1996Dear God as Junior
- 1995Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart as Photographer
- 1994Junior as Clerk
- 1994Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
- 1993Reckless Kelly as Sam Delance
- 1992Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation as Trevor Gulf
- 1990Thanksgiving Day as Delivery Man
Writing 2
- 2007John Pinette: I'm Starvin'! · writer
- 2005John Pinette: I Say Nay Nay · writer