Acting credits
33
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Pinette
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.8
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Movies: 17Series: 16Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 82415
IMDb ID: nm0684124
Known for: Acting
Born: March 23, 1962
Died: April 5, 2014
Age: 52
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2013
Years active: 63
Average TMDB rating: 5.77
Wikidata: Q1701437
Other jobs
Writer (2)Additional Writing (1)
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".
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Pinette.
7.4
John Pinette: Still Hungry
as Himself
2011 Movie
4.0
The Last Godfather
as Macho
2010 Movie
The All-Star Show: Comedy Special
2010 Movie
7.5
John Pinette: I'm Starvin'!
as John Pinette
2007 Movie
6.9
John Pinette: I Say Nay Nay
as Himself
2005 Movie
6.4
The Punisher
as Bumpo
2004 Movie
3.0
Do It for Uncle Manny
as Sammy Levin
2002 Movie
5.7
Duets
as John
2000 Movie
4.6
My 5 Wives
as Stewart
2000 Movie
2.7
Simon Sez
as Micro
1999 Movie
5.5
Dear God
as Junior
1996 Movie
6.1
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
1995 Movie
5.2
Junior
as Clerk
1994 Movie
4.6
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
1994 Movie
4.4
Reckless Kelly
as Sam Delance
1993 Movie
4.6
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
as Trevor Gulf
1992 Movie
6.0
Thanksgiving Day
as Delivery Man
1990 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Pinette.
6.0
All You Can Eat
20 eps
2013 Series
6.0
Life's Work
1 eps
1996 Series
7.8
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as John (voice) • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.5
Vinnie & Bobby
as William Melvin Belli • 7 eps
1992 Series
7.3
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Hank Kohler • 22 eps
1990 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
as Howie • 2 eps
1989 Series
7.7
ALF
as Howie Anderson • 1 eps
1986 Series
6.7
Mannix
1 eps
1967 Series
6.5
Hondo
1 eps
1967 Series
O.K. Crackerby
1 eps
1965 Series
6.6
Branded
1 eps
1965 Series
5.2
Hawaiian Eye
1 eps
1959 Series
5.5
Tightrope
1 eps
1959 Series
6.5
Peter Gunn
1 eps
1958 Series
6.4
Dragnet
1 eps
1951 Series
4.0
Boston Blackie
1 eps
1951 Series