John Pinette

John Pinette

actor, writer, producer

John Pinette was born on Mar 23, 1964 in USA. John Pinette's big-screen debut came with Thanksgiving Day directed by Gino Tanasescu in 1990, strarring Delivery Man. John Pinette is known for John Pinette: Still Hungry directed by Milton Lage, John Pinette stars as Self and Sandy Marshall as Hartman. The most recent award John Pinette achieved is American Comedy Awards, USA. The upcoming new movie John Pinette plays is John Pinette: Still Hungry which will be released on Jul 29, 2011.

John Pinette was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 23, 1964, the son of Robert Pinette Sr. and Louise Pitre (Petrie). His mother was of Acadian ancestry, with her parents both from the Canadian province of New Brunswick. He graduated from Malden Catholic High School in 1982. He was a practicing Catholic. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1986 with a degree in accounting. He started a six-month career in accounting but, on the advice of friends, left to pursue a career in comedy.John Pinette was an American actor, Broadway performer, and stand-up comedian. He toured the comedy club circuit beginning in the 1980s and appeared in cinema and on television. Besides stand-up, Pinette did impressions of 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 various ethnic accents. He occasionally sang, for example, "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, "Will You Be There" from Free Willy, and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," in his stand-up routines.

  • Birthday

    Mar 23, 1964
  • Place of Birth

    Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

American Comedy Awards, USA
1999
Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic
Winner - American Comedy Award

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