This page uses content from the John Pinette biography page on the English version of Wikipedia and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. This list of authors can be seen in the page history. Rotten Tomatoes disclaims any and all warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of the content.

John Pinette (born March 23, 1964)[1] is an actor and stand-up comedian based in the U.S.. He has toured the comedy club circuit since the 1980s and has appeared in cinema and television. His routines primarily revolve around his weight, and his love for the buffet. However, in 2001 John lost an incredible amount of weight. He explains this is his new DVD I Say Nay, Nay, which was released in 2004, as being the result of a long training routine developed by a series of trainers so that he can become more healthy. However, he still maintains his affinity for buffets and has not lost his signature "cherub-like demeanor". Besides straight stand-up, John has done noteworthy impressions of The Chipmunks and Elvis Presley, and also is recognized as having an impressive singing voice, as noted by his modified rendition of Somewhere Over The Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz in one of his stand-up routines.

Biographical Information

John was born in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated from Malden Catholic High School in 1982 [2]. He would later go on to a career in accounting, but on the advice of friends, who say he was always a very funny man, he left his job to pursue a new career in comedy. [3]

Shortly after beginning his new career as a stand-up comic, he began touring comedy clubs all across the country, and got his big break when he was asked to tour with Frank Sinatra. Since then, John has also become a regular guest on The Tonight Show and The View. [4]

John has also enjoyed a long acting career in both television and film. Duets, starring Gwenyth Paltrow, Dear God, starring Greg Kinnear, and Junior, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger are just a few of John’s film credits. He was a series regular on the hit series Parker Lewis Can't Lose, and starred as the car-jack victim in the final episode of Seinfeld. John was also seen in the summer of 2004 as the lovable Mr. Bumpo in Artisan Entertainment’s The Punisher, starring Thomas Jane and John Travolta [5].

John was named Stand-Up Comedian of the Year by the American Comedy Awards in 1999 and has received a Gemini Award nomination for his superb televised performance at the Montreal Comedy Festival in 2000 [6].

As of June 2005, John has a role in the musical Hairspray in the part of Edna Turnblad [7].

Discography

• Show Me The Buffet (1998)
• I Say Nay Nay (2005)
• I'm Starvin' (2007)

Filmography

• The Punisher (2004) - as Bumpo
• Piece a' Cake (2003) - as Sammy
• Do It for Uncle Manny (2002) - as Sammy Levine
• Duets (2000) - as Finale Singer
• My 5 Wives (2000) - as Stewart
• Simon Sez (1999) - as Micro
• Dear God (1996) - as Junior
• Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
• Junior (1994) - as Clerk
• Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994) - as Trevor Gulf
• Reckless Kelly (1993) - as Sam Delance
• Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992) - as Trevor Gulf

See also

• List of stand-up comedians

External links

• Official website

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify the biographical information on this page under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.