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| Birth name | John Paul Pinette |
| Born | March 23, 1964 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 2014 (aged 50) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Genres | Observational comedy |
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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 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 in his stand-up routines; for example "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, "Will You Be There" from Free Willy, and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina".