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John Pinette (born March 23, 1964)* 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. He is famous for coining the phrase You go now! You be here four hour!, supposedly said by an angry Chinese buffet restaurant owner. 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 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. [http://www.johnpinette.com
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. *
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 *.
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 *.
As of June 2005, John has a role in the musical Hairspray in the part of Edna Turnblad *.
Discography
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
- Secrets of the Hart (1995)
- Junior (1994) - as Clerk
- Nerds in Love (1994) - as Trevor Gulf
- Reckless Kelly (1993) - as Sam Delance
- The Next Generation (1992) - as Trevor Gulf
Quotes
- "I wasn't gonna ski... They gave me tequila... I don't drink tequila anymore... 'Cause it makes me ski!"
- "I put enough MSG kill an elephant! He still keep going! You Can't Stop Him! You go now! You be here four hour!"
- "I say nay, nay."
- "Grab and move, grab and move, grab and move!"
- "I'd kick in the door and yell, 'I'm starving! May I have your attention please! I'm here with 300 friends from Weight Watchers... We're going off the wagon tonight... We've been eating salads for a month, and we're ready to snap!'"
- (speaking to a bellhop in the south of France after being told he didn't understand what he was saying) "You know what I'm saying, you little bastard! You're watching CNN in English... Where's breakfast?"
- "People staring at the menu in McDonalds... It's McDonadls! It's the same stuff since you were six years old! Come on, ask me anything, right to left, left to right, what do you want to know... Get out of the line!"
See also
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1964 births | Living people | American actors | American comedians | American television actors | Revenge of the Nerds actors
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