Lived to 98.
Posted on 04/07/2014 5:11:19 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
John Pinette, the chubby stand-up comedian who portrayed a hapless carjacking victim in the final episode of "Seinfeld," has died. He was 50.
Pinette died of natural causes Saturday at a hotel in Pittsburgh, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office said Sunday evening. Pinette's agent confirmed his death.
The portly Pinette was a self-deprecating presence on stage, frequently discussing his weight on stand-up specials "Show Me the Buffett," "I'm Starvin'!" and "Still Hungry."
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Although past addiction problems “took a toll on his body,” Pinette was “clean and sober” at the end, his longtime manager Larry Schapiro said Monday.
Pinette, who once weighed 450 pounds, slimmed to 250 pounds in the past two years. His dramatic weight loss was the subject of a new comedy set he was developing that he titled “They Call Me Slim,” Schapiro said.
Fatty Arbuckle died at 46.
Lived to 98.
At the waterpark...
“So I’m in flipflops and my speedo...(audience laughter)
Don’t visualize that!!! It’s burn your corneas and give you nightmares!”
Funny guy. RIP, John.
I loved John Pinette. He was so funny. “Did you try the bread?”
Funny guy. Natural causes—at 50?
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