John Pinette Dead: 'Seinfeld' Actor Dies At 50

[OmahaBlueDog]

Source: HuffPo

John Pinette was found dead on April 6. The comedian was discovered in his Pittsburgh hotel room around 2:30 p.m., according to the Allegheny County medical examiner's office.

TMZ reports that Pinette was suffering from liver and heart disease. Though no autopsy has been performed, his manager, Larry Schapiro, told the Hollywood Reporter that Pinette died from a pulmonary embolism.

In August of 2013, Pinette cancelled a standup routine and checked into rehab for prescription pill addiction. He was currently on tour from April to June, with set dates scheduled through the U.S. and Canada.

Pinette's resume includes films such as "The Punisher" (2004) and "The Last Godfather" (2010). He is best known for his 1998 role in "Seinfeld," as the man who was mugged in the final episode of the show.



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Damn

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. RIP

and maybe for a while we should all refrain from posting his catch phrase.

[wyldwolf]

2. He did one of my all time favorite stand up routines

[VanillaRhapsody]

5. Agreed...I think it IS my favorite....I never ever forgot that routine

years later I remembered parts of it...even having not seen that in many years...

Thanks for the reminder....and RIP John...thanks for the laughs!

[Thor_MN]

6. Sigh. John, you go home now.

Funny man. RIP.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

7. omg, that was great!

didn't know about him before.

now I'm sad he's gone.

[Omaha Steve]

3. He plays all the time on Sirius/XM comedy channels

His part in the "The Punisher" was well done too.

K&R!

[They_Live]

4. Aw, that's too bad.

I liked him. Too Young.