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Birth Name: John Paul Pinette
Date of Birth: March 23, 1964
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Death: April 5, 2014
Place of Death: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Ethnicity: French/French-Canadian, Irish
John Pinette was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and Broadway performer. His roles included Parker Lewis Can’t Lose , Junior , The Punisher (2004), and the Revenge of the Nerds franchise . He was known for his celebrity impressions.
He was the son of Louise Pitre/Petrie and Robert Pinette.
He had stated:
Pinette is actually a French name. My ancestry is French and Irish, my stomach is Italian. But having a French name in France, they don’t care. Lumiere was not there when I got off.
Pinette is actually a French name. My ancestry is French and Irish, my stomach is Italian. But having a French name in France, they don’t care. Lumiere was not there when I got off.
His maternal grandparents were Acadian, from New Brunswick.