
Died at 64
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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 various impressions, among them 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 a range of regional accents. He occasionally sang in his stand-up routines, working in songs such as "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, "Will You Be There" from Free Willy, and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Pinette, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

John Pinette

Pissino
for Pissino in Pizza Tower (1990s Live Action)
Suggested by talalagirlg46

In the neon-soaked chaos of 90s,Peppino Spaghetti, a down-on-his-luck Italian chef, runs across his fragility pizzeria business, then takes a darker turn when a mysterious corporation known only as Pizzaface Enterprises threatens to demonlish "pizza megaplexes" To save his restaurant, Peppino must infiltrate the sureal Pizza Tower, a colossal,other worldly skyscraper rumored to be part gladiatorial arena.Each floor is themed after bizarre food-inspired realms - motten cheese foundries,susage-stuffed fractories,nightmarish dessert corridors,and more - all corrupted chefs. Though anxious and clumsy in real life, while there's many different types of wacky worlds inside that enormous tower. Peppino unleashes an unpredictable energy, hurling himself through obstacles with manic determination,Along side his mischievous partner,Gustavo (and their trusty rat, Brick), Peppino must battle rival chefs,sureal monsters, and living food abominations in an escalating war of kitchen chaos. It blends slapstick comedy.Practical effects, and over-the-top stunts in the style of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) and Pee-wee's big adventure, but with a gritter undercurrent of 1990s live action. Sometimes it does show where Peppino and friends weren't inside Pizza Tower... Tone: A mix of absurd comedy, campy horror, and action spectacle - think The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!Colliding with Evil Dead || and Poilce Squad, all wrapped in greasy VHS-era charm.