{"id":33186,"date":"2014-04-06T20:56:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T00:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=33186"},"modified":"2014-04-06T20:56:01","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T00:56:01","slug":"john-pinette-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/06\/john-pinette-50\/","title":{"rendered":"John Pinette, 50"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JohnPinette2\"<\/a>Veteran comedian John Pinette was found dead in his Pittsburgh hotel Saturday from what appears to be a pulmonary embolism<\/a>. The comedian was also suffering from liver and heart disease. He was 50.<\/p>\n

Pinette burst on the scene in the 1980s, where a series of successful Tonight Show <\/strong>appearances led him to the high-profile job of opening for Frank Sinatra. This lead him to a number of television appearances and film roles.<\/p>\n

The funnyman most notable roles included Junior<\/strong>, Dear God, <\/strong>and Duets. <\/strong>Comic book movie fans will recognize Pinette as the man who bought Mr. Bumpo to life in 2004’s Punisher<\/strong>. And he would often work films into his comedy routines. One of the funniest bits of his that I remember to this very day was one centered on Herv\u00e9 Villechaize playing Batman.
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The heavyset comedian was found dead in his Pittsburgh hotel room.<\/div>\n

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