Standup comic John Pinette dead at 50

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 4/7/14 at 4:37pm

This makes me very sad. RIP John

(CNN) -- Comedian John Pinette was found dead in a Pittsburgh hotel room Saturday, the Allegheny County medical examiner's office said Monday.

Pinette, 50, died of natural causes stemming from "a medical history he was being treated for," the medical examiner's spokesman said. An autopsy will not be done since his personal doctor signed the death certificate.

Pinette toured the comedy club circuit for more than two decades, but he may be best known for his role in the series finale of "Seinfeld" in 1998. His character, Howie, was a carjacking victim in the last episode.

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.

His manager shared his opening line: "You know how they say in every fat person there's a skinny person waiting to come out? Well, mine came out, and mine was fat."

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/07/showbiz/john-pinette-dead/

[Corine2]

Posted: 4/7/14 at 4:42pm

He was such a big talent. Way too young. ;-(

[Corine2]

Posted: 4/7/14 at 4:42pm

He was such a big talent. Way too young. ;-(

[carolineorchange21]

Posted: 4/7/14 at 7:18pm

Goddammit. I saw him perform many, many times. He was the consummate master of timing and drawing out a laugh, both in character and as himself doing standup. He will be much missed.