John Pinette

About John Pinette

John Pinette (born March 23, 1964) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He has toured the comedy club circuit since the 1980s and has appeared in cinema and television. His routines primarily revolve around his weight, and his love for the buffet. However, in 2001 John lost an incredible amount of weight. He explains this in his new DVD I Say Nay, Nay, which was released in 2004, as being the result of a long training routine developed by a series of trainers so that he can become more healthy. However, he still maintains his affinity for buffets and has not lost his signature "cherub-like demeanor". Besides straight stand-up, John has done noteworthy impressions of The Chipmunks, Elvis Presley, Gollum from The Lord of the Rings, as well as an Ewok. He is recognized as having an impressive singing voice, as noted by his modified rendition of Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz in one of his stand-up routines.

John was born in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated from Malden Catholic High School in 1982 . He would later go on to a career in accounting, but on the advice of friends, who say he was always a very funny man, he left his job to pursue a new career in comedy.

Shortly after beginning his new career as a stand-up comic, he began touring comedy clubs all across the country, and got his big break when he was asked to tour with Frank Sinatra. Since then, John has also become a regular guest on The Tonight Show and The View.