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My Take
John Pinette leaves me genuinely moved. A Boston-born stand-up who spent the 1980s onward winning crowds with warm, food-loving, wonderfully relatable material, he had the rare gift of making strangers feel like old friends. That he also reached Broadway speaks to a range beyond the club circuit. Losing him in 2014 at just fifty felt far too soon. What stays with me is the simple dignity of his craft: filling rooms with laughter as a kind of generosity. I think comedians like him are undervalued, and I hold his memory with real affection and respect.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Pinette
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ピネット
- Reading
- じょん・ぴねっと
- Born
- March 23, 1964 – April 5, 2014
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- comedian / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Malden Catholic High School
- University
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.johnpinette.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Pinette
Frequently asked questions
When was John Pinette born?
March 23, 1964 – April 5, 2014.
Where is John Pinette from?
John Pinette is from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
What does John Pinette do?
John Pinette works as comedian, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.