COMEDIAN JOHN PINETTE DEAD AT 50

John Pinette was an American actor and stand-up comedian. He toured the comedy club circuit beginning in the 1980s and appeared in cinema and on television. Besides stand-up, Pinette did impressions of 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 various ethnic accents. He occasionally sang, for example "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, in stand-up routines.

John Pinette was found dead in his Pittsburgh hotel room, exactly 2:30 in the afternoon. He is suffering from Heart and Liver Problems according to TMZ.