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| Pat Cooper | |
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| Born | Pasquale Caputo (1929-07-31) July 31, 1929 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Role player, comedian |
| Years agile | 1953–2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Dolores Nola DePaci (m. 1952–?; divorced) Patti Prince (m. 1964; died 2005) |
| Children | 3 (2 biological children: Michael & Louise Caputo) & (one adopted daughter, Patti Jo Cooper) |
Pat Cooper (born Pasquale Caputo;[ane] July 31, 1929) is an American player and comedian.
Life and career [edit]
His begetter Michael Caputo was a mason[one] from Mola di Bari, Italian republic and his mother, Louise Gargiulo was born in Brooklyn, New York, where Cooper was also built-in and raised. Cooper oftentimes makes reference to his Italian heritage in his stand up upwardly comedy routines.[two]
Cooper started performing in the 1950s, originally for primarily Italian-American audiences.[ii] His large break came in 1963 on The Jackie Gleason Show. Afterwards, he played top nightclubs such every bit the Copacabana (nightclub), 500 Social club, Latin Casino, Palumbo's, Atlantic City and Las Vegas Hotels and casinos. Cooper appeared on the same shows as Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Sergio Franchi, Sammy Davis Jr., Connie Francis, Bobby Vinton, Bobby Darin, Tony Martin, Liza Minnelli and many others.
On May ii, 1969, Cooper and vocalizer Jimmy Roselli premiered in their two-man show at Broadway'southward Palace Theatre in New York. He has performed at many celebrity roasts at the New York Friars Gild[1] which he likewise played in an episode of Seinfeld titled "The Friar's Order" and was also a frequent guest on many radio shows, about notably The Howard Stern Testify, Imus in the Morning and Opie and Anthony.
Billboard gave his anthology Our Hero (1965) a special merit review and said that it "does for the Italian-American community what Jackie Mason did for the Jewish-American community" [iii] The following year it stated that his Spaghetti Sauce and Other Delights (1966), an album which consists of i side of spoken comedy and one side of parody songs, was stronger than Our Hero.[4]
Cooper had a legendary appearance on the Tom Snyder "Tomorrow - Coast To Coast" Evidence on March vi, 1981, in which he decried "headliners" in the club circuit who often worked with comics every bit their 2nd act.
Cooper played fictional mobster Salvatore Masiello in the flick Analyze This [1] and in the sequel Clarify That, besides as playing lawyer, John Bruno in the 2003 moving picture This Affair of Ours. He has also guest-starred on television series such as Vega$ (episode: "Deadly Blessings"), Charlie's Angels (episode: "Stuntwomen Angels"), Information technology's a Living (episodes: "Yous're Not Old, You're Fired" and "Horsing Around") and L.A. Law (episode: "Foreign Co-respondent").
He was an occasional contributor to Colin Quinn'due south belatedly-dark prove on Comedy Fundamental, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. In 2005, he released a DVD called You're Always Yelling [5] and in 2010, he co-authored with Steve Garrin and Rich Herschlag his autobiography called How Dare You Say How Dare Me!.[ane]
Personal life [edit]
Pat Cooper has been married three times. He has two biological children (Michael and Louise Caputo) from his outset union to Dolores Nola and i adopted daughter (Patti Jo Cooper) from his second wedlock to vocalist Patti Prince.[1] Pat Cooper has five grandchildren: two grandsons and three granddaughters. In 2018, he married his third wife, Emily Conner, whom he met at the New York Friars Club in 2010. She was a theater producer and the girl of Diane Decker, 1 of the original members of The Serendipity Singers. Pat Cooper is retired and is now living in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has publicly feuded with his children on his radio appearances and is estranged from all members of his adopted and biological families.[1]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Uncle Scam | Agency Chief | |
| 1982 | Fighting Back | Harry Janelli | |
| 1997 | Silent Prew | Bartender | |
| 1998 | Code of Ethics | Mr. DeAngelo | |
| 1999 | Analyze This | Salvatore Masiello | |
| 2000 | The Boys Behind the Desk | ||
| 2001 | Talocrural joint Bracelet | Milt Epstein | |
| 2002 | Analyze That | Salvatore Masiello | |
| 2003 | This Affair of Ours | John Bruno |
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f chiliad COREY KILGANNON (September 28, 2010). "Playing the Alliterative Ponies With a Funny Fellow". New York Times . Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ a b LaGumina, Salvatore J.; Cavaioli, Frank J.; Primeggia, Salvatore; Joseph A. Varacalli (1999-10-01). Italian American Feel: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 263–. ISBN9781135583323 . Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Comedy Special Merit Review - Our Hero". Billboard. Nielsen Concern Media, Inc. 1965-09-04. pp. 32–. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Comedy Spotlight: Review-Spaghetti Sauce and Other Delights". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1966-12-17. pp. 1–. Retrieved xvi July 2014.
- ^ ED KAZ (Jul 29, 2005). "Will the real Pat Cooper please stand up?". The Asbury Park Press NJ . Retrieved sixteen July 2014.
External links [edit]
- Pat Cooper's Autobiography
- Dear Pat Cooper: What happened to my male parent Pasquale Caputo
- Kliph Nesteroff interviews Pat Cooper, February sixteen, 2011 - Part One
- Kliph Nesteroff interviews Pat Cooper, Feb sixteen, 2011 - Part Two
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Cooper