Pat Cooper (born July 31, 1929) is an American actor and comedian. Cooper is primarily known for his stand-up routines, where he often makes reference to his Italian heritage from Mola di Bari, Italy. He was also a frequent guest on many radio shows in the 1980s, and more recently, Imus in the Morning, The Howard Stern Show and Opie and Anthony.
Pat Cooper was born Pasquale Caputo in Brooklyn, New York. He was a twice-over high school dropout (Ma...
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Pat Cooper (born July 31, 1929) is an American actor and comedian. Cooper is primarily known for his stand-up routines, where he often makes reference to his Italian heritage from Mola di Bari, Italy. He was also a frequent guest on many radio shows in the 1980s, and more recently, Imus in the Morning, The Howard Stern Show and Opie and Anthony.
Pat Cooper was born Pasquale Caputo in Brooklyn, New York. He was a twice-over high school dropout (Manual Training High School, Brooklyn). For twelve years he was a sixth generation brick layer, and also had an extremely short career as a furrier in Manhattan's Garment District. But his weekends were spent being the funny guy at neighborhood block parties or local clubs' charity events. Soon though, he was paying his dues playing comedy clubs.
Pat's big break came in 1963 via TV's Jackie Gleason Show. From there on it was the big time, playing the top nightclubs such as the 500 Club, Latin Casino, Palumbo's, Atlantic City and Las Vegas Hotels...
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