Pat Cooper
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| Born | Pasquale Caputo July 31, 1929 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Occupation | stand-up comedian, actor |
| Years active | 1950's - present |
Pat Cooper (born Pasquale Caputo on July 31, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American 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, in particular, The Howard Stern Show.
Pat Cooper 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 Supper Clubs, Hotels, and Casinos. It meant appearing on the same show as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Connie Francis, and many others.
During the 1960's Cooper recorded albums for United Artists Records including: "Our Hero" - "Spaghetti Sauce and Other Delights" - "You Don't Have to be Italian To Like Pat Cooper" - "An Italian Wedding" - "More Saucy Stories".
On May 2, 1969, Cooper and singer Jimmy Roselli premiered in their two man show at Broadway's Palace Theatre, New York.
On August 8, 1989, Cooper made an appearance on Stern’s show, which resulted with an over-the-phone and on-air altercation between him, his daughter, his son (to whom he hadn’t spoken in over five years) and his mother. Joe Walsh of The Eagles was also in studio during the altercation.
Cooper appears in the episode “The Friars Club” of the TV series Seinfeld; he initially supports Jerry’s membership in the Friars Club but becomes upset when Jerry mistakenly walks out with a jacket belonging to the club.
Cooper is a widower.
He was an occasional contributor to Colin Quinn’s late-night TV show on Comedy Central, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.
Cooper commented on the subject of comedy and comedians in the 2004 TV series Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time and in the 2005 film The Aristocrats.
Pat Cooper made a guest appearance on the Opie and Anthony Show on XM Satellite Radio on April 27, 2006, October 17, 2007, and April 24, 2008.
Cooper appeared in the films Analyze This and Analyze That.
On October 4, 2006, Cooper made his first appearance on The Howard Stern Show since Stern’s move to Sirius Satellite Radio. He appeared again on October 11, 2007.
In the Summer of 2007, Cooper was a featured interview on the HBO special—Brooklyn Dodgers...Ghosts of Flatbush.
Cooper appeared in the series 100 Greatest Comics of All Time.
