Pat Cooper

Pat Cooper (born Pasquale Vito Caputo; July 31, 1929 – June 6, 2023) was an American actor and comedian whose career began in the 1950s. He experienced a late career resurgence from appearances on The Howard Stern Show, Imus in the Morning, and Opie and Anthony. He also played Masiello in the film Analyze This and its sequel Analyze That (2002). Known for his short temper, he was nicknamed the "Comedian of Outrage".

Life and career Pat Cooper was born Pasquale Vito Caputo on July 31, 1929, in Coney Island, Brooklyn and grew up in the nearby neighborhoods of Midwood and Red Hook.

He was drafted into the Army in 1952 and was stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was discharged with hammer toe, the result of wearing shoes that were too small as a child.

Cooper started performing in the 1950s. His big break came in 1963 on The Jackie Gleason Show.

In the early 1960s he Americanized his name to Pat Cooper. In 1966, he was pictured sitting on a chair covered in spaghetti and pasta sauce for Spaghetti Sauce and Other Delights (a parody of the Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass album, Whipped Cream & Other Delights, in which a woman is sitting on a chair covered in whipped cream), an album that consists of one side of spoken comedy and one side of parody songs; Billboard described it as stronger than Our Hero.

In May 1969, Cooper and singer Jimmy Roselli premiered in their two-man show at Broadway's Palace theater in New York City. During the 1970s, Cooper was a frequent guest on The Mike Douglas Show and also appeared on The Merv Griffin Show and The Dean Martin Show.

Cooper was an occasional contributor to Colin Quinn's late-night show on Comedy Central, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. In 2005, he released a DVD called You're Always Yelling and in 2010, he wrote his autobiography entitled How Dare You Say How Dare Me! US CB 1965 Our Hero...

1966 Spaghetti Sauce & Other Delights

1967 You Don't Have To Be Italian To Like Pat Cooper

1969 More Saucy Stories

1981 The Best of Pat Cooper

Singles The More Your Make The More Your Spend (1965) Pepperoni Kid (1966) You Don't Have To Be Italian / Conchetta (1967) More Saucy Stories (1968) Its The Italian In Me (1970)