15 Facts About Pat Cooper

Pat Cooper was known for his presence in the comedy scene starting in the 1950s and remaining relevant and working thereafter.

Pat Cooper played Masiello in the film Analyze This and its sequel Analyze That.

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.

Pat Cooper's father Michele Caputo was a bricklayer from Mola di Bari, Italy and his mother, Louise Gargiulo, was born in Brooklyn.

Pat Cooper was drafted into the Army in 1952 and was stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina but was discharged because of hammer toes caused by his mother making him wear shoes that were too small when he was a child.

Pat Cooper made an appearance on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow Coast To Coast show on March 6,1981, in which he decried "headliners" in the club circuit who often worked with comics as their second act.

Pat Cooper performed at many celebrity roasts at the New York Friars Club; he was in an episode of Seinfeld titled "The Friar's Club".

Pat Cooper was a frequent guest on many radio shows, most notably The Howard Stern Show.

Pat Cooper played fictional mobster Salvatore Masiello in the film Analyze This and in the sequel Analyze That; he played lawyer John Bruno in the 2003 film This Thing of Ours.

Pat Cooper was an occasional contributor to Colin Quinn's late-night show on Comedy Central, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.

Pat Cooper has two biological children from his first marriage to Dolores Nola and one adopted daughter from his second marriage to singer Patti Prince.

Pat Cooper is a producer and the daughter of Diane Decker, one of the original Serendipity Singers.

Pat Cooper lived in New York then moved back to Las Vegas, Nevada, after retiring.

Pat Cooper publicly feuded with his children on his radio appearances and was estranged from all members of his biological and adopted families.

Pat Cooper died at his Las Vegas home on June 6,2023, at the age of 93.