Seinfeld and Analyze This star dies at age 93
Comedian and actor Pat Cooper has passed away peacefully in his Las Vegas home at 93 years of age.
Cooper was known for his regular appearances on The Howard Stern Show, and his role in the film Analyze This alongside Robert De Niro, as well as its sequel Analyze That.
His producer, Steve Garrin confirmed the news of the star’s death to Fox News Digital.
"There was nobody like Pat Cooper, who burned every bridge that he went over. I put out a lot of the fires!" he joked.
“He was one man who was honest. You could depend on him. You could trust him. If he gave you his word and said he was going to do something, he did it. And he helped so many people,” Garrin added.
The Brooklyn-born comic also made a brief appearance in a Seinfeld episode titled The Friar's Club, where he played himself, after his reputation as the roast-master at the Friar's Club - where comedians throw their best jokes at each other - garnered the attention of Larry David.
“I was sitting at his table in his kitchen and the phone rings, and it’s Larry David,” Garrin recalled the moment Cooper was asked to appear on the show.
"He picks up the phone, and he hangs it up. I go, ‘What was that?’ He says, ‘Some nut.’ The phone rings again, and he picks it up, and he hangs it up.
“I said, ‘What’s going on with you?’ and he goes, ‘Some guy says he’s Larry David,’ and I said, ‘Well, maybe if he calls again, see if it is,’” Garrin added.
A few comedians have paid tribute to the star.
“Rest in Peace Pat Cooper. No one ever had the fire for as long as you did. An absolute force of nature and one of the greatest comedians I’ve ever seen,” wrote American comedian, Bill Burr, on Twitter.
“RIP Pat Cooper. I was lucky enough to interact with him on the radio, as well as Tough Crowd. We lived in the same neighbourhood and he always took the time to stop and talk for a few minutes in front of his apt,” tweeted American comedian Jim Norton.
“His energy was limitless. Pat was an unstoppable, hilarious force,” he added.
Cooper is survived by his wife, Emily Conner, two daughters and a son.
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