Born as Pasquale Caputo on the 21th July 1929, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, as Pat Cooper he is an actor and comedian, best known to the world for performing in top nightclubs, including Latin Casino, 500 Club, Atlantic City, and others. Furthermore, he has been the guest of numerous talk shows, including, “The Ed Sullivan Show” (1966-1970) “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” (1970-1972), and “Howard Stern” (1994-1997), among others. His career has been active since the 1950s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Pat Cooper is, as of late-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Pat’s net worth is as high as $3 million, earned through his actor and comedian career.
Pat Cooper Net Worth $3 Million
Pat Cooper was a son of Michael Caputo, and Louise Gargiulo in Brooklyn; his father is of Italian ancestry, and Pat later often mentioned his Italian roots in his comedy routine.
Pat`s career began in the 1950s, performing in comedy clubs in New York, until being discovered in the early 1960 on “The Jackie Gleason Show” (1963). He then began performing in more popular clubs, and eventually reaching top notch clubs, which only increased his net worth by a large margin. He continued to appear on television as a comedian, performing in talk shows such as “The Merv Griffin Show” (1967-1974), “The Ed Sullivan Show” (1966-1970), “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” (1970-1972), “Howard Stern” (1994-1997), “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” (1996-1997), and most recently “Hey Moe, Hey Dad!” (2015).
Pat also released two comedy albums “Our Hero” (1965), and “Spaghetti Sauce and Other Delights” (1966), which sales also contributed to his net worth.
To speak further of his accomplishments, Pat and singer Jimmy Roselli started a comedy duo, and performed at Broadway`s Palace Theatre, New York in 1969. Also, Pat has been a frequent part of the celebrity roasts at the New York Friars Club.
Cooper also launched a successful career as an actor, after appearing on “Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine” (1963-1965), several years later he appeared in an episode of the TV series “Vega$” (1980). In 1981 he made his film debut in “Uncle Sam”, and the same year featured in the film “Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase”. His next big role was in the film “Analyze This” in 1999 as Salvatore Masiello, a role he repeated in the sequel “Analyze That” (2002). In 2001 he had the role of Milt Epstein in “Ankle Bracelet”, and in 2003 he portrayed John Bruno in “This Thing Of Ours”, among other appearances, all of which certainly increased his net worth.
Regarding his personal life, Pat has been married twice; his first wife was Dolores Nola DePaci, with whom he had two children, while his second marriage was to Patti Prince – couple married in 1964 and Patti died in 2005; they had adopted a daughter.
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