American comedian comedian John Pinette found dead in Pittsburgh hotel - BBC

American comedian and actor John Pinette has been found dead in a hotel room in Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, reports say. Aged 50, he died of natural causes, the local medical examiner's office told Associated Press.

A veteran of the international comedy circuit, he was also famous for his role in the final episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. He had just started a tour across venues in the US and Canada.

Pinette died at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel in Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon, US media report. A spokesperson for the medical examiner's office said the entertainer had been suffering from liver and heart disease. His manager told the Hollywood Reporter he had suffered a pulmonary embolism. The award-winning comedian was born in Boston in the state of Massachusetts in 1964 and was given his break when he was asked to tour with Frank Sinatra.