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Lou Cutell
Cutell as Dr. Howard Cooperman in the 1995 Seinfeld episode The Fusilli Jerry
Born	(1930-10-06)October 6, 1930 New York City, U.S.
Died	November 21, 2021(2021-11-21) (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1961–2021

Lou Cutell (October 6, 1930 – November 21, 2021) was an American actor, who was perhaps best known for his appearance as Amazing Larry in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and as Dr. Howard Cooperman in the 1995 Seinfeld episode "The Fusilli Jerry".

Life and career

Cutell was born in New York City to Sicilian parents. He moved with his family to Los Angeles, California, where he received a bachelor's degree at the University of California.

Cutell began his acting career in 1961, appearing in the Broadway play The Young Abe Lincoln in the role of William Berry

Cutell made his television debut in 1964, guest-starring in The Dick Van Dyke Show.

From the 1970s to the 1990s Cutell appeared and guest-starred in numerous films and television programs including Seinfeld, The Love Boat, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Alice, The Bob Newhart Show, Rhinoceros, The World's Greatest Lover, The Wild Wild West, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (and its spin-off Lou Grant), Barney Miller, The Black Marble, The Odd Couple II, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, My Mom's a Werewolf and Bridget Loves Bernie.

In the 1990s Cutell scripted and appeared in the Broadway play The Sicilan Bachelor. In 2010, Cutell starred in the Broadway play Viagara Falls, which he co-wrote with Joao Machado.

Cutell also continued appearing in film and television. He played a recurring role in Betty White's Off Their Rockers and guest-starred in other television programs. His final role was in the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, in 2015.

Death

Cutell died on November 21, 2021, at the age of 91.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. ^ Leszczak, Bob (August 6, 2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. McFarland. pp. 39–42. ISBN 978-0786477906 – via Google Books.
2. ^ Roe, Michelle (July 8, 2014). "Lou Cutell Held Off Writing Until Late in Comedic Career". Palm Springs Life Magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
3. Pedersen, Erik (November 23, 2021). "Lou Cutell Dies: 'Seinfeld' Character Actor Who Had 50-Year Career Was 91". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
4. "Lou Cutell, 'Seinfeld's' Assman and Pee-wee's Amazing Larry, Dies at 91". Extra. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
5. Waldron, Vince (2001). The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book: The Definitive History and Ultimate Viewer's Guide to Television's Most Enduring Comedy. Applause. p. 353. ISBN 9781557834539 – via Google Books.
6. ^ "Lou Cutell Filmography". Fandango. Archived from the original on July 30, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
7. Foley, Kathleen (November 25, 1999). "Married to the Idea of Bachelorhood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
8. Manus, Willard (November 16, 1999). "Sicilian Bachelor Opens at American Renegade Theatre Nov. 20". Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
9. Genzlinger, Neil (July 26, 2010). "Two Guys Trying Their Best to Grow Old Disgracefully". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
10. Cutell, Lou (July 13, 2010). "Lou Cutell on Bringing Septuagenarian Sex Off-Broadway in Viagara Falls". Broadway Buzz. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
11. "VIAGARA FALLS Opens at Little Shubert Theatre, 7/21". BroadwayWorld. July 21, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
12. Matthews, David (November 23, 2021). "'Seinfeld' actor Lou Cutell dies at 91". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
13. Moore, Sam (November 23, 2021). "Lou Cutell: Grey's Anatomy and Seinfeld star dies aged 91". The Independent. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
14. Barnes, Mike (November 23, 2021). "Lou Cutell, Actor in 'Seinfeld' and 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure,' Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 24, 2021.

External links

• Lou Cutell at IMDb
• Lou Cutell at the TCM Movie Database
• Lou Cutell at the Internet Broadway Database
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

• 1930 births
• 2021 deaths
• Male actors from New York City
• American male film actors
• American male stage actors
• American male television actors
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• American theatre people
• American people of Italian descent
• University of California, Los Angeles alumni