Michael Cooper, Louise Caputo Cooper, and Patti Jo Cooper are the surviving children of the famous actor, Pat Cooper. Michael and Louise Caputo were born to Dolores Nola, Pat Cooper’s first wife, whereas, Patti Jo was adopted during the actor’s marriage to his second wife Patti Prince.
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According to sources, they also have five children – two sons and three daughters- to whom Pat Cooper served gravely as a loving grandfather.
Born on July 31, 1929, Pat Cooper started his career in the 1950s, performing for primarily Italian-American audiences. He got his breakthrough in 1963 when he appeared on The Jackie Gleason Show.
He went on to play at several popular nightclubs like Copacabana, 500 Club, Latin Casino, Palumbo’s, Atlantic City, Las Vegas Hotels, and Casinos, and more.
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Cooper also performed alongside many great acts on numerous shows. Some of them include Jimmy Durante, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Sergio Franchi, Connie Francis, Bobby Vinton, Tony Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and more.
He collaborated with famous singer Jimmy Roselli to premier their two-man show at Broadway’s Palace theatre in New York City, on May 2, 1969. Cooper also performed at a lot of celebrity roasts at the New York Friars Club, which he also played in an episode of Seinfeld dubbed The Friar’s Club.
Cooper also frequent several shows on both radio and tv, such as The Howard Stern Show, Imus in the Morning, Opie and Anthony, and more. When he released his album Our Hero in 1965, Billboard gave him a special merit review. He released another album titled Spaghetti Sauce and Other Delights in 1966.
He gathered a few film and tv show credits before he passed away. Some of them include Analyze This, Analyze That, This Thing of Ours, Vega$, Charlie’s Angel, It’s a Living, L. A. Law, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, You’re Always Yelling, and more.
Cooper died at his Las Vegas home on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at age 93.
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