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Lou Cutell, a decorated television and film actor with a nearly 60-year career, has died. He was 91.
The officialTwitter account for Pee-wee Herman confirmed the newson Tuesday afternoon, writing, “Lou Cutell, the actor who played The Amazing Larry in “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” passed away on Sunday.”
Later on in the thread, Herman (aka Paul Reubens) shared an anecdote about Cutell from the making ofPee-wee’s Big Adventure, and then wrote, “I was lucky enough to be able to tell him how much he meant to me and that I’d never forget him. It’s obvious and corny to say, but nevertheless true: he was amazing.”
A friend of Cutell’s, Mark Furman, also confirmed his death viaa Facebook announcementon Sunday evening.
“After 91 years, and a great life, my friend Lou Cutell went home,” Furman wrote, alongside pictures with the late actor and other friends.
“A film, theater and character actor. Big Larry inPee Wee’s Big Adventure, A– Man inSeinfeld, Abe inGrey’s AnatomyS12,E4. He took me toLucille Ball’s house in 1986. Rest in peace Lou.”
Neither social media account disclosed a cause of death.
Cutell, born in New York City in 1930, got his start on Broadway in 1961, appearing on stage in the playThe Young Abe Lincoln.
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His first screen credit came three years later when he made his television debut as Vinnie onThe Dick Van Dyke Showin 1964.
One year later, Cutell made his debut on the silver screen, appearing as the bald-headed Dr. Nadir inFrankenstein Meets the Spacemonster.
One of his most notable roles came in 1995, when he played proctologist Dr. Howard “Ass Man” Cooperman in the iconicSeinfeldepisode known as “The Fusilli Jerry”.
Other big-screen credits for Cutell include his memorable turn inPee-wee’s Big Adventurein 1985, as well as one in 1989’sHoney, I Shrunk the Kids.
Cutell’s last appearance was in 2015, when he appeared as Abe onGrey’s Anatomy.
source: people.com
