The stand-up performer out of Brooklyn who launched his Las Vegas career some 60 years ago died peacefully at his Las Vegas home Tuesday night, his wife said.
Pat Cooper, stand-up comedian and actor, has died at 93. Cooper died on Tuesday night at his home in Las Vegas. The death was announced in a statement by his wife, Emily Conner.
LAS VEGAS — Pat Cooper was a bombastic, boundless comic who became the friend and contemporary of legends. The stand-up performer out of Brooklyn who launched his Las Vegas career some 60 years ago died peacefully at his Las Vegas home Tuesday night, his wife, Emily Conner, announced Wednesday morning.
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