‘The Center’, ‘Seinfeld’ Actor Was 60
Pat Finn, a prolific TV character actor and comic finest recognized for his recurring position as pleasant neighbor Invoice Norwood on ABC’s The Center, died Monday, December 22, following a three-year battle with most cancers. He was 60.
His dying was introduced by his household. A rep for Finn stated in an announcement to The New York Put up, “It’s with profound unhappiness and grief that the Finn household declares the passing of beloved comedic actor, Pat Finn. In 2022, Pat battled bladder most cancers, went into remission, however the most cancers returned and metastasized. He was a warrior in each sense of the phrase.”
Born in Evanston, Illinois, on July 31, 1965, Finn joined Chicago’s Second Metropolis and iO comedy troupes after graduating from Marquette College (the place he turned mates with future Saturday Evening Dwell star Chris Farley) in 1987. His TV breakthrough got here within the mid-Nineteen Nineties, when he landed recurring roles on The George Wendt Present and Murphy Brown. In 1998 he performed the party-throwing character Joe Mayo within the memorable “The Reverse Peephole” episode of Seinfeld.
Different TV roles included appearances on That ’70s Present, The King of Queens, two episodes of Mates (he performed Dr. Roger), and several other episodes of Third Rock From The Solar. He performed the character Jim Frost on eight episodes in 2001 and 2002 of the comedy-drama Ed, and made episodic appearances on Yes, Expensive, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Bernie Mac Present, Wizards of Waverly Place, 2 Broke Women and The Goldbergs, amongst others.
From 2011 to 2018 Finn performed nice-guy Invoice Norwood on 23 episodes of The Center, neighbor to the sitcom’s principal characters the Hecks and good buddy of Neil Flynn’s Mike Heck. In 2012 and 2013, he performed Bob Forman on 18 episodes of the Nickelodeon sitcom Marvin Marvin.
On the massive display screen, Finn appeared within the 2000 comedy Dude, The place’s My Automotive, I Love You, Beth Cooper, and It’s Difficult starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, and Alec Baldwin.
Finn is survived by spouse Donna, and their youngsters, Cassidy, Caitlin and Ryan, his dad and mom and different household. Within the months previous to the actor’s dying, Finn’s mates launched a GoFundMe web page on behalf of the household to assist defray medical prices. Thus far the web page has raised greater than $118,000 in donations.
In a submit on X, Finn’s mates and fellow comedians Brian Stack and Jeff Dye shared tributes. “Top-of-the-line dudes I knew with a PERFECT humorousness,” wrote Dye.
