Comedian and actor John Mulrooney, 67, died on Dec. 29. The Brooklyn-born Mulrooney started his career as a radio announcer and host, and beginning in the late 1970s was showing up at Comic Strip Live, the Improv, the Laugh Factory, and Dangerfield’s. He guest-hosted several talk shows, and briefly replaced Joan Rivers when she was fired from The Late Show. He also acted in such films and TV shows as Ryder P.I., 1st and Ten, Ellen, Midtown North, The Good Life, Hardball, and Great Balls of Fire! In recent years, he returned to radio; he also became a police officer in 2010. His family posted that “Never one to stop learning or pushing himself, John was also a recreational pilot who loved the freedom and focus of flying—another expression of his curiosity, confidence, and joy for living.”
John Mulrooney’s sizzle reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVujFc_4VFc
