Pat Finn, Beloved TV Actor and Comedian, Dies at 60

[{"selector":"#anim-8ed21725-c5a2-4b6b-9c36-fb2c4d3b5e78 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.661276070021838%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The entertainer’s family confirmed his passing, sparking tributes from fans

[{"selector":"#anim-74943dec-7995-4860-9abc-ba815581731b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-15.403760852018273%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Finn portrayed Bill Norwood on the ABC sitcom from 2010 to 2018

[{"selector":"#anim-36c0da59-39f4-4fb7-88f0-30d8459b33c5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-12.253289244638633%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] He appeared on Friends , Seinfeld , Murphy Brown , Ed , and 3rd Rock from the Sun .

[{"selector":"#anim-9568ae4b-0c8e-44c7-a0a3-f9a6e019053f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-15.65265465883828%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Finn trained at Second City and iO Theater, shaping his comedic style

[{"selector":"#anim-55ef626e-d894-4a43-ae0d-4de4beedb60e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.14913350650427%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Raised in Wilmette, Illinois, Finn graduated from Marquette University

[{"selector":"#anim-5205688c-e7a8-4319-b955-a00db06a6edc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.85791709197047%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] He toured with Second City troupes and later taught improv at major universities.

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[{"selector":"#anim-6e392430-57b3-4a5d-acde-2755cf263f50 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.030226573008118%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Finn served as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado and Marquette

[{"selector":"#anim-d7530d60-7462-4bea-9d80-432acaae13c8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-20.020604213690582%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2022, Finn went into remission before it returned

[{"selector":"#anim-daebe669-8770-4d61-9163-8127c55392ef [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.338144837769626%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] His family honored his strength as cancer later metastasized.

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