Comedian Patrice ONeal was born in New York but moved to Boston when he was just one year old He was educated at West Roxbury High School and went on to attend Northeastern University both in Boston After this various jobs followed including a sausage cart vendor at a train station flower seller and popcorn seller at the Boston Garden Arena In October 1992 ONeal attended an open mic comedy night He heckled one of the comedians who challenged ONeal to perform himself at the next open mic night He did just that and so began his comedy career Over the next 6 years ONeal became a fixture on the Boston comedy circuit He then relocated to New York becoming a regular at Manhattans Comedy Cellar After this ONeal moved to Los Angeles and radio television and film projects followed ONeal appeared in various shows both in acting roles and as himself In 2005 he taped his own episode of One Night Stand 2005 and in 2011 he had his own Comedy Central special Patrice ONeal Elephant in the Room As well as onscreen projects ONeal worked on radio and continued as a standup in clubs and theaters ONeals final screen appearance was in September 2011 when he took part in the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen 2011 TV On November 29th 2011 Patrice ONeal who suffered from diabetes passed away following complications from a stroke He was 41
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