Kevin Meaney, comedian who starred in TV’s ‘Uncle Buck,’ dies

Kevin Meaney, comedian who starred in TV’s ‘Uncle Buck,’ dies

FORESTBURGH, N.Y. — Kevin Meaney, a comic’s comic who worked the standup circuit, was a staple on late-night TV and starred in the short-lived 1990s CBS series “Uncle Buck,” has died at age 60, his agent said Saturday.

The father and native New Yorker had a small role as an executive in the 1988 film comedy “Big,” starring Tom Hanks, and helmed the CBS version of “Uncle Buck,” which ran just one season, from 1990 to 1991.

Condolences poured in via social media from Mr. Meaney’s fellow comedians, including this on Twitter from Kevin Nealon, who referenced one of Mr. Meaney’s favorite topics, his judgmental, high-strung parents:

Mr. Meaney was also known for his raucous “I Don’t Care” song in standup routines that had him dancing and waving around one arm: I don’t care.