Kevin Meaney, veteran stand-up comic, dies at 60

Kevin Meaney, a veteran stand-up comedian and actor has died. He was 60. Meaney's agent confirmed that he was found in his home in Forestburgh, NY, and that an autopsy is currently pending.

Judd Apatow and Michael McKean were among the comics who paid tribute to Meaney on social media following the news.

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"Kevin Meaney was as funny as they get and the nicest man," Apatow tweeted. "He could make you lose your mind laughing."

Meaney was a stand-up comedian for more than 25 years, with his first HBO special airing in 1986, according to his website. Since then, he has appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Late Show with David Letterman, Oprah and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

He appeared on the 1990 sitcom Uncle Buck as well as the Tom Hanks film Big.

Read some of his fellow comedians' posts below.