Pat Cooper was a bombastic, boundless comic who became the friend and contemporary of legends.

The stand-up performer out of Brooklyn who launched his Las Vegas career some 60 years ago died peacefully at his Las Vegas home Tuesday night, his wife, Emily Conner, announced Wednesday morning. Cooper was 93.

“He did his best and always strove for perfection,” Emily said. “But whether he obtained it was immaterial. As long as he remained loyal to himself, his personal character, convictions and dreams, he was satisfied.”

Cooper’s high-volume, rapid-fire delivery often seemed as angry as funny. He once described that characteristic as “lovable anger.”