Joe Pantoliano
| Joe Pantoliano | |
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 Pantoliano in February 2009 |
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| Born | Joseph Pantoliano September 12, 1951 Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | Joey Pants |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse(s) | Morgan Kester (1979-1985; divorced; 1 child) Nancy Sheppard (1994-present; 3 children) |
| Website | |
| http://www.joeypants.com | |
Joseph "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951)[1] is an American film and television actor. He played the character of Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, Bob Keane in La Bamba, Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento, Francis Fratelli in The Goonies, Guido "the Killer Pimp" in Risky Business, and Jennifer Tilly's violent mobster boyfriend, Caesar, in Bound. He also played Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro in both The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals. He is often referred to as "Joey Pants", because of the difficulty some people have pronouncing his Italian surname.[2]
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Early life
Pantoliano was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to first-generation Italian American parents Mary (née Centrella), a bookie and seamstress, and Dominic "Monk" Pantoliano, a hearse driver and factory foreman.[1][3][4] He attended HB Studio, but studied extensively with actor John Lehne.
Career
He first grew to fame as "Guido the Killer Pimp" in Risky Business, and continued to rise in 1985 when he appeared as the villainous Francis Fratelli in teen classic The Goonies. He gained fame amongst a new generation as Cypher in the 1999 landmark sci-fi film The Matrix, and won an Emmy as Ralph Cifaretto in HBO's The Sopranos. Pantoliano is also known for his role as Eddie Moscone, the bail bondsman, in the Robert De Niro comedy Midnight Run, as double-crossed mafioso Caesar in Bound, as John "Teddy" Gammell in Memento, and as investigative journalist Ben Urich in Mark Steven Johnson's 2003 Daredevil adaptation. He also played Deputy Marshal Cosmo Renfro in The Fugitive along with Tommy Lee Jones and reprised the role in the sequel U.S. Marshals. He is known for his portrayals of criminals, criminal investigators, detectives, and forensic specialists with a wisecracking touch.
In 2003, Pantoliano replaced Stanley Tucci in the Broadway play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. That same year he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for The Sopranos.
In 2012, Joe Pantoliano stars as the eccentric pawn broker Oswald Oswald in the film adaptation of Wendy Mass’s popular children’s book Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, written and directed by Tamar Halpern.[5]
When not acting, Pantoliano also writes. He's the author of two memoirs: Who’s Sorry Now: The True Story of a Stand-Up Guy and Asylum: Hollywood Tales From My Great Depression: Brain Dis-Ease, Recovery and Being My Mother’s Son. In the latter, he writes about his addictions to alcohol, food, sex, Vicodin and Percocet, before being diagnosed with clinical depression.[6]
Personal life
Pantoliano lives with his wife, former model Nancy Sheppard, and their four children.[7] He was introduced to his wife by his friend, actress Samantha Phillips.[8]
On October 9, 2007, Pantoliano announced on the National Alliance on Mental Illness blog that he has been suffering from clinical depression for the last decade, although he was only formally diagnosed recently. He claims that his recent film Canvas was what helped him come to terms with his depression. Rather than hide his struggle from the public, he has chosen to speak out about it to remove some of the stigmas that are commonly associated with mental illness. He founded a non-profit organization, No Kidding, Me Too!,[9] to unite members of the entertainment industry in educating the public about mental illness. He is also dyslexic. The title comes from the response he’s heard all too often after divulging how mental illness affected him and his family. He’s also shot a documentary called No Kidding, Me Too!.[6]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1974 | Road Movie | Mugger | Credited as Joseph Pantoliano |
| 1974 | For Pete's Sake | Undercover Cop who arrests Mark | Uncredited |
| 1977 | McNamara's Band | Frankie Milano | Television film |
| 1980 | The Idolmaker | Gino Pilato | |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Ray Neal | Television film |
| 1982 | Monsignor | Pvt. Joe Musso | |
| 1983 | The Final Terror | Eggar | |
| 1983 | Risky Business | Guido | |
| 1983 | Eddie and the Cruisers | Doc Robbins | |
| 1984 | Mister Roberts | Insigna | Television film |
| 1985 | The Mean Season | Andy Porter | |
| 1985 | The Goonies | Francis | |
| 1986 | Running Scared | Snake | |
| 1987 | Scenes from the Goldmine | Manny | |
| 1987 | Destination America | Lt. Mike Amico | Television film |
| 1987 | La Bamba | Bob Keane | |
| 1987 | The Squeeze | Norman | |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Sy Swerdlow | Segment: "Hairlooming" |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun | Frank Demarest | |
| 1988 | Rock 'n' Roll Mom | Ronnie | Television film |
| 1988 | The In Crowd | Perry Parker | |
| 1988 | Midnight Run | Eddie | |
| 1989 | Nightbreaker | Sgt. Jack Russell | Television film |
| 1990 | Ardouous Moon | Short film | |
| 1990 | Downtown | White | |
| 1990 | The Last of the Finest | Wayne Gross | |
| 1990 | Short Time | Scalese | |
| 1990 | El Diablo | Kid Durango | Television film |
| 1990 | Backstreet Dreams | Paul Antangeli | Uncredited |
| 1991 | Zandalee | Gerri | |
| 1991 | One Special Victory | Daniel | Television film |
| 1992 | Through the Eyes of a Killer | Jerry | Television film |
| 1992 | Used People | Frank | |
| 1993 | Three of Hearts | Mickey | |
| 1993 | The Fugitive | Cosmo Redfro | |
| 1993 | Calendar Girl | Harvey Darpinian | |
| 1993 | Me and the Kid | Roy | |
| 1994 | Dangerous Heart | Barclay | Television film |
| 1994 | Robot in the Family | The Father | |
| 1994 | Teresa's Tattoo | Bruno | |
| 1994 | Baby's Day Out | Norby | |
| 1995 | Bad Boys | Captain Howard | |
| 1995 | Congo | Eddie Ventro | Uncredited |
| 1995 | The Last Word | Doc | |
| 1995 | Steal Big Steal Little | Eddie Agopian, Ruben's Lawyer | |
| 1995 | The Immortals | Pete Tunnell | |
| 1996 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice | Det. Meyer Meyer | Television film |
| 1996 | Fly Away Home | Gordy | |
| 1996 | The Flight of the Dove | Attorney Brezner | |
| 1996 | Bound | Caesar | |
| 1997 | Natural Enemy | Stuart | Television film |
| 1997 | Top of the World | Vince Castor | |
| 1997 | Tinseltown | Arnie | |
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | Deputy Marshal Cosmo Redfro | |
| 1998 | Hoods | Charlie Flynn | |
| 1999 | Taxman | Al Benjamin | |
| 1999 | Forces of Nature | Cab Driver | Uncredited |
| 1999 | The Matrix | Cypher | |
| 1999 | Black and White | Bill King | |
| 1999 | The Life Before This | Jake Maclean | |
| 1999 | Olive, the Other Reindeer | Martini | Voice |
| 2000 | Silver Man | Norbert | |
| 2000 | Ready to Rumble | Titus Sinclair | |
| 2000 | New Blood | Hellman | |
| 2000 | Memento | Teddy Gammell | |
| 2000 | A Better Way to Die | Flash | |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Peek | Voice |
| 2002 | A Call for Help | Charlie | |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Mogan | |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Ben Urich | |
| 2003 | Bad Boys II | Captain Howard | |
| 2004 | Second Best | Elliot | |
| 2004 | Perfect Opposites | Louis Carbonelli | |
| 2004 | The Easter Egg Adventure | Terrible Timothy Takit | Voice |
| 2005 | Racing Stripes | Goose | Voice |
| 2005 | The Check Up | The Inspector | Short film |
| 2005 | The Amateurs | Some Idiot | |
| 2006 | Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector | Mayor M.T. Gunn | |
| 2006 | Wedding Daze | Smitty | |
| 2006 | Deceit | Anthony | Television film |
| 2006 | Canvas | John Marino | |
| 2006 | Unknown | Bound Man | |
| 2009 | The Job | Perriman | |
| 2009 | Falling Up | George | |
| 2010 | The Legend of Secret Pass | Chucksta | Voice |
| 2010 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Gabe Ugliano | |
| 2010 | Deadly Impact | David Kaplow | |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Peek | Voice |
| 2010 | New York Street Games | self | Documentary |
| 2011 | Loosies | Carl | |
| 2011 | Spring Break '83 | Sergeant Coltrane | |
| 2011 | Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | Oswald Oswald III |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes | Notes |
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| 1978 | Free Country | Louis Peschi | Citizenship (#1.3) When Already? (#1.4) Special Delivery (#1.5) |
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| 1979 | From Here to Eternity | Pvt. Angelo Maggio | Miniseries | |
| 1981—1984 | Hart to Hart | Frank Tisdale/Nate Volkman | The Latest in High Fashion Murder (#2.17) Always, Elizabeth (#5.21) |
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| 1981 | M*A*S*H | Cpl. Gerald Mullen/Josh Levin | Identity Crisis (#10.2) | |
| 1982 | Chicago Story | Cooney | Who Needs the Truth? (#1.12) | |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Teddy Hollins | The Crystal Duck (#1.4) | |
| 1984 | Hill Street Blues | Sonny Orsini | Ratman and Bobbin (#4.11) Nichols from Heaven (#4.12) |
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| 1984 | Trapper John, M.D. | Michael Merrow | Where There's a Will (#5.15) | |
| 1984 | Simon & Simon | Carl | Who Killed the Sixties? (#4.7) | |
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy & His Times | Roy Cohn | Miniseries | |
| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Joe | One for the Road (#1.15) | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Rob Cavanaugh | Pilot (#1.1) | |
| 1989 | The Hitchhiker | Brother Charles | Miracle of Alice Ames (#5.7) | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Homeless man | Dig That cat...He's real gone (#1.3) | |
| 1990—1991 | The Fanelli Boys | Dominic Fanelli | ||
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series | Doctor Wilder | Deadly Medicine (#1.8) | |
| 1994 | Beethoven | Sparky | Voice | |
| 1995 | The Marshal | Cameris | Unprotected Witness (#1.12) | |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | Vinnie Greco | In the Butt, Bob (#2.10) Vishy-Vashy-Vinny (#2.11) Boxer Rebellion (#2.19) |
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| 1996 | Life with Louie | Jojo Stomopolous | Voice | |
| 1996—1997 | EZ Streets | Jimmy Murtha | Recurring role | |
| 1996 | Arliss | Vic Freed | The Client's Best Interest (#1.9) | |
| 1998 | Godzilla: The Series | Animal Palotti | New Family: Part 1 (#1.1) | Voice |
| 1998 | Hercules (1998 TV series) | King Pan | ||
| 1998 | The Lionhearts | Director | Voice | |
| 1999 | Sugar Hill | Joe | ||
| 1999 | The Outer Limits | Stan Harbinger | Alien Radio (#5.1) | |
| 2000—2004 | The Sopranos | Ralph Cifaretto | Recurring role | |
| 2001 | Roswell | Kal Langley | Secrets and Lies (#3.4) Control (#3.5) |
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| 2003—2004 | The Handler | Joe Renato | Recurring role | |
| 2003 | Gary the Rat | Anthony 'the Heel' Stilletto | Sleeps with the Fishes (#1.6) | Voice |
| 2004—2006 | Dr. Vegas | Tommy Danko | Recurring role | |
| 2006 | Waterfront | James 'Jimmy' Centrella | Lead role | |
| 2006 | The Simpsons | Dante | The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer (#18.1) | Voice |
| 2011 | How to Make it in America | Felix DiFlorio |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Majestic | Tim Pritchard | Episode 4 |
| 2001 | Grand Theft Auto III | Luigi Goterelli | Voice |
| 2013 | Black Ops 2 | Arthur Arlington | "Uprising" DLC, on the zombies map "Mob of the Dead" |
References
- ^ a b Joe Pantoliano Biography (1951?-)
- ^ Joeypants.com
- ^ SMOKE 09/02 - Joe Pantoliano in the Hot Seat
- ^ Who's Sorry Now: The True Story of a Stand-Up Guy Entertainment Weekly, October 4, 2002
- ^ http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/47040/
- ^ a b "Joe Pantoliano — He Puts the ‘Fun’ in Dysfunctional". ABILITY Magazine.
- ^ Yahoo! Movies - Joe Pantoliano Biography
- ^ 97.1 FREE FM, The Single Life with Sam Phillips:"Friends Setting Up Friends"
- ^ No Kidding, Me Too!
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Joe Pantoliano |
- Official website
- Joe Pantoliano at the Internet Movie Database
- Joe Pantoliano interview with ABILITY Magazine
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