First Name
Joe
Last Name
Pantoliano
Date of Birth
12 September 1951
Height
70
Build
Slim
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Place of Birth
Hoboken, NJ
Star Sign
Virgo
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Roman Catholic
Claim to Fame
Ralph Cifaretto
Gender
Male
Nationality
American
Wikipedia Text
Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) 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 US Marshall Renfro in both The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals. He is often referred to as "Joey Pants", due to the difficulty some have pronouncing his Italian surname.
Role ID
Actor/Actress, Producer, Director
Has Detailed Data (New)
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Couple Profile
Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, Cypher in The Matrix, and Teddy in Memento. Pantoliano was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to first-generation Italian American parents Mary, a bookie and seamstress, and Dominic "Monk" Pantoliano, a hearse driver and factory foreman. He attended HB Studio, but studied extensively with John Lehne and lives with his wife, former model Nancy Sheppard, and their four children.[3] He was introduced to his wife by his friend, Samantha Phillips.
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!, to unite members of the entertainment industry in educating the public about mental illness. He also suffers from dyslexia.
He first grew to fame as Guido the Killer Pimp in Risky Business, appeared as Cypher in 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 and as police officer John Edward "Teddy" Gammel in Memento. 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. In 1985, he appeared as the villainous Francis Fratelli in The Goonies. He is known for his portrayals of criminal investigators, detectives, and forensic specialists.
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. He is often referred to as Joey Pants, due to the difficulty some have pronouncing his Italian surname.
Couple Profile Source
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pantoliano
Full Name at Birth
Joseph Peter Pantoliano
Page Display = 2 (Legacy)
1
Count - Awards
7
Age
60
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