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Joe Pantoliano
Joseph Peter Pantoliano, also known as Joe Pantoliano or Joey Pants, is an acclaimed American actor who has worked prolifically across film, television and theater. Born on September 12, 1951, Pantoliano's career spans multiple decades, starting from 1974 and continuing into the present. He has portrayed over 150 roles, including memorable characters like Ralph 'Ralphie' Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos, a role that won him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and Cypher in the celebrated sci-fi action film, The Matrix. His early roles include appearances in the television series MAS*H and the comedy film Risky Business.
Pantoliano furthered his recognition in supporting roles in films and television shows like Hill Street Blues, The Goonies, La Bamba, Empire of the Sun, Midnight Run, NYPD Blue, Memento, and Bad Boys and its sequels, among others. He also participated in The Fugitive and its spin-off U.S. Marshals and collaborated with the Wachowskis in their directorial debut Bound, and in their sci-fi series Sense8. Besides acting, Pantoliano has published two memoirs and actively advocates for mental health. He candidly shares his experiences with his own and his mother's mental health issues. He founded the nonprofit No Kidding, Me Too!, aiming to de-stigmatize mental illness.
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Given Name: Joseph Peter Pantoliano
Born: Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: September 12, 1951
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1974-present
Children: 4
Spouses: Morgan Kester, Nancy Sheppard
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Movies Featuring Joe Pantoliano
Memento
The Amateurs
Happy Anniversary
Running Scared
Bad Boys for Life
Just Getting Started
The Identical
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Hide and Seek
Eddie and the Cruisers
The Mean Season
The Brawler
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Deadly Impact
The Legend of Secret Pass
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
From the Vine
A Better Way to Die
Lake Placid: Legacy
Beyond Hell’s Kitchen: Making ‘Daredevil’
Perfect Opposites
The Easter Egg Adventure
Deceit
Downtown
Short Time
Wedding Daze
El Diablo
Backstreet Dreams
Zandalee
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
The Final Terror
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Monsignor
L.A. Law: Pilot
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
Scenes from the Goldmine
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Rock ’N Roll Mom
Mister Roberts
Nightbreaker
The In Crowd
The Squeeze
Amazon Women on the Moon
A Journey to Sundance
The Santa Stakeout
Mister Roberts
Nightbreaker
Amazon Women on the Moon
Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct: Ice
The In Crowd
The Immortals
The Squeeze
Robot in the Family
Teresa’s Tattoo
The Flight of the Dove
Natural Enemy
Tinseltown
Top of the World
Steal Big Steal Little
The Life Before This
Olive, The Other Reindeer
Making ‘The Matrix’
The Job
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Three of Hearts
The Last Word
Bad Boys: Legacy
New Blood
Baby’s Day Out
Pitch
Calendar Girl
From Here to Eternity
Used People
Career Timeline
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1999
The Life Before This
Jake Maclean
Olive, The Other Reindeer
Martini (voice)
Making ‘The Matrix’
Self
New Blood
Hellman
1994
Robot in the Family
Jack Shamir
Teresa’s Tattoo
Bruno
The Flight of the Dove
Attorney Brezner
Baby’s Day Out
Norby
1987
Scenes from the Goldmine
Manny Ricci
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Self
The Squeeze
Norman
Amazon Women on the Moon
Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
Amazon Women on the Moon
Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
The Squeeze
Norman
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