Joe Pantoliano

Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951)[1] is an American character actor who has often played shady characters, criminals or corrupt individuals.
Early roles include playing a wounded soldier in the television series Mash before getting the role of the pimp Guido in 1983’s Risky Business, the criminal Francis Fratelli in 1985’s The Goonies, and bail bondsman Eddie Moscone in 1988’s Midnight Run. He portrayed Norby in Baby's Day Out, Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro in both 1993’s The Fugitive and its sequel, 1998’s U.S. Marshals. Other roles include Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento, Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys franchise, and Ralph Cifaretto during seasons 3–4 of The Sopranos. He also starred in two episodes of Tales from the Crypt.
In addition, he had smaller roles in the 2010s with smaller roles in television shows and films, such as 2016’s romantic comedy The Perfect Match, and the Netflix series Sense8.
== Early life ==
Pantoliano was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of Italian Americanparents Mary (née Centrella), a bookie and seamstress, and Dominic "Monk" Pantoliano, a hearse driver and factory foreman.[2][3][4] Pantoliano's family moved to Cliffside Park, New Jersey, where he attended Cliffside Park High School.[5]
He attended HB Studio, and studied extensively with actors John Lehne and Herbert Berghof.[6]
== 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 among a new generation as Cypher in the 1999 landmark sci-fifilm The Matrix and won a Primetime Emmy Award as Ralph Cifaretto in HBO’s The Sopranos. Pantoliano is also known for his role as Eddie Moscone, the foul-mouthed, double-crossing bail bondsman, in the Robert De Niro comedy Midnight Run, as Captain Conrad Howard in Bad Boys and its sequel Bad Boys 2, 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 U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro in The Fugitive along with Tommy Lee Jones and reprised the role in the sequel U.S. Marshals.
In 2003 Pantoliano replaced Stanley Tucci in the Broadway play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. That same year he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for The Sopranos.[7]
In 2012 Pantoliano starred 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.[8] In 2013, he was cast as Yogi Berra in the Broadway production of Bronx Bombers,[9] but dropped out during rehearsals due to "creative differences."[10]
When not acting, Pantoliano writes. He is 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.[11]
== Personal life ==
Pantoliano and his wife, former model Nancy Sheppard, have four children.[12] He was introduced to his wife by his friend actress Samantha Phillips.[13]
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.[citation needed]
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 nonprofit organization, No Kidding, Me Too!,[14] 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 has frequently heard after divulging how mental illness affected him and his family. He is also filming a documentary called No Kidding, Me Too![11]
After a Sopranos episode in which his character brutally beat a young stripper to death, during an interview he stated, "After the episode aired a lot more women started hitting on me. I thought it was very revealing."[15]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1974	Road Movie 	Mugger 	Credited as Joseph Pantoliano
1974	For Pete's Sake 	Undercover Cop who arrests Mark 	credited[citation needed]
1980	The Idolmaker 	Gino Pilato 	
1982	Monsignor 	Pvt. Joe Musso 	
1983	The Final Terror 	Eggar 	
1983	Risky Business 	Guido 	
1983	Eddie and the Cruisers 	Doc Robbins 	
1985	The Mean Season 	Andy Porter 	
1985	The Goonies 	Francis 	
1986	Running Scared 	Snake 	
1987	Scenes from the Goldmine 	Manny 	
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	The In Crowd 	Perry Parker 	
1988	Midnight Run 	Eddie 	
1990	Ardouous Moon 	 	Short film
1990	Downtown 	White 	
1990	Blue Heat 	Wayne Gross 	
1990	Short Time 	Scalese 	
1990	Backstreet Dreams 	Paul Antangeli 	Uncredited Cameo[citation needed]
1991	Zandalee 	Gerri 	
1992	Used People 	Frank 	
1993	Three of Hearts 	Mickey 	
1993	The Fugitive 	Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro	
1993	Calendar Girl 	Harvey Darpinian 	
1993	Me and the Kid 	Roy 	
1994	Robot in the Family 	The Father 	
1994	Teresa's Tattoo 	Bruno 	
1994	Baby's Day Out 	Norby 	
1995	Bad Boys 	Captain Conrad Howard 	
1995	Congo 	Eddie Ventro 	Uncredited Cameo[citation needed]
1995	The Last Word 	Doc 	
1995	Steal Big Steal Little 	Eddie Agopian, Ruben's Lawyer 	
1995	The Immortals 	Pete Tunnell 	
1996	Fly Away Home 	Gordy 	
1996	The Flight of the Dove 	Attorney Brezner 	
1996	Bound 	Caesar 	
1997	Top of the World 	Vince Castor 	
1997	Aliens Attack 	Captain Nevins 	
1997	Tinseltown 	Arnie 	
1997	Natural Enemy 	Stuart 	
1998	U.S. Marshals 	Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro	
1998	Hoods 	Charlie Flynn 	
1999	Taxman 	Al Benjamin 	
1999	Forces of Nature 	Cab Driver 	Uncredited Cameo[citation needed]
1999	The Matrix 	Cypher 	
1999	Black and White 	Bill King 	
1999	The Life Before This 	Jake Maclean 	
2000	Silver Man 	Norbert 	
2000	Ready to Rumble 	Titus Sinclair 	
2000	New Blood 	Hellman 	
2000	Memento 	"Teddy" James Edward Gammell 	
2000	A Better Way to Die 	Flash 	
2001	Cats & Dogs 	Peek 	Voice role
2002	A Call for Help 	Charlie 	
2002	The Adventures of Pluto Nash 	Mogan 	
2003	Daredevil 	Ben Urich 	
2003	Bad Boys II 	Captain Conrad Howard 	
2004	Second Best 	Elliot 	
2004	Perfect Opposites 	Louis Carbonelli 	
2004	The Easter Egg Adventure 	Terrible Timothy Takit 	Voice role
2005	Racing Stripes 	Goose 	Voice role
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	Canvas 	John Marino 	
2006	Unknown 	Bound Man 	
2009	The Job 	Perriman 	
2009	Deadly Impact 	David Kaplow 	
2009	Falling Up 	George 	
2010	The Legend of Secret Pass 	Chucksta 	Voice
2010	Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief	Gabe Ugliano 	
2010	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 	Peek 	Voice role
2010	New York Street Games 	self 	Documentary
2011	Loosies 	Carl 	
2011	Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life 	Oswald Oswald III 	
2014	The Identical 	Avi Hirshberg 	
2016	The Perfect Match 	Marty 	
2017	Just Getting Started 	Joe 	
2018	Happy Anniversary 	Aldo 	
2019	Spring Break '83 	Sergeant Coltrane 	Filming completed in 2007; release postponed.
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1977 	McNamara's Band 	Frankie Milano 	TV movie
1978 	Free Country 	Louis Peschi 	3 episodes
1979 	From Here to Eternity 	Pvt. Angelo Maggio 	Miniseries
1980 	Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story	Ray Neal 	Movie
1981, 1984	Hart to Hart 	Frank Tisdale / Nate Volkman 	2 episodes
1981 	M*A*S*H 	Cpl. Gerald Mullen/Josh Levin	Episode: "Identity Crisis" (#10.2)
1982 	Chicago Story 	Cooney 	Episode: "Who Needs the Truth?" (#1.12)
1983 	Hardcastle and McCormick 	Teddy Hollins 	Episode: "The Crystal Duck" (#1.4)
1984 	Mister Roberts 	Insignia 	Movie
1984 	Hill Street Blues 	Sonny Orsini 	2 episodes
1984 	Trapper John, M.D. 	Michael Merrow 	Episode: "Where There's a Will" (#5.15)
1984 	Simon & Simon 	Carl 	Episode: "Who Killed the Sixties?" (#4.7)
1985 	Robert Kennedy & His Times 	Roy Cohn 	Miniseries
1986 	Amazing Stories 	Joe 	Episode: "One for the Road" (#1.15)
1986 	L.A. Law 	Rob Cavanaugh 	Pilot
1987 	Destination America 	Lt. Mike Amico 	Movie
1988 	Rock 'n' Roll Mom 	Ronnie 	Movie
1989 	Nightbreaker 	Sgt. Jack Russell 	Movie
1989 	The Hitchhiker 	Brother Charles 	Episode: "Miracle of Alice Ames" (#5.7)
1989 	Tales from the Crypt 	Ulrich The Undying 	Episode: "Dig That cat...He's real gone" (#1.3)
1990 	El Diablo 	Kid Durango 	Movie
1990–91 	The Fanelli Boys 	Dominic Fanelli 	19 episodes
1991 	One Special Victory 	Daniel 	Movie
1992 	Through the Eyes of a Killer 	Jerry 	Movie
1992 	Highlander: The Series 	Doctor Wilder 	Episode: "Deadly Medicine" (#1.8)
1994 	Dangerous Heart 	Barclay 	Movie
1994 	Beethoven 	Sparky 	Voice
12 episodes
1995 	The Marshal 	Cameris 	Episode: "Unprotected Witness" (#1.12)
1995 	NYPD Blue 	Vinnie Greco 	3 episodes
1996 	Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice 	Det. Meyer Meyer 	Movie
1996 	Life with Louie 	Jojo Stomopolous 	Voice
1996 	Arliss 	Vic Freed 	Episode: "The Client's Best Interest" (#1.9)
1996–97 	EZ Streets 	Jimmy Murtha 	Recurring role
1997 	Natural Enemy 	Stuart 	Movie
1998 	Godzilla: The Series 	Animal Palotti 	Voice
Episode: "New Family" (Part 1)
1998 	Hercules 	King Pan 	Episode: "Hercules and the King for a Day"
1998 	The Lionhearts 	Director 	Voice
5 episodes
1999 	Sugar Hill 	Joe 	Pilot
1999 	The Outer Limits 	Stan Harbinger 	Episode: "Alien Radio" (#5.1)
1999 	Olive, the Other Reindeer 	Martini 	Voice role
2001–04 	The Sopranos 	Ralph Cifaretto 	Main role, 21 episodes
2001 	Roswell 	Kal Langley 	2 episodes
2003–04 	The Handler 	Joe Renato 	Recurring role
2003 	Gary the Rat 	Anthony 'the Heel' Stilletto 	Voice
Episode: "Sleeps with the Fishes" (#1.6)
2004–06 	Dr. Vegas 	Tommy Danko 	Recurring role
2006 	Deceit 	Anthony 	Movie
2006 	Waterfront 	James "Jimmy" Centrella 	Lead role
2006 	The Simpsons 	Dante 	Voice
Episode: "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" (#18.1)
2011 	How to Make it in America 	Felix DiFlorio 	2 episodes
2015–17 	Sense8 	Michael Gorski 	Recurring role
2017 	SpongeBob SquarePants 	Stickyfins Whiting 	Voice
Episode: "The Getaway"
2018 	Lake Placid: Legacy 	Henderson 	Television film
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Association 	Category 	Nominated work	Result
1997	Saturn Awards 	Best Supporting Actor 	Bound 	Nominated
1997	Television Critics Association	Individual Achievement in Drama 	EZ Streets 	Nominated
1997	Viewers for Quality Television	Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series 	EZ Streets 	Nominated
2002	Screen Actors Guild Awards 	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	The Sopranos 	Nominated
2003	Primetime Emmy Awards 	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 	The Sopranos 	Won
2004	Screen Actors Guild Awards 	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	The Sopranos 	Nominated