Joe Pantoliano

Template:Infobox person Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951),<ref name="filmr">Joe Pantoliano Biography (1951?-)</ref> often referred to by his nickname "Joey Pants", is an American actor.

Pantoliano is best known for portraying Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, Bob Keane in La Bamba, Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento, Francis Fratelli in The Goonies, Guido in Risky Business, Eddie Moscone in Midnight Run, and Caesar in Bound. He also played Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro in both The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals.

Early life

Pantoliano was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of Italian American parents Mary (née Centrella), a bookie and seamstress, and Dominic "Monk" Pantoliano, a hearse driver and factory foreman.<ref name="filmr"/><ref>SMOKE 09/02 - Joe Pantoliano in the Hot Seat</ref><ref>Who's Sorry Now: The True Story of a Stand-Up Guy Entertainment Weekly, October 4, 2002</ref> He attended HB Studio, and studied extensively with actors John Lehne and Herbert Berghof.<ref>https://www.biography.com/people/joe-pantoliano-12987040</ref>

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 ***** 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 foul-mouthed, double-crossing bail bondsman, in the Robert De Niro comedy Midnight Run, as Captain 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 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.Template:Cn

In 2012, Joe Pantoliano stars as the eccentric pawn broker Oswald Oswald in the film adaptation of Wendy Mass’s popular *****ren’s book Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, written and directed by Tamar Halpern.<ref>https://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/47040/</ref> In 2013, he was cast in the role of Yogi Berra for the Broadway production of Bronx Bombers,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but he dropped out during rehearsals due to "creative differences".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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, *****, Vicodin and Percocet, before being diagnosed with clinical depression.<ref name="ABILITY Magazine">Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Pantoliano lives with his wife, former model Nancy Sheppard, and their four *****ren.<ref>Yahoo! Movies - Joe Pantoliano Biography</ref> He was introduced to his wife by his friend, actress Samantha Phillips.<ref>97.1 FREE FM, The Single Life with Sam Phillips:"Friends Setting Up Friends"</ref>

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!",<ref>No Kidding, Me Too!</ref> 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!.<ref name="ABILITY Magazine"/>

Filmography

Films

TV series

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

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