Most Recent Role: Himself on Paula's Party
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: 9-12-1951
Birth Name: Joseph Peter Pantoliano
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: 9-12-1951
Birth Name: Joseph Peter Pantoliano
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Pajama Party
Friday 12 October 2007 on Food Network
Put on your best PJ's and join Paula for an adult slumber party. Joe Pantoliano drops by to make lettuce wraps. And, comedienne Amy Sedaris serves up the funny along with her world-famous cheese ball.
News Headlines
- external: Joe sings on VH1 2005-10-06
- external: Pantoliano, Fairchild Ready to 'Sing' for VH1 2005-10-04
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Joe is part Italian.
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Awarded an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for his role as Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos.
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On making the transition from character actor to leading actor: "It doesn't make any difference if you're a lead. It's all playtime."
"A character actor to me was someone who played a bunch of different roles versus a leading man or supporting actor, I wanted to be a character actor and do good parts. The guys that inspired me were Spencer Tracy, Robert Duvall, Albert Finney and Michael Caine, you, know, urban guys that came from the street. I just throught if they could do it then so could I. They were the kinda guys who started out being the fourth guy through the door and then, at last, they get a line of dialogue."--
"My real fear playing Ralphie in The Sopranos was that I would be typescast. Luckily, like Jimmy Gandolfini, I was able to get plenty of other work - Bad Boys 2 and Daredevil in particular. But in a way, Ralphie encouraged me to do more, to ensure he didn't define me. That's why I did Frankie & Johnny on Broadway and, to be honest, it's why I took the role in The Handler - to show my fanbase that there's more to me that just that nutcase, Ralphie."--
"Going to work for me is very reminiscent of high school. You go and you've got your clique of friends. You go to the cafeteria with everybody. If you can do it, it's the best job in the world."--
"I liked Matrix Reloaded better than I liked the first one. I haven't seen Revolutions. I loved Cypher. He was very human. He was the one guy that doubted Morpheus, that doubted the real world. He was best served to go back into The Matrix and be a movie star and never know he was out of it. What a deal that would be!"--
"They say that politics is show business for ugly people."
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"A character actor to me was someone who played a bunch of different roles versus a leading man or supporting actor, I wanted to be a character actor and do good parts. The guys that inspired me were Spencer Tracy, Robert Duvall, Albert Finney and Michael Caine, you, know, urban guys that came from the street. I just throught if they could do it then so could I. They were the kinda guys who started out being the fourth guy through the door and then, at last, they get a line of dialogue."--
"My real fear playing Ralphie in The Sopranos was that I would be typescast. Luckily, like Jimmy Gandolfini, I was able to get plenty of other work - Bad Boys 2 and Daredevil in particular. But in a way, Ralphie encouraged me to do more, to ensure he didn't define me. That's why I did Frankie & Johnny on Broadway and, to be honest, it's why I took the role in The Handler - to show my fanbase that there's more to me that just that nutcase, Ralphie."--
"Going to work for me is very reminiscent of high school. You go and you've got your clique of friends. You go to the cafeteria with everybody. If you can do it, it's the best job in the world."--
"I liked Matrix Reloaded better than I liked the first one. I haven't seen Revolutions. I loved Cypher. He was very human. He was the one guy that doubted Morpheus, that doubted the real world. He was best served to go back into The Matrix and be a movie star and never know he was out of it. What a deal that would be!"--
"They say that politics is show business for ugly people."
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Other Appearances
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Beethoven
Sparky |
But Can They Sing?
Celebrity Singer |
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Dr. Vegas
Tommy Banko |
EZ Streets
Jimmy Murtha |
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Free Country
Louis Peschi |
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Martini |
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Godzilla: The Series
voice of Victor "Animal" Palotti |
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3 South
100 Yr. Old Man |
Amazing Stories
One For the Road Joe |
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Anderson Cooper 360°
Friday. September 26, 2003 Himself - Video clip |
Arli$$
The Client's Best Interest Vic Freed |
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Civil Wars
Pilot Stan DeMarco |
Dinner for Five
David Byrne, Dave Eggers, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Pantoliano Himself |
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Waterfront
Producer |
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But Can They Sing?
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Dr. Vegas
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EZ Streets is an epic drama about a dark, gritty urban world, the people who live there and their struggle to live by the creed of the streets. The one-hour series explores the lives of Detective... more Free Country
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Beethoven the animated series was inspired by the Ivan Reitman films. It follows the continuing adventures of Beethoven, the St. Bernard, and his friends as they get into trouble around the... more
But Can They Sing?VH1 asks the question, “But Can They Sing?” when they put nine celebrities with proven talents in other areas in front of a microphone. This is their chance to prove to America that they have what... more
Dr. VegasDr. Vegas stars Rob Lowe and Joe Pantoliano in a drama about an physician who takes a gamble when he leaves behind the world of emergency medicine to become the in-house doctor at a high-end ,... more EZ Streets
EZ Streets is an epic drama about a dark, gritty urban world, the people who live there and their struggle to live by the creed of the streets. The one-hour series explores the lives of Detective... more Free Country
In the early 20th century, Joseph and Anna Bresner immigrated from Lithuania to the United States. Joseph (played by Rob Reiner, who co-created the series) recalled those days at the start of each... more Olive, the Other Reindeer
This is an endearing animated movie about a dog bent on helping Santa to save Christmas when Blitzen is unable to fly. more
