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Biography

You may not have heard of him, but the odds are that you have seen him. Joe Pantoliano has been credited for over 100…more

Born

9/12/1951, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name

Joseph Peter Pantoliano

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (11)

Role
- But Can They Sing?
  Celebrity Singer
  - S 1: Ep 1 101
    10/30/05
- The Handler
  Joe Renato
  - S 1: Ep 14 Give Daddy Some Sugar
    1/30/04
  - S 1: Ep 13 Acts of Congress
    1/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 12 Bleak House
    1/9/04
  - S 1: Ep 11 Off the Edge
    12/12/03
  - S 1: Ep 10 Homewrecker's Ball
    12/5/03
  - + 11 More Credits
- The Sopranos
  Ralph Cifaretto
  - S 4: Ep 11 Calling All Cars
    11/24/02
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Strong, Silent Type
    11/17/02
  - S 4: Ep 9 Whoever Did This
    11/10/02
  - S 4: Ep 8 Mergers & Acquisitions
    11/3/02
  - S 4: Ep 7 Watching Too Much Television
    10/27/02
  - + 15 More Credits
- Olive, the Other Reindeer
  Martini
  - S 1: Ep 1 Olive, the Other Reindeer
    12/17/99
- The Lionhearts
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- EZ Streets
  Jimmy Murtha
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Ceremony of Innocence
    4/2/97
  - S 1: Ep 8 On the Left Side of the Angel
    3/26/97
  - S 1: Ep 7 One Acquainted with the Night
    3/19/97
  - S 1: Ep 6 Every Dog Has Its Day
    3/12/97
  - S 1: Ep 5 Saint Jude Took a Bullet
    3/5/97
  - + 13 More Credits
- Beethoven
  Sparky
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Incredible Pointless Journey
    2/25/95
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Dog Must Diet
    2/18/95
  - S 1: Ep 22 A Cat Named Rover
    2/11/95
  - S 1: Ep 21 Good Old George
    2/4/95
  - S 1: Ep 20 Dog Dreams
    1/28/95
  - + 19 More Credits
- The Fanelli Boys
  Dominic Fanelli
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Wedding (2)
    2/16/91
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Wedding (1)
    2/9/91
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Undergraduate
    2/2/91
  - S 1: Ep 16 Rope a Dope
    1/19/91
  - S 1: Ep 15 Doctor, Doctor
    1/12/91
  - + 15 More Credits
- Free Country
  Louis Peschi
  - S 1: Ep 5 Special Delivery
    7/22/78
  - S 1: Ep 4 When Already?
    7/15/78
  - S 1: Ep 3 Citizenship
    7/8/78
  - S 1: Ep 2 Anna's Adjustment
    7/1/78
  - S 1: Ep 1 Anna's Arrival
    6/24/78
- Waterfront
  James Centrella
  - S 1: Ep 5 Trash Talk
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Long Game
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
- Dr. Vegas
  Tommy Banko
  - S 1: Ep 10 Lust For Life
  - S 1: Ep 5 Limits
    10/29/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 All In
    10/22/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Dead Man Live Bet
    10/15/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Advantage Play
    10/1/04
  - + 6 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Godzilla: The Series
  voice of Victor "Animal" Palotti
  - S 2: Ep 3 S.C.A.L.E.
    10/2/99
  - S 2: Ep 2 Cash of the Titans
    9/25/99
  - S 1: Ep 6 Cat and Mouse
    10/31/98
  - S 1: Ep 2 New Family (2)
    9/19/98
  - S 1: Ep 1 New Family (1)
    9/12/98
Guest Star (37)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 161 Episode #2.161
    3/13/09
- Paula's Party
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Pajama Party
    10/12/07
- The Simpsons
  Dante
  - S 18: Ep 1 The Mook, the Chef, the Wife, and Her Homer
    9/10/06
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 79 Episode 79
    1/12/05
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 171 Joe Pantoliano, Regina King, $ Alter Bridge
    10/27/04
- The Sopranos
  Ralphie Cifaretto
  - S 5: Ep 11 The Test Dream
    5/16/04
- The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated)
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 55 11/14/03
    11/14/03
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 68 Joe Pantoliano, Elisabeth Rohm, and The Ataris
    11/6/03
  - S 6: Ep 2 Joe Pantoliano and Julius Sharpe
    7/15/03
  - S 5: Ep 54 Joey Pantoliano, Shannyn Sossamon, and Xzibit
    10/4/02
  - S 3: Ep 184 Joe Pantoliano, A.J. Langer, and Lance Burton
    3/26/01
  - S 1: Ep 7 Shannen Doherty, Joe Pantoliano, and Bonnie Raitt
    4/7/99
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 15 Show #2047
    9/26/03
  - S 10: Ep 41 Show #1904
    11/13/02
- Gary the Rat
  Anthony "the Heel" Stilletto
  - S 1: Ep 6 Sleeps with the Fishes
    7/31/03
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 3642 February 26, 2003
    2/26/03
  - S 3: Ep 130 March 11, 1991
    3/11/91
  - S 3: Ep 93 January 17, 1991
    1/17/91
- Dinner For Five
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 David Byrne, Dave Eggers, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Pantoliano
    2/17/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 69 LL Cool J, Joe Pantoliano, Neil Finn
    1/31/03
  - S 10: Ep 11 Tina Fey, Joe Pantoliano, Coldplay
    9/26/02
- 3 South
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 10 100 Yr. Old Man
    1/16/03
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 17 September 26, 2002
    9/26/02
- Roswell
  Kal Langley
  - S 3: Ep 5 Control (2)
    11/6/01
  - S 3: Ep 4 Secrets and Lies (1)
    10/30/01
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 101 Joe Pantoliano
    2/27/01
- Godzilla: The Series
  voice of Victor "Animal" Palott
  - S 1: Ep 17 Bug Out!
    3/20/99
- The Outer Limits
  Stan Harbinger
  - S 5: Ep 1 Alien Radio (a.k.a. Dead Air)
    1/22/99
- Disney's Hercules
  Pan
  - S 1: Ep 36 Hercules and King For A Day
    10/24/98
- Arli$$
  Vic Freed
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Client's Best Interest
    10/9/96
- Life With Louie
  Jojo Stomopolis
  - S 2: Ep 1 Caddy on a Hot Tin Roof
    9/14/96
- NYPD Blue
  Vinnie Greco
  - S 2: Ep 19 Boxer Rebellion
    5/2/95
  - S 2: Ep 11 Vishy-Vashy-Vinny
    1/17/95
  - S 2: Ep 10 In the Butt, Bob
    1/10/95
- Highlander
  Dr. Wilder
  - S 1: Ep 8 Deadly Medicine
    11/21/92
- Tales from the Crypt
  Jimmy (uncredited)
  - S 4: Ep 11 Split Personality
    8/26/92
- Civil Wars
  Stan DeMarco
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    11/20/91
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 39 Show #4269
    12/19/90
- The Hitchhiker
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 7 The Miracle of Alice Ames
    7/15/89
- Tales from the Crypt
  Ulric The Undying
  - S 1: Ep 3 Dig That Cat...He's Real Gone
    6/10/89
- L.A. Law
  Rob Cavanaugh
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/15/86
- Amazing Stories
  Joe
  - S 1: Ep 15 One For the Road
    1/19/86
- Simon & Simon
  Carl
  - S 4: Ep 7 Who Killed the Sixties?
    11/8/84
- Hart To Hart
  Frank Tisdale
  - S 5: Ep 21 Always, Elizabeth
    5/15/84
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Michael
  - S 5: Ep 15 Where There's a Will
    1/29/84
- Hill Street Blues
  Sonny Orsini
  - S 4: Ep 12 Nichols from Heaven
    1/19/84
  - S 4: Ep 11 Ratman and Bobbin
    1/12/84
- M*A*S*H
  Gerald Mullen
  - S 10: Ep 2 Identity Crisis
    11/2/81
- Hart To Hart
  Nate Volkman
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Latest In High Fashion Murder
    5/5/81
Producer (1)

Role
- Waterfront
  Producer

Joe Pantoliano News

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Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- Pantoliano is the president and founder of "No Kidding, Me Too!" After he had been diagnosed with clinical depression, Pantoliano founded this organization to help people who suffer from mental illness. There are numerous celebrities who support the organization and serve on the advisory board.
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- Pantoliano wrote a biography, Who's Sorry Now: The True Story of a Stand-Up Guy (2002, Dutton Books.)
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- Pantoliano is a member of the board for The Creative Coalition; it is a nonpartisan organization of entertainers that use their celebrity to inform the public of pressing issues.
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- Pantoliano:(On the reasons he has shared story of mental illness) My reason? I see an injustice. And you can use celebrity, my celebrity, to shine a bright light. To bring this out of the shadows. Mental illness is the only illness where you get yelled at, get shamed, for having it. Shining a light is a way of obliterating that shame. And if I can be that light? Yeah.
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- Pantoliano: They say that politics is show business for ugly people.
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- Pantoliano: 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!
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