Joe Spano
Born
7/7/1946, San Francisco, CABirth Name
Gender
Male
Biography
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Joe Spano went to Bishop Riordan High School and graduated from University of California-Berkeley. His original intention was to be a pre-med major but this dissipated with his growing interest in acting. While he was in San Francisco, Spano worked with the improv group, The Wing. He made…more
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Star (11)
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Hollywoodland
Howard Strickling2006
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Mercy Point
Dr. Damilla
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Ep 7
Persistence of Vision
7/15/99
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S 1:
Ep 6
Battle Scars
7/15/99
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S 1:
Ep 5
No Mercy
7/8/99
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S 1:
Ep 4
Second Chances
7/8/99
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S 1:
Ep 3
Last Resort
10/20/98
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S 1:
Ep 7
Persistence of Vision
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From the Earth to the Moon
NASA Deputy Administrator Gearge Mueller
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S 1:
Ep 12
Le Voyage Dans La Lune
5/10/98
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S 1:
Ep 11
The Original Wives' Club
5/10/98
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S 1:
Ep 10
Galileo Was Right
5/3/98
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S 1:
Ep 9
For Miles And Miles
5/3/98
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S 1:
Ep 8
We Interrupt This Program
4/26/98
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S 1:
Ep 12
Le Voyage Dans La Lune
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From the Earth to the Moon
NASA Deputy Administrator George Mueller
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S 1:
Ep 2
Apollo 1
4/5/98
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S 1:
Ep 2
Apollo 1
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From the Earth to the Moon
George Mueller
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Primal Fear
Abel Stenner1996
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Apollo 13
NASA Director1995
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Hill Street Blues
Sgt./Lt. Henry Goldblume
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S 7:
Ep 22
It Ain't Over Till It's Over
5/12/87
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S 7:
Ep 21
A Pound of Flesh
5/5/87
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S 7:
Ep 20
The Runner Falls on His Kisser
4/7/87
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S 7:
Ep 19
Days of Swine and Roses
3/31/87
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Ep 18
Dogsbreath Afternoon
3/17/87
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S 7:
Ep 22
It Ain't Over Till It's Over
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Intimate Betrayal
Star1987
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Brotherhood of Justice
Star1986
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Warlock Moon
Star1975
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Hollywoodland
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Recurring Role (4)
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NCIS
FBI Agent T.C. Fornell
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S 10:
Ep 24
Damned If You Do
5/14/13
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Ep 9
Devil's Trifecta
12/11/12
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S 10:
Ep 1
Extreme Prejudice
9/25/12
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S 9:
Ep 14
Life Before His Eyes
2/7/12
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S 9:
Ep 7
Devil's Triangle
11/1/11
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S 10:
Ep 24
Damned If You Do
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NYPD Blue
John Clark Sr.
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S 10:
Ep 16
Nude Awakening
2/25/03
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S 10:
Ep 14
Laughlin All the Way to the Clink
2/11/03
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S 10:
Ep 13
Bottoms Up
2/4/03
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S 10:
Ep 16
Nude Awakening
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NYPD Blue
Det. John Clark Sr.
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S 10:
Ep 10
Healthy McDowell Movement
12/10/02
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S 10:
Ep 9
Half-Ashed
11/26/02
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S 10:
Ep 8
Below the Belt
11/19/02
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S 10:
Ep 6
Maya Con Dios
10/29/02
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S 10:
Ep 2
You've Got Mail
10/1/02
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S 10:
Ep 10
Healthy McDowell Movement
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Murder One
Ray Velacek
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S 1:
Ep 23
Chapter Twenty-Three
4/23/96
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S 1:
Ep 10
Chapter Ten
1/8/96
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S 1:
Ep 8
Chapter Eight
11/16/95
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S 1:
Ep 7
Chapter Seven
11/9/95
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S 1:
Ep 6
Chapter Six
11/2/95
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S 1:
Ep 23
Chapter Twenty-Three
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NCIS
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Guest Star (35)
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The Mentalist
Greg Relin
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S 4:
Ep 15
War of Roses
2/16/12
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S 4:
Ep 15
War of Roses
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In Plain Sight
Father Gabriel Andrews
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S 3:
Ep 13
A Priest Walks Into a Bar
6/30/10
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S 3:
Ep 13
A Priest Walks Into a Bar
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Shark
Paul Faber
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S 2:
Ep 12
Partners in Crime
1/27/08
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S 2:
Ep 12
Partners in Crime
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Standoff
Joe Suser
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S 1:
Ep 2
Circling
9/12/06
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S 1:
Ep 2
Circling
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The Closer
Dr. Rose
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Ep 2
Mom Duty
6/19/06
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S 2:
Ep 2
Mom Duty
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Crossing Jordan
Captain
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S 5:
Ep 15
Blame Game
3/19/06
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S 5:
Ep 15
Blame Game
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Eyes
Judge Lewis Massey
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S 1:
Ep 4
Trial
4/20/05
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S 1:
Ep 4
Trial
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NCIS
Sr. FBI Agent T.C. Fornell
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Boomtown
Henry Stein
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S 1:
Ep 13
Home Invasion
3/2/03
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S 1:
Ep 13
Home Invasion
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Static Shock
Mr. Osgood
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Ep 11
Jimmy
5/4/02
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Ep 11
Jimmy
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The Invisible Man
Father Tom Moore
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Ep 20
Possessed
1/18/02
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Ep 20
Possessed
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Providence
Guest Star
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Ep 21
Rule Number One
5/11/01
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Ep 20
Trial & Error
5/4/01
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S 3:
Ep 19
Meet Joe Connelly
4/27/01
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S 3:
Ep 21
Rule Number One
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Strong Medicine
Mr. Freid
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S 1:
Ep 12
Brainchild
10/29/00
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S 1:
Ep 12
Brainchild
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Batman Beyond
Bennet
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S 2:
Ep 21
Plague
4/15/00
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Ep 21
Plague
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The Zeta Project
Agent Bennett
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Batman Beyond: Zeta
4/8/00
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Batman Beyond: Zeta
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Touched by an Angel
James
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S 6:
Ep 1
Such a Time as This
9/26/99
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S 6:
Ep 1
Such a Time as This
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Batman Beyond
Sniper
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S 1:
Ep 5
Meltdown
2/13/99
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S 1:
Ep 5
Meltdown
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Batman Beyond
Agent Bennett
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Nash Bridges
FBI Agent Langdon
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S 4:
Ep 11
Mystery Dance
12/18/98
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S 4:
Ep 11
Mystery Dance
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L. A. Doctors
Don Claybourne
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S 1:
Ep 9
What About Bob?
11/16/98
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S 1:
Ep 9
What About Bob?
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JAG
Captain Murphy
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S 3:
Ep 22
Clipped Wings
5/5/98
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S 3:
Ep 22
Clipped Wings
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The X-Files
Mike Millar
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S 4:
Ep 18
Max (2)
3/23/97
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S 4:
Ep 17
Tempus Fugit (1)
3/16/97
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S 4:
Ep 18
Max (2)
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Late Show with David Letterman
Guest (cameo)
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S 2:
Ep 24
Show #0243
9/29/94
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Ep 24
Show #0243
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NYPD Blue
John Clark Sr.
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Acropolis Now
Con Jones
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S 1:
Ep 6
It's Not Unusual
9/13/89
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S 1:
Ep 6
It's Not Unusual
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L.A. Law
George Ripley
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S 3:
Ep 1
Hey, Lick Me Over
11/3/88
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S 3:
Ep 1
Hey, Lick Me Over
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The Hogan Family
Mr. Cameron
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S 3:
Ep 10
Poetic Injustice
12/16/87
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S 3:
Ep 10
Poetic Injustice
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American Playhouse
John Sorensen
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S 1:
Ep 12
Northern Lights
3/30/82
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S 1:
Ep 12
Northern Lights
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Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Duff McCoy
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S 1:
Ep 14
Diamonds Aren't Forever
6/27/80
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S 1:
Ep 14
Diamonds Aren't Forever
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Trapper John, M.D.
Dr. Gallant
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S 1:
Ep 1
Trapper John, M.D.
9/23/79
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S 1:
Ep 1
Trapper John, M.D.
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Lou Grant
Jack Ridgeway
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S 2:
Ep 22
Bomb
3/26/79
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S 2:
Ep 22
Bomb
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Lou Grant
Larry
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S 2:
Ep 14
Vet
1/15/79
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S 2:
Ep 14
Vet
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The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Cab Driver
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S 3:
Ep 18
Ten Dollar Murder
1/30/75
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S 3:
Ep 18
Ten Dollar Murder
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The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Toomey
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S 3:
Ep 1
One Last Shot
9/12/74
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S 3:
Ep 1
One Last Shot
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Midnight Caller
John Saringo
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The Mentalist
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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In 1980, Joe Spano had his TV-movie debut playing in Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleir Story.
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Joe Spano played Bucky in the 2008 Rubicon Theatre Company production of R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe.
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In the early 1970's, Joe appeared nude in Oh, Calcutta.
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Joe is a founding and past board member of the Half the Sky Foundation.
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Joe married his wife, Joan Zerrien, on November 26, 1980.
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Joe is a member of the Antaeus Theater Company.
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Joe is a past Director and current email coordinator of the Southern California chapter of Families with Children from China.
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Joe is a member of Pacific Stages.
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Joe was awarded an LA Drama Critics Circle Award for his work in American Buffalo.
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In 1992, Joe made his debut in Arthur Miller's The Price.
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Joe's father is Vincent Dante, a physician, and his mother is Virginia Jean, a carpenter.
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Joe won the Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series Emmy award in 1988 for his performance in an episode of Midnight Caller.
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Joe had a small role in the 2007 movie Fracture.
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Joe has starred in 20 made for television movies.
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To date (February 07) Joe has appeared in 27 feature films.
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Joe Spano's credits are often confused with the those of Joseph Spano's. Joseph Spano is an Australian actor and the two are not related.
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Joe attended Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco.
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He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Hill Street Blues (1981)
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He appeared in a TV commercial for Advil (1999)
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Quotes
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Joe: The real hopeful thing about theater and the arts in general is you take these painful experiences and you shape them, give them form - and people can experience them together. You come out of an experience like this not devastated, not demolished by it, but hopefully healed or having experienced a catharsis.
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