About
| Birth Name: | Joseph Anthony Mantegna Jr. |
| Birth Notes: | 13 November 1947, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Height: | 5' 11" |
| Family: | * 'Arlene Vrhel' (3 December 1975 - present); 2 children |
Filmography
| Above Suspicion (1995) as Alan Rhinehart |
| Airheads (1994) as Ian |
| Airspeed (1998) as Raymond Stone |
| Albino Alligator (1996) as A.T.F. Agent G.D. Browning |
| Alice (1990) as Joe |
| Celebrity (1998) as Tony Gardella |
| Cougar Club (2007) as Mr. Stack |
| Critical Condition (1987) as Arthur Chambers |
| Edmond (2005) as Man in Bar |
| Elvis and Anabelle (2007) as Charlie |
| Eye for an Eye (1996) as Det. Sgt. Denillo |
| Forget Paris (1995) as Andy |
| Hank and Mike (2008) as Mr. Pan |
| Heckler (2007) as Himself |
| House of Games (1987) as Mike |
| Liberty Heights (1999) as Nate Kurtzman |
| Lonely Street (2009) as Jerry Finkelman |
| Naked Fear (2007) as Tom Benike |
| Persons Unknown (1996) as Jim Holland |
| Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) as Fred Waitzkin |
| The Godfather: Part III (1990) as Joey Zasa |
| The Simpsons Movie (2007) as Fat Tony |
| Things Change (1988) as Jerry |
| Thinner (1996) as Richie Ginelli |
| Up Close & Personal (1996) as Bucky Terranova |
| Valentine's Day (2010) as Angry Driver |
| We Believe (2009) as Himself |
| Xanadu (1980) |
| Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007) |
| A Steady Rain (1978) |
| Baby's Day Out (1994) as Eddie |
| Body and Soul (1998) as Alex Dumas |
| Body of Evidence (1993) as Robert Garrett |
| Boy Meets Girl (1998) as Il Magnifico |
| Bugsy (1991) as George |
| Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys (1995) as Joey Franelli |
| Chasing October (2007) as Himself |
| Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street (2006) as Narrator |
| Childless (2008) as Richard |
| Club Soda (2006) as Mike |
| Compromising Positions (1985) as Bruce Fleckstein |
| Electrified: The Story of the Maxwell Street Urban Blues (2008) as Narrator |
| Error in Judgment (1998) as Eric |
| Fall (2000) as Agent Jim Danaher |
| Family Prayers (1993) as Martin Jacobs |
| First Flight (2004) as Robert Sloan |
| Flunked (2008) as Narrator |
| For Better or Worse (1995) as Stone |
| For Hire (1997) as Alan Webber |
| Frankie Facciatosta and the Search for Success (2008) as Himself |
| Holocaust: New York Tolerance Center (2001) as Narrator |
| Homicide (1991) as Bobby Gold |
| Hoods (1998) as Angelo 'Ange' Martinelli |
| Jerry and Tom (1998) as Tom |
| Laguna (2001) as Nicola Pianon |
| Lakeboat (2000) as Guy at Gate |
| Looking for Lenny (2009) as Himself |
| Medusa Challenger (1976) as Joe |
| More Dogs Than Bones (2000) as Desalvo |
| Mother Ghost (2002) as Jerry |
| My Suicide (2009) as Indian Psychiatrist |
| Nine Lives (2005) as Richard |
| Off Beat (1986) as Pete Peterson |
| Off Key (2001) as Ricardo Palacios |
| Pontormo (2004) as Pontormo (Jacopo Carrucci) |
| Queens Logic (1991) as Al |
| Redbelt (2008) as Jerry Weiss |
| Second Thoughts (1983) as Orderly |
| Stateside (2004) as Gil Deloach |
| Stories USA (2007) as Mike (segment "Club Soda") |
| Suspect (1987) as Charlie Stella |
| Swan... One Man's Journey (2010) as Himself |
| The Assistants (2009) as Gary Greene |
| The House That Jack Built (2009) as Jack Jr. |
| The Kid & I (2005) as Davis Roman |
| The Last Producer (2000) |
| The Money Pit (1986) as Art Shirk |
| The Runner (1999) as Rocco |
| The Trumpet of the Swan (2001) as Monty |
| The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) as Gomez |
| This Old Cub (2004) as Himself/Narrator |
| To Be Announced (1979) |
| Towing (1978) as Chris |
| Uncle Nino (2003) as Robert Micelli |
| Underworld (1996) as Frank Gavilan/Frank Cassady/Richard Essex |
| Vietnam Long Time Coming (1998) as Narrator |
| Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989) as Bandini |
| Weeds (1987) as Carmine |
| West of Brooklyn (2008) as Gaetano D'Amico |
| When Jane & Johnny Come Marching Homeless (2012) as Himself |
| Who's Wagging Who? (2008) as Rudy |
| Witless Protection (2008) as Dr. Rondog 'Doc' Savage |
| ¡Three Amigos! (1986) as Harry Flugleman |
| Lakeboat (2000) |
Trivia
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* His favourite food is Italian beef. * 1969: Made his acting debut in a production of "Hair". * Formerly an actor with an Chicago's Organic Theatre Company. * 1978: Debuted on Broadway in "Working". He also helped write "Bleacher Bums", an award-winning play. The Los Angeles production of "Bums" ran over five years. * His daughter, Mia, is autistic. * He was a classmate of Walter Parazaider of Chicago , which is also Mantegna's favorite band. * 4/26/04: Received the lifetime achievement award at the Los Angeles Italian Film Festival. * Will Girardi, Mantegna's character on "Joan of Arcadia" (2003), was ranked #40 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. * As of May 15, 2005 has appeared on "The Simpsons" (1989) a record 16 times. * Father of Gia Mantegna. * His character on "The Simpsons" (1989), Fat Tony, has been the subject of two inside jokes. One of Fat Tony's first appearances was in the episode where Bart becomes his errand boy. At the end of the episode, the events are turned into a TV movie, in which, we are told, Joe Mantegna is playing Fat Tony. On a much later episode, after a mafia stand-off is placated by the appearance of Maggie Simpson, everyone breaks down crying. Fat Tony remarks, "I haven't cried like this since I paid to see The Godfather: Part III (1990).". * 1984: Won the Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for playing Richard ("Ricky") Roma in David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross." In 2005, Liev Schreiber won his own Tony for playing the part originated by Mantegna in a revival of the play. The third major actor to play the part of Ricky Roma (in the film version of the play, Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)) was Al Pacino. * Along with Elizabeth Taylor and Mark Hamill , he is one of only three actors to play both themselves and a fictional character in "The Simpsons" (1989). He played himself in the Season Three episode "Bart the Murderer" and portrayed Fat Tony in that and fourteen other episodes of the series. * His wife Arlene owns Taste Chicago, a restaurant in Burbank, CA. * His character in the "The Simpsons" (1989) was originally intended to be a one-time guest appearance in the episode "Bart The Murderer", but it became a recurring role later on in the series' run. According to the Season 3 DVD commentary track, Mantegna liked the character and wanted to voice him again. * He attended Morton East High School in Cicero, IL, graduating in 1965. * Was Robert B. Parker's personal pick to play Spenser in "Spenser: For Hire" (1985) (before Robert Urich was cast in the role). * Has been assured by "The Simpsons" (1989)' casting director that he will be the only person to voice the character Fat Tony - however, the character had a different actor for his short appearance in "A Fish Called Selma". * Received Honorary Doctorate in Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology on June 13, 2008. He was the commencement speaker. * Was considered for the role of Det.Joe Fontana on "Law & Order" (1990). * He was nominated for a 1974 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Principal Role for his performance in "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit" at the Organic Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois. * He was nominated for a 1977 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in "Volpone" at the Organic Theater Company with Victory Gardens in Chicago, Illinois. * He was awarded the 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Glengarry Glen Ross" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. * Good friend of Denis Leary. * Longtime personal friend of Roger Ebert. * His daughter Gina was born in New York City during the filming of The Godfather: Part III, five months into production. * Lives in Toluca Lake and North Hollywood, California. |
Quotes
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* [referring to his voice role as mob boss Fat Tony] Nothing interferes with my doing "The Simpsons" (1989)! * My father died just as I became an adult. It's a tough thing because you've kind of known this guy as a child and then, just at the point where you start to understand where he's coming from, he's gone. So now you look back and he almost becomes a mythical person to you. |
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