Joe Mantegna

Infobox actor
name = Joe Mantegna

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birthdate = birth date and age|1947|11|13
birthplace = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
birthname = Joseph Anthony Mantegna, Jr.
yearsactive = 1969 - present
occupation = film, stage and television actor
film director
Screenwriter
executive producer
spouse = Arlene Vrhel (1975-)
tonyawards = Best Featured Actor in a Play
1984 "Glengarry Glen Ross"
awards = Volpi Cup for Best Actor
1988 "Things Change"

Joseph Anthony “Joe” Mantegna, Jr. (born November 13, 1947) is an American Tony Award-winning actor, producer, writer and director. Who is best known for his roles in box-office hits such as "The Godfather Part III" (1990), "Up Close & Personal" (1996), "Baby's Day Out" (1994), "Forget Paris" (1995), "Three Amigos" (1986) and "The Simpsons Movie" (2007).

Mantegna has gained Emmy Award nominations for his roles in three different miniseries, "The Last Don" (1977), "The Rat Pack" (1999) and "The Starter Wife" (2007). Mantegna served as executive producer for various movies and television movies, such as "Corduroy" (1984), "Hoods" (1998) and "Lakeboat" (2000), wich he also directed.

On television, Mantegna starred in the short living series "First Monday" (2002), "Joan of Arcadia" (2003-2005). Since the 1991 Simpsons episode "Bart the Murderer" Mantegna has had a recurring role on the animated comedy series "The Simpsons" as Mob boss Fat Tony. In 2007 Mantegna replaced Mandy Patinkin as the main character of the hit drama series "Criminal Minds".

Biography

Personal life

Mantegna, an Italian American, [cite news|title=Joe Mantegna Replaces Mandy Patinkin in "Criminal Minds" 8 p.m. Wed. CBS|first=Maureen|last=Ryan|publisher=The Annotico Report, Chicago Tribune|url=http://www.annoticoreport.com/2007/10/joe-mantegna-replaces-mandy-patinkin-in.html|date=2007-10-30|accessdate=2008-09-19] was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mary Ann (née Novelli), a shipping clerk, and Joseph Anthony Mantegna, Sr., who worked in insurance sales, [cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/34/Joe-Mantegna.html|title=Joe Mantegna Biography (1947-)|publisher=Filmreference|accessdate=2008-09-19] and died in 1969 of tuberculosis.Mantegna attended Morton East High School in Cicero, Illinois (home of Al Capone) and received much inspiration for acting from this small town with lots of character.cite web|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800023002/bio|title=Joe Mantegna|publisher=Yahoo! Movies|accessdate=2008-09-19] He graduated with a degree in acting from the Goodman School of Drama (the Theatre School at DePaul University) in 1969. [cite web|title=Joe Mantegna|url=http://www.buddytv.com/joe-mantegna.aspx|publisher="BuddyTV"|accessdate=2008-09-19] While still a young man in Chicago, he played bass in a band called "The Apocryphals".cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2007/05/catching_up_with_joe_mantegna.html|title=Catching Up with Joe Mantegna|author=Liz|publisher="The Washington Post"|date=2007-05-25|accessdate=2008-09-19] His band played with another local group called "The Missing Links" which went on to form the band Chicago. Mantegna is still very close to the original members of Chicago and keeps in touch with his old band mates as well.

Mantegna has been married to the former Arlene Vrhel since December 3, 1975. They have two daughters, Mia and Gina. Mantegna owns a Chicago-themed restaurant in Burbank, California named Taste Chicago. [cite web|url=http://www.tastechicago.biz/|title=Taste Chicago | Authentic Chicago Style Italian food in California!|publisher=Taste Chicago, official website|accessdate=2008-09-19] . He has Bell's palsy. [Byrne, Bridget. [http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/08-01/08-23-01/c14ae132.htm Joe Mantegna returns as private eye, Spenser] The Associated Press. Retrieved on September 19, 2008]

Career

Mantegna made his acting debut in the 1969 stage production of "Hair". He debuted on Broadway in "Working" (1978). He also helped write "Bleacher Bums", an award-winning play, which was first performed at Chicago's Organic Theater Company. He won a Tony award for his portrayal of Richard Roma in David Mamet's play "Glengarry Glen Ross".

Mantegna made his feature film debut in "Medusa Challenger" (1977). He played womanizing dentist Bruce Fleckstein in "Compromising Positions" (1985). Other early movies include co-starring roles in "The Money Pit" (1986), "Weeds" (1987) and "Suspect" (1987). He also starred in the critically acclaimed movies "House of Games" (1987) and "Things Change" (1988), for which he and co-star, Don Ameche, both received the Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival. In 1991 he starred in the highly praised police thriller "Homicide". A highly versatile actor, Mantegna has played a wide range of roles, from the comic — as a fed up shock jock in "Airheads" and the hilariously inept kidnapper from "Baby's Day Out" — to the dramatic, in roles such as Joey Zasa, a treacherous mobster in "The Godfather Part III" and an Emmy-nominated performance as singer Dean Martin in HBO's 1998 film, "The Rat Pack".

Mantegna also has a recurring role in the animated series "The Simpsons" as the voice of mob boss Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico. He insists on voicing the character every time he appears, no matter how little dialogue he has. To quote: "If Fat Tony sneezes, I want to be there." In one instance, however, Phil Hartman voiced Fat Tony in the episode "A Fish Called Selma" (during the part where Troy McClure goes into the DMV and Fat Tony tries to explain to his goon, Louie, what he meant when he said that Troy McClure "sleeps with the fishes").

Mantegna spoofed himself when he hosted Saturday Night Live for the 1990-1991 season (musical guest: Vanilla Ice) in which he calmly begins his monologue saying he did not wish to be typecast as gangster roles. When he sees a disappointed little boy and his father leave as they mistakenly believe the host was Joe Montana due to the similar names, Mantegna then begins speaking in a low, controlled voice to the little boy it is best he stay in the audience to respect his performance, and warned that if he made a call, then Montana would not play in his next game, implying Mantegna's true personality is like his gangster roles.

Mantegna received the Lifetime Achievement Award on April 26, 2004, at the Los Angeles Italian Film Festival. On August 11, 2007, Mantegna signed on to replace departing star Mandy Patinkin on the CBS crime drama "Criminal Minds".cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20051296,00.html|first=Dawnie|last=Walton|title=Mantegna Joins 'Criminal Minds'|work=The CBS show finds its replacement for Mandy Patinkin, after negotiations with Harvey Keitel fall apart|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=2008-08-11|accessdate=2008-09-19] cite web|url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Criminal-Minds-Trades/800020228|title="Criminal Minds" Trades Inigo Montoya for Joe Mantegna|publisher="TV Guide"|first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|date=2007-08-11|accessdate=2008-09-19]

Filmography

Film

* "The Money Pit" (1986) ... Art Shirk
* "Three Amigos" (1986) ... Harry Flugleman
* "House of Games" (1987) ... Mike
* "Suspect" (1987) ... Charlie Stella
* "Things Change" (1988) ... Jerry
* "Wait until Spring, Bandini" (1989) ... Bandini
* "Alice" (1990) ... Joe
* "The Godfather Part III" (1990) ... Joey Zasa
* "Homicide" (1991) ... Detective Bobby Gold
* "Bugsy" (1991) ... George Raft
* "Body of Evidence" (1993) ... Robert Garrett
* "Searching for Bobby Fischer" (1993) ... Fred Waitzkin
* "Baby's Day Out" (1994) ... Eddie the kidnapper
* "Airheads" (1994) ... Ian
* "Thinner" (1996) ... Richie Ginelli
* "Persons Unknown" (1996) ... Jim Holland
* "Airspeed" (1998) ... Raymond Stone
* "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit" (1998) ... Gomez
* "Jerry and Tom" (1998) ... Tom
* "Liberty Heights" (1999) ... Nate
* "The Runner" (1999) ... Rocco
* "More Dogs Than Bones" (2000) ... De Salvo
* "This Old Cub" (2004) ... Narrator
* "A Very Married Christmas" (2004) ...Frank Griffin
* "Edmond" (2005) ... Man
* "Nine Lives" (2005) ... Richard
* "The Kid & I" (2005) ... Davis Roman
* "Elvis and Anabelle" (2007) ... Charlie
* "Cougar Club" (2007) ... Mr. Stack
* "The Simpsons Movie" (2007) ... Fat Tony
* "Hank and Mike" (2008) ... Mr. Pan
* "Witless Protection" (2008) ... Dr. Rondog 'Doc' Savage
* "The Last Hit Man" (2008) ... Harry Tremayne
* "Redbelt" (2008) ... Jerry Weiss
* "Lonely Street" (2008) ... Jerry Finkelman

Television roles

* "Saturday Night Live" (1991) ... Bill Swerski in the original Bill Swerski's Superfans sketch
* "The Simpsons" (1991–present) ... Voice of Fat Tony
* "The Water Engine" (1992)
* "The Comrades of Summer" (1992)
* "Frasier" (1993) ... Derek Mann in the episode "I Hate Frasier Crane"
* "The Last Don" (1997) ... Pippi De Lena
* "The Rat Pack" (1998) ... Dean Martin
* "First Monday" (2002)... Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Joseph Novelli
* "Joan of Arcadia" (2003-2005) ... Will Girardi
* "The Starter Wife" (2007) ... Lou Manahan
* "Criminal Minds" (2007-present) ... FBI Special Agent David Rossi

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