Joe Pantoliano

American actor (1951-)

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Age	74
Birthday	12 September, 1951
Birthplace	Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Height	5' 9¼" (176 cm)
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Bald
Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Claim to Fame	his roles as Guido in the 1983 teen sex comedy-drama film Risky Business, Francis Fratelli in the 1985 adventure comedy film The Goonies, Bob Keane in the 1987 biographical musical drama film La Bamba, Frank Demarest in the 1987 epic coming-of-age war drama film Empire of the Sun, Eddie Moscone in the 1988 road action comedy film Midnight Run, Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro in the 1993 action thriller film The Fugitive and its 1998 spin-off action crime thriller film U.S. Marshals, Norby in the 1994 adventure comedy film Baby’s Day Out, Sparky in the CBS animated family comedy series Beethoven, Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys film franchise, Caesar in the 1996 neo-noir crime thriller film Bound, Cypher in the 1999 science fiction action film The Matrix, Martini (voice) in the 1999 3D computer-animated Christmas comedy film Olive, the Other Reindeer, Teddy in the 2000 neo-noir mystery psychological thriller film Memento, Peek (voice) in the 2001 spy comedy film Cats & Dogs and its 2010 sequel film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto in the HBO mafia crime drama series The Sopranos, Ben Urich in the 2003 superhero film Daredevil, Gabe Ugliano in the 2010 fantasy film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Marty in the 2016 romantic comedy film The Perfect Match, Michael Gorski in the Netflix original science fiction drama web series Sense8, Eugene Lynden in the HBO Max original post-apocalyptic drama web series The Last of Us, and Uncle Tommy in the 2025 Hallmark Channel original Christmas romantic comedy television film Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story

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Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys film series (1995–2024), Cypher in the Wachowskis' sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999), Teddy in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller film Memento (2000), and Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (2001–2004), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

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Joe Pantoliano was born on Wednesday, 12 September 1951 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. His full name at birth was Joseph Peter Pantoliano. He is best known as an actor. Pantoliano's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Joe attended high school at Cliffside Park High School. For university, he studied at HB Studio. His religion is listed as Roman Catholic. He is 5' 9¼" (176 cm) tall and weighs 185 lbs (84 kg) with an average build. He has blue eyes and bald hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $8,000,000 US dollars. Joe Pantoliano is 74 years old and his zodiac star sign is Virgo.

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Full name at birth	Joseph Peter Pantoliano	hide	edit
Claim to fame	his roles as Guido in the 1983 teen sex comedy-drama film Risky Business, Francis Fratelli in the 1985 adventure comedy film The Goonies, Bob Keane in the 1987 biographical musical drama film La Bamba, Frank Demarest in the 1987 epic coming-of-age war drama film Empire of the Sun, Eddie Moscone in the 1988 road action comedy film Midnight Run, Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro in the 1993 action thriller film The Fugitive and its 1998 spin-off action crime thriller film U.S. Marshals, Norby in the 1994 adventure comedy film Baby’s Day Out, Sparky in the CBS animated family comedy series Beethoven, Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys film franchise, Caesar in the 1996 neo-noir crime thriller film Bound, Cypher in the 1999 science fiction action film The Matrix, Martini (voice) in the 1999 3D computer-animated Christmas comedy film Olive, the Other Reindeer, Teddy in the 2000 neo-noir mystery psychological thriller film Memento, Peek (voice) in the 2001 spy comedy film Cats & Dogs and its 2010 sequel film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto in the HBO mafia crime drama series The Sopranos, Ben Urich in the 2003 superhero film Daredevil, Gabe Ugliano in the 2010 fantasy film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Marty in the 2016 romantic comedy film The Perfect Match, Michael Gorski in the Netflix original science fiction drama web series Sense8, Eugene Lynden in the HBO Max original post-apocalyptic drama web series The Last of Us, and Uncle Tommy in the 2025 Hallmark Channel original Christmas romantic comedy television film Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story	hide	edit
Date of birth	12 September 1951	hide	edit
Place of birth	Hoboken, New Jersey, USA	hide	edit
Age	74	hide
Occupation	Actor, Producer	hide	edit
Occupation category	Actor	hide	edit
Nationality	American	hide	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	5' 9¼" (176 cm)	hide	edit
Weight	185 lbs (84 kg)	hide	edit
Build	Average	hide	edit
Hair color	Bald	hide	edit
Eye color	Blue	hide	edit
Gender	Male	hide	edit
Ethnicity	White	hide	edit
Sexuality	Straight	hide	edit
Religion	Roman Catholic	hide	edit
Zodiac sign	Virgo	hide
Distinctive feature	Dimpled smile Often wears thick-rimmed glasses and hat	hide	edit
Pets	pets	hide

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Residence	Los Angeles, California, USA Wilton, Connecticut, USA Hoboken, New Jersey, USA	hide	edit
Net worth	$8,000,000 USD	hide	edit
High school	Cliffside Park High School	hide	edit
University	HB Studio	hide	edit
Talent agency	Agency for the Performing Arts	hide	edit
Political affiliation	political affiliation	hide
Political party	political party	hide

Dating History

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Joe Pantoliano is married to Nancy Sheppard.

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Actor/Actress 165
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Director 2
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Writer 3
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Producer 10
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Soundtrack 1
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Thanks 2
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Self 87
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Archive Footage 7
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In Development 3
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stars Keen wine buff. On a recent episode of Jon Favreau's "Dinner for Five" (2001) on IFC, he was choosing the wine, inquiring about a '97 Ornellaia before settling on a '79 Tignanello. When the wine was presented to him for tasting, he picked up that it was corked and asked the sommelier to taste it himself, and the sommelier concurred.
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stars Often works with Carrie-Anne Moss.
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stars He landed his first professional role in 1972 when he played Billy Bibbit in the national touring company of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He worked in regional theater appearing in more than 40 Off-Broadway productions including Vision of Kerouac at the Lion Theater and The Death Star at the Theater of St. Clements.
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