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Joseph Carl "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12 1951) is an American actor. He sometimes asks people to call him Joey Pants. <ref>Joeypants.com http://www.joeypants.com/</ref>

Pantoliano was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to first-generation Italian-American parents. He currently lives in Wilton, Connecticut with his two daughters. He played the character Cypher in The Matrix, as well as Ralph Cifaretto in the HBO show The Sopranos, and also provided the voicework for the club owner Luigi Goterelli in the videogame Grand Theft Auto III.

Pantoliano played the role of "Guido the Killer Pimp" in Risky Business. Following this role, he got a nose job, one of the more obvious instances of plastic surgery by a Hollywood actor. <ref>Ign.com interview http://movies.ign.com/articles/050/050958p1.html</ref>

Pantoliano is also known for his role as "Eddie Moscone", the bail bondsman, in the Robert De Niro comedy Midnight Run and a policeman of dubious credentials named "Teddy Gammel" in Memento. He also played "Deputy Marshal Cosmo Renfro" in The Fugitive along with Tommy Lee Jones and reprised the role in the sequel U.S. Marshals.

In 2003, Pantoliano won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of "Ralphie Cifaretto" on The Sopranos.

Contents 1 But Can They Sing? 2 M*A*S*H, "Identity Crisis" 3 Partial Filmography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] But Can They Sing?

"Joey Pants" was one of nine contestants on the VH1 reality show But Can They Sing? The show is based on the talent search show American Idol, but with celebrities competing and the winner's prize will go to the charity of their choice. The show premiered October 30 2005.

[edit] M*A*S*H, "Identity Crisis"

In the November 2 1981 episode of M*A*S*H ("Identity Crisis"), Pantoliano's guest character, Corporal Gerald Mullen, confesses to Father Mulcahy that he stole one of his dead buddy's dog tags, identity, and discharge papers when their unit got hit by enemy fire.

[edit] Partial Filmography

• M*A*S*H - "Identity Crisis" (Nov 2, 1981) (TV)
• From Here to Eternity (1979) (TV)
• Monsignor (1982)
• The Final Terror aka Carnivore (1983)
• Risky Business (1983)
• Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
• The Goonies (1985)
• The Mean Season (1985)
• Running Scared (1986)
• Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
• Empire Of The Sun (1987)
• La Bamba (1987)
• The In Crowd (1988)
• Midnight Run (1988)
• Nightbreaker aka Advance to Ground Zero (1989) (TV)
• Downtown aka Blue Heat (1990)
• The Last of the Finest (1990)
• El Diablo (1990)
• Short Time (1990)
• Backstreet Dreams (1990)
• Zandalee (1991)
• One Special Victory (1991) (TV)
• Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992) (TV)
• Used People (1992)
• Three of Hearts (1993)
• Me and the Kid (1993)
• The Fugitive (1993)
• Calendar Girl (1993)
• Teresa's Tattoo (1994)
• Dangerous Heart (1994) (TV)
• Baby's Day Out (1994)
• The Last Word (1995)
• Steal Big, Steal Little (1995)
• Bad Boys (1995)
• Congo (1995)
• The Flight of the Dove aka The Spy Within (1994)
• The Immortals (1995)
• Bound (1996)
• 87th Precinct: Ice (1996) (TV)
• Natural Enemy (1997) (TV)
• Top of the World (1997)
• Tinseltown (1997)
• U.S. Marshals (1998)
• Hoods (1998)
• The Matrix (1999)
• The Outer Limits: "Alien Radio" (1999)
• New Blood (1999)
• Black and White (1999)
• Memento (2000)
• Ready To Rumble (2000)
• Cats & Dogs (2001) (voice)
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
• Daredevil (2003)
• Bad Boys II (2003)
• Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Joe Pantoliano at the Internet Movie Database
• Joe Pantoliano at TV.com
• Official sitede:Joe Pantoliano

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