Joe Pantoliano Highlights

  • 2006: Co-starred in "The Amateurs," an independent comedy about a sleepy town that comes together to film a porno
  • 2005: Cast in a recurring role on the short-lived drama "Dr. Vegas" (NBC)
  • 2003: Returned as Cypher in "The Matrix: Reloaded"
  • 2003: Starred in the television series "The Handler"
  • 2003: Made feature directorial debut with "Just Like Mona" (lensed 2001)
  • 2003: Reprised his role as Captain Howard in the sequel "Bad Boys 2"
  • 2002: Appeared in the Eddie Murphy misfire "The Adventures of Pluto Nash"
  • 2001: Appeared in two episodes of the WB's teen sci-fi series "Roswell"
  • 2001: Joined the cast of the HBO series "The Sopranos", playing mob hothead Ralph Cifaretto
  • 2001: Voiced Peek in the comedy "Cats and Dogs"
  • 2000: Appeared in writer-director James Toback's "Black and White"
  • 2000: Played off screen persona as an oddball, slightly mysterious figure shadowing a man who cannot form new memories in the stylish thriller "Memento"
  • 1999: Cast as the renegade Cypher in the blockbuster "The Matrix", helmed by the Wachowski brothers
  • 1998: Reprised role of Cosmo Renfro in "U.S. Marshals"
  • 1996: Cast as a regular on the CBS crime drama "EZ Streets"
  • 1996: Was Jennifer Tilly's gangster lover in "Bound", directed by the Wachowski brothers
  • 1995: Played the recurring role of stoolie Vinnie Greco on the ABC cop drama "NYPD Blue"
  • 1994: Provided a voice for the CBS animated version of the children's movie "Beethoven"
  • 1993: Portrayed Cosmo Renfro in "The Fugitive"
  • 1990: Cast as a regular in the short-lived sitcom "The Fanelli Boys"
  • 1987: Portrayed anti-Communist attorney Roy Cohn in the CBS miniseries biopic "Robert Kennedy and His Times"
  • 1987: Directed by Spielberg as John Malkovich's sidekick in "Empire of the Sun"
  • 1985: First role in a Steven Spielberg production, "The Gooonies"
  • 1983: Originated the lead role of Philip in "Orphans" at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles, California
  • 1983: Breakthrough feature supporting role, Guido "The Killer Pimp" in the surprise hit "Risky Business"
  • 1982: Portrayed Tommy MacMillan in "Brothers" at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa, California
  • 1980: Feature acting debut, "The Idolmaker"
  • 1979: Gained notice for his interpretation of Angelo Maggio--Frank Sinatra's role in the original--in the NBC miniseries version of "From Here to Eternity"
  • 1978: Worked with Rob Reiner again in the TV-movie romantic comedy "More Than Friends"
  • 1978: Recurring role in the summer replacement series "Free Country", a period sitcom about the immigrant experience from co-producer, co-writer and star Rob Reiner
  • 1977: TV acting debut, "McNamara's Band", a busted sitcom pilot
  • 1976: Moved to Los Angeles
  • 1972: Portrayed Billy Bibbit in a stage production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
  • 1968: Possessed a third grade reading level at age 17
  • 1968: First professional stage appearance in New York at age 17 (date approximate)
  • Raised in a public housing project in Hoboken, NJ; family dependent on welfare
  • Acted off-Broadway in "The Death Star" and "Visions of Kerouac"

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