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Joseph Anthony Mantegna, Jr. (born November 13, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor.
Born into an Italian-American family, he made his acting debut in the 1969 stage production of Hair.
Mantegna has been married to the former Arlene Vrhel since December 3, 1975. They have two children of whom one - their daughter Mia - is autistic, and the other, Gina, who has just finished an upcoming movie alongside with her father.
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. He won a Tony award for his portrayal of Richard Roma in David Mamet's play Glengarry Glen Ross.
He made his feature motion picture 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, the late 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 variety of parts both comic and dramatic such as a fed up shock jock in Airheads or Joey Zaza, a treacherous mobster in ''The Godfather Part III.
Mantegna also has a recurring role in the animated series The Simpsons as 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". He received the Lifetime Achievement Award on April 26, 2004, at the Los Angeles Italian Film Festival.
Selected filmography
- Three Amigos (1986) Harry Flugleman
- The Godfather Part III (1990) ... Joey Zasa
- Homicide (1991) ... Detective Bobby Gold
- Bugsy (1991) ... George Raft
- Body of Evidence (1993)
- Baby's Day Out (1994) ... Eddie the kidnapper
- Airheads (1994)
- Thinner (1996) Richie Ginelli
- The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) Gomez
- More Dogs Than Bones (2000) De Salvo
- Edmond (2005) Man
- The Fairly OddParents Movie (2006) Nick, the Lawyer
- This Old Cub (2004) Narrator
Selected TV roles
- The Rat Pack (1998) made-for-TV movie ... Dean Martin
- The Simpsons animated series since 1989 ... voice Fat Tony, Springfield's mob boss
- Joan of Arcadia series ... Will Girardi, Arcadia's police chief and Joan's father
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1947 births | American film actors | American stage actors | American television actors | Chicago actors | Italian American actors | Joan of Arcadia actors | Living people | Simpsons cast members
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