JOE MANTEGNA BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Joe Mantegna was born on November 13th, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois with the birth name Joseph Anthony Mantegna Jr. born to Maryann (née Novelli) and Joseph Anthony Mantegna Sr. Over the course of his career in the entertainment industry he has made quite a name for himself as an actor as well as on the other side of the camera working as a writer, producer and director.
Mantegna is most well known for his role in the film, "The Godfather: Part III" (1990) starring alongside Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, Raf Vallone and Sofia Coppola. In total, he has appeared in over two hundred film and television roles. His career in acting began when after graduating from Morton East High School in Cicero, IL, in 1965, he went on to earn a degree from the Goodman School of Drama and then began to find work as a stage actor.
His first professional acting debut was in a stage production of, "Hair" in 1969. He then gained quite a bit of experience in Off-Broadway productions before making his Broadway debut in 1978 in the play, "Working".
Along with working as a stage actor around this same decade he began also appearing on the television movies, "Elvis" starring Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley along with Shelley Winters, Season Hubley as Priscilla Presley, Pat Hingle and Bing Russell and "Bleacher Bums" starring Roberta Custer, Richard Fire and Dennis Franz, (both 1979). He then was cast in his first recurring role portraying Juan One on, "Soap" (1980-1981).
Other well known film roles he has added to his credits include, "Compromising Positions" (1985) starring Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Judith Ivey, Edward Herrmann, Mary Beth Hurt, Deborah Rush, Anne DeSalvo, Josh Mostel and Joan Allen, "Three Amigos (1986) starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short, "The Money Pit" (1986) starring Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Yakov Smirnoff, Maureen Stapleton, Philip Bosco, Josh Mostel and Alexander Godunov, "Suspect" (1987) starring Cher Sarkisian, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson, John Mahoney, Fred Melamed and Philip Bosco, "House of Games" (1987) with Lindsay Crouse, Ricky Jay and J. T. Walsh, "Forget Paris" (1995) also starring Billy Crystal, Debra Winger, Julie Kavner, Cynthia Stevenson, Richard Masur, Cathy Moriarty and John Spencer, "Up Close & Personal" (1996) co-starring Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stockard Channing and Kate Nelligan, "Joan of Arcadia" (2003) with Amber Tamblyn and Mary Steenburgen, "Childless" (2008) with Barbara Hershey and "Lonely Street" (2009) starring Jay Mohr, Robert Patrick, Nikki Cox and Katt Williams.
Along with film work he has done voice work on the animated television series, "The Simpsons" and has also appeared on the series, "The Bosom Buddies", "The Twilight Zone", "Simon & Simon", "Comedy Zone", "First Monday" starring along with James Garner, Charles Durning, James Karen, Joe Flanigan, Hedy Burress, Randy Vasquez, Linda Purl, Dean Stockwell and Christopher Wiehl, "Joan of Arcadia" and "The Starter Wife" starring Debra Messing, Judy Davis, Miranda Otto, Peter Jacobson, Stephen Moyer, Anika Noni Rose and Chris Diamantopoulos.
Working on the other side of the camera, Mantegna has been the executive producer on such movies as, "Hoods" (1998) with Vincent Berry, Jay Brazeau and Craig Bruhnanski and "Lakeboat" (2000) starring Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Denis Leary and Andy Garcia and such television series as, "Shooting Gallery", "Quickbites" and "Midway USA's Gun Stories". He has also worked as a director on the film, "Lakeboat" and the television series, "Quickbites".
Joe Mantegna has been married since 1975 to Arlene Vrhel and they have two children together and reside in Los Angeles, California. Most recently he has appeared on the television series, "Criminal Minds" as FBI Special Agent David Rossi and the films, "The Bronx Bull" (2013) with William Forsythe, Harry Hamlin, Natasha Henstridge, Cloris Leachman, Ray Wise, Penelope Ann Miller and Paul Sorvino, "Kill Me, Deadly" (2013) starring Kirsten Vangsness and Shemar Moore, "Ten Cent Pistol" (2013) starring Jena Malone, JT Alexander and Damon Alexander and "Compulsion" (2013) co-starring Heather Graham, Carrie-Anne Moss and Kevin Dillon.
On April 29, 2011, Mantenga was honored with the 2,438th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography
2013 Compulsion
2013 Ten Cent Pistol
2013 Kill Me, Deadly
2013 The Bronx Bull
2007-2012 Criminal Minds
2011 The Yule Tide Good Samaritan
2011 Behind the Scenes of Sacks West
2011 Sacks West
2011 Cars 2: The Video Game
2011 Cars 2
1991-2011 The Simpsons
2010 Hannah Mantegna
2010 Valentine's Day
2010 Pop Shock
2009 The House That Jack Built
2009 The Assistants
2009 Archie's Final Project
2009 Lonely Street
2008 Who's Wagging Who?
2008 The Starter Wife
2008 The Criminal Element: The Making of Criminal Minds
2008 Shemar Moore: Criminal Minds' Wild Ride
2008 Profile: Rossi/Mantegna
2008 From Script to Screen: True Night
2008 Criminal Minds Season 3: Killer Roles
2008 Childless
2008 Redbelt
2008 The Last Hit Man
2008 Justice League: The New Frontier
2008 Witless Protection
2008 West of Brooklyn
2008 American Breakdown
2008 Hank and Mike
2007 Stories USA
2007 The Simpsons Movie
2007 The Starter Wife
2007 Cougar Club
2007 Naked Fear
2007 Elvis and Anabelle
2006 Club Soda
2006 Kim Possible
2006 Let Go
2005 The Kid & I
2005 Edmond
2003-2005 Joan of Arcadia
2005 Nine Lives
2004 A Very Married Christmas
2004 Pontormo: A Heretical Love
2004 Stateside
2004 First Flight
2003 Uncle Nino
2002 And Thou Shalt Honor
2002 Mother Ghost
2002 Women vs. Men
2002 First Monday
2001 Off Key
2001 Walking Shadow
2001 Laguna
2001 The Sopranos
2001 Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal
2001 The Trumpet of the Swan
2001 Fall: The Price of Silence
2000 Thin Air
2000 The Last Producer
2000 More Dogs Than Bones
2000 Body and Soul
2000 Lakeboat
1999 Liberty Heights
1999 My Little Assassin
1999 The Runner
1999 Spenser: Small Vices
1999 Error in Judgment
1999 Airspeed
1998 Boy Meets Girl
1998 Celebrity
1998 The Rat Pack
1998 Hoods
1998 For Hire
1998 The Last Don II
1998 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998 Jerry and Tom
1998 The Great Empire: Rome
1997 Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997 Face Down
1997 Rugrats
1997 A Call to Remember
1997 The Last Don
1997 Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man
1996 Persons Unknown
1996 Thinner
1996 Albino Alligator
1996 Underworld
1996 Up Close & Personal
1996 Eye for an Eye
1995 Favorite Deadly Sins
1995 Above Suspicion
1995 Forget Paris
1995 For Better or Worse
1995 Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
1994 Airheads
1994 Baby's Day Out
1994 State of Emergency
1993 Frasier
1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993 Family Prayers
1993 Body of Evidence
1993 Saturday Night Live
1993 Fallen Angels
1992 The Water Engine
1992 The Comrades of Summer
1991 Bugsy
1991 Homicide
1991 Queens Logic
1990 Alice
1990 The Godfather: Part III
1989 Wait Until Spring, Bandini
1988 Things Change
1987 Suspect
1987 Weeds
1987 House of Games
1987 The Twilight Zone
1987 Critical Condition
1986 ¡Three Amigos!
1986 Off Beat
1986 The Money Pit
1985 Compromising Positions
1985 Big Shots in America
1984 Comedy Zone
1984 The Outlaws
1983 Second Thoughts
1982 Simon & Simon
1982 Archie Bunker's Place
1982 The Greatest American Hero
1981 Open All Night
1981 Bosom Buddies
1981 It's a Living
1980-1981 Soap
1980 Xanadu
1979 Bleacher Bums
1979 Elvis
1979 To Be Announced
1978 A Steady Rain
1978 Towing
1976 Medusa Challenger
