Joe Pantoliano

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  • Birth Name: Joseph Pantoliano
  • Birth Place: Hoboken, NJ
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/12/1951, Virgo
  • Profession: Actor; voice-overs; producer; director
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Joe Pantoliano Fast Facts:
  • Nickname "Joey Pants" came from his childhood in Hoboken, NJ, when neighborhood kids had trouble pronouncing his last name.
  • While playing Maggio in the 1979 NBC miniseries From Here to Eternity, he met David Chase, the future creator of The Sopranos, who was then a writer for The Rockford Files.
  • Published his autobiography Who's Sorry Now: The True Story of a Stand-Up Guy (written with David Evanier) in 2002.
  • At his 1994 wedding to Nancy Sheppard, the ceremony was performed by comic (and ordained minister) Charles Rocket.
  • A collector of rare and first-edition books, he has owned works by F. Scott Fitzgerald and J.D. Salinger, as well as the Budd Schulberg screenplay for On the Waterfront.
  • Following a diagnosis of clinical depression in 2006, started a charity called No Kidding, Me Too! (www.nkm2.org), which is dedicated to removing the stigma associated with mental illness; also directed a 2009 documentary of the same name. 
  • With childhood friend and chef Rich Pèpe, launched a line of pasta sauce in 2010 called Pèpe & Pants, with a portion of the proceeds going to charities, including No Kidding, Me Too!
  • Joe Pantoliano Relationships:
  • Daniella Pantoliano - Daughter
  • Dominic Pantoliano - Father
  • Florio Isabella - Stepfather
  • Isabella Pantoliano - Daughter
  • Marco Pantoliano - Son
  • Mary Isabella - Mother
  • Maryann Pantoliano - Sister
  • Melody - Stepdaughter
  • Morga Kester - Ex-wife
  • Nancy Sheppard - Wife
  • Joe Pantoliano Awards:
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
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