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Joe Pantoliano: Biography

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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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TV Watercooler, Joe Pantoliano, John Fugelsang, Teresa Strasser Mark Mainz/TV Guide Channel

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