Criminal Minds: New Details About Joe Mantegna's Role
Joe Mantegna by John Shearer/WireImage.com
New cast member
Joe Mantegna will make his first appearance on
Criminal Minds in the fifth episode of the season, CBS has announced. "We are all
thrilled to have Joe Mantegna joining our family," says executive producer Ed Bernero. "He's an incredible actor, a genuinely nice person and, as a fellow Chicagoan, I can tell you he makes fantastic Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs." (Patinkin, I hear, could barely turn out a decent grilled cheese.)
"We've been fans of Joe's since his early days on the stage. He will be a wonderful addition to our cast," adds executive producers Mark Gordon and Deb Spera.
Mantegna will play Special Agent Rossi, an original member of the Behavioral Analysis Unit who took early retirement to go on book tours, and has now volunteered to return. Someone lock the door behind him, 'K?
But wait, there's more!
Mandy Patinkin is returning to Minds... under somewhat unusual circumstances. See the
Ausiello Report for the exclusive (and rather juicy) details.
