

Pantoliano's family moved to Cliffside Park, New Jersey, where he attended Cliffside Park High School.
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Pantoliano was born on September 12, 1951, in Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of Italian-American parents Mary (née Centrella), a bookie and seamstress, and Dominic "Monk" Pantoliano, a hearse driver and factory foreman. He founded the nonprofit No Kidding, Me Too! dedicated to removing the stigma from mental illness. Pantoliano is a published author and is active in the field of mental health, having documented his mother's issues and his own. His role as Ralph Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Marshals with 3 co-stars Tommy Lee Jones, Daniel Roebuck, and LaTanya Richardson, and Caesar in the Wachowskis' directorial debut Bound and played Cypher in their second film The Matrix (1999) with 3 co-stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Laurence Fishburne, as well as Michael Gorski in their Netflix series, Sense8 (2015–2018). He starred as Cosmo Renfro in the thriller film The Fugitive and five years later in its spin-off thriller film U.S. Īfter his early roles in the television series M*A*S*H and the 1983 comedy Risky Business, he gained recognition for his numerous supporting roles in high-profile films and television series including Hill Street Blues, The Goonies, La Bamba, Empire of the Sun, NYPD Blue, Memento, and Bad Boys and its sequels.

Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American character actor who has appeared in over 150 films, television and stage productions. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
