Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano as Cypher in Warner Brothers' The Matrix - 1999

Biography

Born 09/12/1954

This prolific, stage-trained character player transcended a youth of urban poverty, crime and poor academic skills to establish a successful entertainment career, often playing denizens and products of the kind of environment he escaped. Slender, bright-eyed and balding, Pantoliano has become known...
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Awards

  • In 2003, received Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
  • In 1983, received Drama-Logue Award for Best Actor
  • Received Drama-Logue Award for Best Actor

Highlights

  • In 2006, Co-starred in "The Amateurs," an independent comedy about a sleepy town that comes together to film a porno
  • In 2005, Cast in a recurring role on the short-lived drama "Dr. Vegas" (NBC)
  • In 2003, Returned as Cypher in "The Matrix: Reloaded"

Family & Companions

  • Dominic Pantoliano: father (separated from Pantoliano's mother c. 1963; divorced)
  • Mary Isabella: mother (separated from Pantoliano's father c. 1963; divorced)
  • Florio Isabella: step-father (had ties to the underworld; spent 15 years in jail on drug trafficking charges before marrying Pantoliano's mother)

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