Biography
After knocking around the New York theater scene, Pantoliano broke into television after moving to Los Angeles. Though remaining busy, he took some time to truly establish himself. His moment arrived when he played Guido the Pimp in the Tom Cruise vehicle, "Risky Business" (1983), which helped him gain a degree of recognition. From there, he became known for playing low-level crooks and hustlers in movies and on television until he …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Voiced the character of Peek the Chinese crested dog in "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," the sequel to the 2001 family film "Cats & Dogs" |
2010 | Cast as Gabe Ugliano, Percy's mean stepfather, in the film adaptation of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" |
2009 | Co-starred in the independent dark comedy, "The Job" |
2005 | Voiced Goose, a former mob hitman pelican, in the animated feature "Racing Stripes" |
2005 | Played a recurring role on the short-lived NBC drama, "Dr. Vegas" |
2003 | Starred in the short-lived CBS series, "The Handler" |
2003 | Feature directorial debut, "Just Like Mona" |
2003 | Reprised role as Captain Howard for the sequel, "Bad Boys 2" |
2003 | Reprised role as Cypher in "The Matrix: Reloaded" |
2002 | Featured in the Eddie Murphy misfire, "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" |
2001 | Appeared in two episodes of the WB's teen sci-fi series, "Roswell" |
2000 | Joined the cast of HBO's "The Sopranos" as mob hothead Ralph Cifaretto |
2000 | Played a slightly mysterious figure shadowing a man who cannot form new memories in Christopher Nolan's stylish thriller, "Memento" |
1999 | Re-teamed with the Wachowski brothers to play renegade Cypher in "The Matrix" |
1998 | Reprised role of Cosmo Renfro in "U.S. Marshals" |
1996 | Played Jennifer Tilly's gangster lover in "Bound"; directed by the Wachowski brothers |
1996 | Cast as a regular on the CBS crime drama, "EZ Streets" |
1995 | Played the recurring role of stoolie Vinnie Greco on ABC's "NYPD Blue" |
1994 | Played Captain Howard, opposite Martin Lawrence and Will Smith, in Michael Bay's "Bad Boys" |
1993 | Portrayed Agent Cosmo Renfro in the thriller, "The Fugitive" |
1990 | Cast as a regular in the short-lived NBC sitcom, "The Fanelli Boys" |
1987 | Played Ritchie Valens' manager in the biopic, "La Bamba" |
1987 | Played John Malkovich's sidekick in the Steven Spielberg directed, "Empire of the Sun" |
1987 | Portrayed anti-Communist attorney Roy Cohn in the CBS miniseries, "Robert Kennedy and His Times" |
1985 | Played the villainous Francis Fratelli in "The Gooonies"; produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Richard Donner |
1983 | Breakthrough feature, played the supporting role of Guido 'The Killer Pimp' in the surprise hit, "Risky Business" |
1983 | Originated the lead role of Philip in "Orphans" at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles, CA |
1980 | Feature acting debut, "The Idolmaker" |
1979 | Gained notice for his interpretation of Angelo Maggio - Frank Sinatra's role in the original - for the NBC miniseries, "From Here to Eternity" |
1978 | Re-teamed with Rob Reiner for the TV-movie, "More Than Friends" |
1978 | Had a recurring role in the summer replacement series, "Free Country" (ABC); co-star Rob Reiner also co-scripted and co-produced |
1976 | Moved to Los Angeles |
1972 | Portrayed Billy Bibbit in a stage production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" |
1968 | Made professional stage debut on the New York stage at age 17 |
Awards
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Sopranos |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in The Sopranos |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Sopranos |