My Take
I've always had a soft spot for Joe Mantegna — the kind of character actor who makes every project better simply by showing up. This Chicago-born, DePaul-trained veteran won a Tony in 1984, which already tells you he had serious theatrical chops before Hollywood came calling. David Mamet clearly saw it too, casting him repeatedly in work that demanded precision and weight. Then came two iconic pop-culture runs that most actors would envy separately, let alone together: he's been the velvet-voiced mob boss Fat Tony on The Simpsons since 1991, and spent years as the gravel-steady David Rossi on Criminal Minds. Add a Volpi Cup from Venice and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and you've got a career that's quietly one of the most substantial in American acting.
Overview
Joseph Anthony Mantegna ( mahn-TAYN-yə, Italian: [manˈteɲɲa]; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring on CBS's Criminal Minds since 2007 as FBI Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi. He has voiced the recurring role of mob boss Fat Tony on the animated series The Simpsons, beginning with the 1991 episode "Bart the Murderer", as well as in The Simpsons Movie (2007).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joe Mantegna
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョー・マンテーニャ
- Reading
- じょー・まんてーにゃ
- Born
- November 13, 1947 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / dub actor / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- J. Sterling Morton High School East
- University
- The Theatre School at DePaul University
Awards & achievements
- 1984 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.