Joe Mantegna

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.

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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)

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / dub actor / stage actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Boar

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

• Official sitehttps://joemantegna.com
• Xhttps://x.com/joemantegna
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Mantegna
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q276269

Tags

• Illinois
• film director
• screenwriter
• dub actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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