- Source of Wealth: Film and Television
- Age: 68
- Birth Place: Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
- Height: 1.76 m (5′ 9″)
- Weight: 183 lbs (83.01 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Nancy Sheppard)
- Full Name: Joseph Peter Pantoliano
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: September 12, 1951
- Ethnicity: Italian
- Occupation: Actor
- Education: Cliffside Park High School and HB Studio
- Children: 6 (Michelle, Isabella, Bobby, Daniella, Marco and Melody)
Joe Pantoliano is an American television and film actor who has been performing in many productions consistently since 1974. He has worked as a voice actor too sporadically. Joe’s net worth has been estimated to be a staggering $8 million. He was born in New Jersey to Italian-American parents and went to study at the HB Studio.
Joe Pantoliano earns his fame and wealth from playing roles like Bob Keane in La Bamba, Ralph Cifaretto in the show Sopranos and Cypher from the Matrix. He has won the Emmy Awards for outstanding performance as the supporting actor in Sopranos. In 2003, he also acted in the Broadway play “Frankie and Johnny”. When Joe is not acting, he writes – he is the author of two memoirs. Who’s Sorry Now is a true story of a stand-up artist and rehabilitation, and the second one is named Hollywood Tales from My Great Depression: Brain Dis-Ease, Recovery and Being My Mother’s Son.
Joe lives with his wife, Nancy Sheppard. He has four children with her. His friend Samantha Philips had introduced him to his current wife. In 2007 in a personal blog, he announced that he is suffering from clinical depression for the last 10 years. Joe said that the movie “Canvas” had helped him deal with his depression. He was brave and bold as he decided not to sit quietly and hide his mental illness from others. He also started an NGO named No Kidding, Me Too where his main motive was to bring together members of the film fraternity to educate the public about the mental illness. Joe is also dyslexic.