Joe Pantoliano

Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951), is an American character actor who often plays shady characters, frequently criminals or corrupt individuals. Early roles include the pimp Guido in 1983’s Risky Business, a member of the Fratelli crime family in 1985’s The Goonies, and bail bondsman Eddie Mascone in 1988’s Midnight Run. He portrayed Norby in Baby's Day Out, Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro in both 1993’s The Fugitive and its sequel, 1998’s U.S. Marshals. Other roles include Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento, Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys franchise, and Ralph Cifaretto during seasons 3–4 of The Sopranos. He also starred in more than one episode of Tales from the Crypt. His work has tailed off in the 2010s, with smaller roles in television shows and films, such as 2016’s romantic comedy The Perfect Match, and the Netflix series Sense8. 2Early life Pantoliano was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of Italian American parents Mary (née Centrella), a bookie and seamstress, and Dominic “Monk” Pantoliano, a hearse driver and factory foreman. Pantoliano's family moved to Cliffside Park, New Jersey, where he attended Cliffside Park High School. He attended HB Studio, and studied extensively with actors John Lehne and Herbert Berghof. 2Career He first grew to fame as “Guido the Killer Pimp” in Risky Business and continued to rise in 1985 when he appeared as the villainous Francis Fratelli in teen classic The Goonie