Joseph Anthony Mantegna (/mÉ'Ë nˈteɪnjÉ™/; born November 13, 1947)
is an American actor, producer, and director.Mantegna began his career
on stage in 1969 with the musical Hair. He earned a Tony Award for
Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jefferson Award for
portraying Richard Roma in the first American productions of David
Mamet's Pulitzer Prizeâ€"winning play Glengarry Glen Ross, the first
of many collaborations with Mamet. His long-standing association with
Mamet includes the premieres of A Life in the Theatre, The
Disappearance of the Jews and Speed-the-Plow on Broadway. Mantegna
also directed a highly lauded production of Mamet's Lakeboat, which
enjoyed a successful theatrical run in Los Angeles. He later directed
the film version of Lakeboat. In addition to theatrical appearances
directed by Mamet, Mantegna appeared in Mamet's films House of Games
(1987), Things Change (1988), Homicide (1991), and Redbelt (2008).In
film and on television, Mantegna is best known for his roles in box
office hits such as Three Amigos (1986), The Godfather Part III
(1990), Forget Paris (1995), and Up Close and Personal (1996). He
starred in the television series First Monday (2002) and Joan of
Arcadia (2003â€"2005). He has earned Emmy Award nominations for his
roles in three different miniseries: The Last Don (1997), The Rat Pack
(1998), and The Starter Wife (2007). He has also served as executive
producer for various movies and television movies, including Corduroy
(1984), Hoods (1998), and Lakeboat (2000), which he also directed.
Additionally, he played Robert B. Parker's fictional detective Spenser
in three made-for-TV movies between 1999 and 2001, and has narrated a
number of audiobook readings of the Spenser novels. From 2007 to 2020,
he starred in the CBS television series Criminal Minds as FBI
Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi. Beginning with the 1991 episode
"Bart the Murderer", Mantegna has voiced the recurring role of mob
boss Fat Tony on the animated series The Simpsons, as well as The
Simpsons Movie (2007).
is an American actor, producer, and director.Mantegna began his career
on stage in 1969 with the musical Hair. He earned a Tony Award for
Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jefferson Award for
portraying Richard Roma in the first American productions of David
Mamet's Pulitzer Prizeâ€"winning play Glengarry Glen Ross, the first
of many collaborations with Mamet. His long-standing association with
Mamet includes the premieres of A Life in the Theatre, The
Disappearance of the Jews and Speed-the-Plow on Broadway. Mantegna
also directed a highly lauded production of Mamet's Lakeboat, which
enjoyed a successful theatrical run in Los Angeles. He later directed
the film version of Lakeboat. In addition to theatrical appearances
directed by Mamet, Mantegna appeared in Mamet's films House of Games
(1987), Things Change (1988), Homicide (1991), and Redbelt (2008).In
film and on television, Mantegna is best known for his roles in box
office hits such as Three Amigos (1986), The Godfather Part III
(1990), Forget Paris (1995), and Up Close and Personal (1996). He
starred in the television series First Monday (2002) and Joan of
Arcadia (2003â€"2005). He has earned Emmy Award nominations for his
roles in three different miniseries: The Last Don (1997), The Rat Pack
(1998), and The Starter Wife (2007). He has also served as executive
producer for various movies and television movies, including Corduroy
(1984), Hoods (1998), and Lakeboat (2000), which he also directed.
Additionally, he played Robert B. Parker's fictional detective Spenser
in three made-for-TV movies between 1999 and 2001, and has narrated a
number of audiobook readings of the Spenser novels. From 2007 to 2020,
he starred in the CBS television series Criminal Minds as FBI
Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi. Beginning with the 1991 episode
"Bart the Murderer", Mantegna has voiced the recurring role of mob
boss Fat Tony on the animated series The Simpsons, as well as The
Simpsons Movie (2007).
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