Michael Imperioli
| Michael Imperioli | |
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 Imperioli in June 2007 | |
| Born |
James Michael Imperioli March 26, 1966 Mount Vernon, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Victoria Chlebowski (m. 1995) |
James Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) is an American actor, writer and director best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. He also appeared in the TV drama series Law & Order as NYPD Detective Nick Falco. Imperioli spent the 2008-2009 television season as Detective Ray Carling in the US version of Life on Mars. He was starring as Detective Louis Fitch in the ABC police drama Detroit 1-8-7 until its cancellation. He wrote and directed his first feature film, The Hungry Ghosts, in 2008.
Early life
Imperioli, an Italian American, was born in Mount Vernon, New York,[1] the son of Dan Imperioli, a bus driver and amateur actor.[2] In his early childhood he attended Lincoln School in Mount Vernon. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers, New York in 1983.
Career
Imperioli has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards as well as for five Emmy Awards for his work as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos; he won one Emmy, for the show's fifth season in 2004.
In addition to his role on The Sopranos, Imperioli has appeared in a number of films, including Goodfellas, Jungle Fever, Bad Boys, The Basketball Diaries, Clockers, Dead Presidents, Lean on Me, I Shot Andy Warhol, Last Man Standing, Shark Tale, High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story, and Summer of Sam, which he also co-wrote and co-produced. In addition, he also wrote a number of episodes for The Sopranos.
He served as artistic director of Studio Dante,[3] an Off-Broadway theater he formed with his wife. He is also the lead singer/guitarist for a rock band named La Dolce Vita.[4]
Imperioli is an active member of The Jazz Foundation of America and co-hosted their May 2009 annual benefit concert, "A Great Night in Harlem", at the Apollo Theater, which celebrated the foundation's 20th anniversary.[5]
He was a guest on episode MB2E08 ("San Giuseppe") of Mario Batali's Food Network television show Molto Mario.
In 2010, Imperioli was signed on to play the lead in the ABC TV show, Detroit 1-8-7.[6]
Working with the writer Gabriele Tinti, he wrote the text Pride for Tinti's book New York Shots, and participated in a reading of The Way of the Cross at the Queens Museum of Art in 2011.
He won the "Tournament of Stars" competition on the cooking show Chopped in 2014, sending $50,000 to his designated charity the Pureland Project, an organization which builds and maintains schools in rural Tibet.
Personal life
Imperioli is married to Victoria Chlebowski since 1995, lives in Santa Barbara, California and has three children.[7] He and his family are avid practitioners of Tae Kwon Do.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Alexa | Acid Head | |
| Lean on Me | Punk who gets expelled by Joe Clark |
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| 1990 | Goodfellas | Michael "Spider" Gianco | |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever | James Tucci | |
| 1992 | Fathers & Sons | Johnny | |
| Malcolm X | Reporter at Fire Bombing | ||
| 1993 | The Night We Never Met | Dry Cleaning Costumer #1 | |
| Joey Breaker | Larry Metz | ||
| Household Saints | Leonard Villanova | ||
| 1994 | Scenes from the New World | Billy | |
| Touch Base | Bennie | ||
| Hand Gun | Benny | ||
| Men Lie | |||
| Amateur | Doorman at Club | ||
| Postcards from America | The Hustler | ||
| 1995 | The Addiction | Missionary | |
| Trouble | Ellis | ||
| Bad Boys | Jojo | ||
| The Basketball Diaries | Bobby | ||
| Clockers | Detective 'Jo-Jo' | ||
| Flirt | Michael | ||
| Dead Presidents | D'ambrosio | ||
| 1996 | Girls Town | Anthony | |
| Blixa Bargeld Stole My Cowboy Boots | Johnny | ||
| Sweet Nothing | Angelo | ||
| Girl 6 | Scary Caller #30 | ||
| I Shot Andy Warhol | Ondine | ||
| Trees Lounge | George | ||
| Last Man Standing | Giorgio Carmonte | ||
| 1997 | A River Made to Drown In | Allen Hayden | |
| Firehouse | Lt. O'Connell | ||
| The Deli | Matty | ||
| Office Killer | Daniel Birch | ||
| Under the Bridge | |||
| 1998 | Witness to the Mob | Louie Milito | |
| Too Tired to Die | Fabrizio | ||
| 1999 | On the Run | Albert DeSantis | |
| Summer of Sam | Midnight | ||
| 1999–2007 | The Sopranos | Christopher Moltisanti | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2004) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1999, 2007) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2002, 2004) Nominated—Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series (2008) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2001, 2003, 2006-2007) Nominated—PRISM Award for Best Performance in a Drama Series (2003) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2000-2002, 2004, 2006) |
| 2000 | Auto Motives | Stud | |
| Disappearing Acts | Vinney | ||
| Hamlet | Rosencrantz | ||
| 2002 | Love in the Time of Money | Will | |
| 2003 | High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story | Stu Ungar | |
| 2004 | My Baby's Daddy | Dominic | |
| Shark Tale | Frankie (voice) | ||
| The Five People You Meet in Heaven | Captain | ||
| 2005 | Law & Order | Detective Nicholas "Nick" Falco | |
| 2006 | The Simpsons | Dante, Jr. | Episode: "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" |
| The Sopranos: Road to Respect | Christopher Moltisanti | Video game voice-over | |
| 2007–2008 | Life on Mars | Detective Raymond "Ray" Carling | |
| 2007 | The Inner Life of Martin Frost | Jim Fortunato | |
| The Lovebirds | Vincent | ||
| Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day | Charley "Chick" Benetto | ||
| 2008 | Stóra Planið | Alexander | |
| 2009 | Hungry Ghosts | Nominated—International Film Festival Rotterdam - Tiger Award | |
| The Lovely Bones | Len Fenerman | ||
| 2010 | Mercy | Harold Pindus | |
| Detroit 1-8-7 | Detective Louis "Lou" Fitch | ||
| Love & Distrust | Stud | ||
| 2011 | Stuck Between Stations | David | |
| 2012 | Girls | Powell Goldman | |
| 40 | |||
| 2013 | The Call | Alan Denado | |
| The Office | Sensei Billy | Episode: "Livin' the Dream" | |
| Oldboy | Chucky | ||
| 2014 | Foreclosure | Bill Landopolous | |
| Rake | Alberto Rinaldi | Episode: "Bigamist" | |
| The Scribbler | Moss | ||
| Californication | Rick Rath[9] | ||
| Cantinflas | Michael Todd[10][11] | ||
| 2015 | The Wannabe | Alphonse | |
| 2015-2016 | Hawaii Five-0 | Odell Martin | Episodes: "Powehiwehi", "Kahania," "Ka Pohaku Kihi Pa'a" |
| 2015–2016 | Mad Dogs | Lex | Series regular |
References
- ↑ "Michael Imperioli". IMDb. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ "Michael Imperioli Biography (1966?-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ Buckley, Cara; Thomas J. Lueck (September 5, 2007). "Pipe Bomb Shatters the Night Outside a Theater Owned by a 'Sopranos' Actor". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Michael Imperioli's band 'La Dolce Vita' performing at Don Hills New York City 2007". erikremec.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=34012
- ↑ "Michael Imperioli Nabs Lead in ABC Drama Pilot". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ http://www.lionsroar.com/michael-imperioli-crowned-cook-off-king-gifts-winnings-to-buddhist-charity/ Retrieved 2015-10-15
- ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/28/AR2007012800688.html
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Michael Imperioli Joins ‘Californication’". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3005242/
- ↑ http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/2013/impreso/explotara-en-californication-125650.html
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Imperioli. |
- Michael Imperioli at the Internet Movie Database
- Bio and photo of Michael Imperioli — Crain's New York Business 40 under 40 — 2005
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