Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

Imperioli in June 2007
Born James Michael Imperioli
(1966-03-26) 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
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
19992007 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
20072008 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

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