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Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

45 movies on Netflix

Biography

Joe Mantegna, born in Chicago in 1947, is an American actor who began on the Chicago stage in the 1969 musical Hair and won a Tony Award for his performance as Richard Roma in David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross. His many Mamet projects included House of Games (1987), Homicide (1991), and Redbelt (2008), while Things Change (1988) brought him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He became known for screen roles in The Godfather Part III (1990), Three Amigos (1986), Up Close and Personal (1996), and Forget Paris (1995), and he provides the voice of mob boss Fat Tony on The Simpsons and in The Simpsons Movie (2007). On television he starred in First Monday and Joan of Arcadia, earned Emmy nominations for The Last Don, The Rat Pack (1998), and The Starter Wife, and joined Criminal Minds in 2007 as David Rossi. He also directed Lakeboat.

78years old

Turns 79 on November 13in 29 days

  • Born Chicago
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films
45
Career span
37 years1979 to 2016

Genres

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  1. First role

    Mantegna began acting on stage in 1969, appearing in the musical Hair in Chicago. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Richard Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross.

  2. Getting ready for a role

    Mantegna voiced mob boss Fat Tony on The Simpsons and insisted on voicing the character every time he appeared, no matter how little dialogue he had.

  3. Behind the camera

    Mantegna helped write Bleacher Bums, an award-winning play that had its first performance at the Organic Theater Company in Chicago, and he was part of the original cast.

  4. Early training

    Mantegna studied at the Goodman School of Drama, part of the Art Institute of Chicago, and also attended Morton College. He left the Goodman program in 1969, shortly before he was due to graduate.

  5. A change of course

    In his youth in Chicago, Mantegna was a bass player in a group named The Apocryphals. That band later shared a stage with The Missing Links, another local act that became Chicago.

Joe Mantegna movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Godfather: Part III1990 Crime, Dramaas Joey Zasa

    IMDb rating 7.5461K votes

  2. Baby's Day Out1994 Adventure, Comedy, Crimeas Eddie

    IMDb rating 6.361K votes

  3. Cars 22011as Gremvoice

    IMDb rating 6.2264K votes

  4. Searching for Bobby Fischer1993as Fred Waitzkin

    IMDb rating 7.345K votes

  5. Airheads1994as Ian

    IMDb rating 6.260K votes

  6. The Money Pit1986as Art Shirk

    IMDb rating 6.468K votes

  7. House of Games1987as Mike

    IMDb rating 7.226K votes

  8. Alice1990as Joe

    IMDb rating 6.616K votes

Most often with

David Mamet directed four of these films, Woody Allen two and Barry Levinson two. William H. Macy appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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William H. Macy, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with William H. MacyJ.J. Johnston, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with J.J. JohnstonJ.T. Walsh, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with J.T. WalshBebe Neuwirth, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Bebe NeuwirthJack Wallace, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jack WallaceRicky Jay, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ricky JayDavid MametDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by David MametWoody AllenDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Woody AllenBarry LevinsonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Barry Levinson

Films together

Box office

What Joe Mantegna's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.6 billion

22 of the 45 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 45 films: 22 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.

  • 22Worldwide figure
  • 7US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 11Figure not found

Top grosser

Cars 22011as Grem (voice)$560 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Cars 22011as Grem (voice)
    $560M34.6% of the total
  2. 2
    The Simpsons Movie2007as Fat Tony (voice)
    $527M32.6% of the total
  3. 3
    The Godfather: Part III1990as Joey Zasa
    $137M8.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Up Close & Personal1996as Bucky Terranova
    $101M6.2% of the total
  5. 5
    The Money Pit1986as Art Shirk
    $55M3.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Bugsy1991as George
    $49M3.0% of the total
  7. 7
    ¡Three Amigos!1986as Harry Flugleman
    $39M2.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Forget Paris1995as Andy
    $33M2.1% of the total
Eye for an Eye (1996), $26.9 millionSuspect (1987), $18.8 millionBaby's Day Out (1994), $16.7 millionThinner (1996), $15.3 millionAlice (1990), $7.3 millionSearching for Bobby Fischer (1993), $7.3 millionAirheads (1994), $5.8 millionCelebrity (1998), $5.1 millionOff Beat (1986), $4.8 millionHomicide (1991), $2.9 millionHouse of Games (1987), $2.6 millionThe Trumpet of the Swan (2001), $628,387Queens Logic (1991), $612,781Albino Alligator (1996), $339,471

$115 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors, two of them major.

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Joe Mantegna's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Venice Film Festival
Volpi Cup for Best ActorWon
Tony Awards
1984Best Featured Actor in a PlayWon
Other honors
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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