Joe Regalbuto
Biography
Joe Regalbuto is an American actor and director who became familiar to television viewers as Frank Fontana on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown, a part that brought a Primetime Emmy Award nomination his way in 1989. Born in Brooklyn, he picked up bit parts and guest spots before landing the role of the attorney Elliot Streeter in the legal sitcom The Associates, which ran from 1979 to 1980. In 1982 he appeared in the film Missing and played Darius in The Sword and the Sorcerer. His other screen work includes Invitation to Hell (1984) and Lassiter (1984), along with television roles on Knots Landing and Magnum, P.I. He stayed with Murphy Brown for its original run, from 1988 to 1998, and later directed more than 20 episodes of that series plus episodes of Friends, Titus, George Lopez and Hot in Cleveland.
77years old
Turns 78 on August 24in 315 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Joseph Regalbuto (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 35 years1980 to 2015
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First role
Regalbuto's first major role came after bits and guest appearances, playing attorney Elliot Streeter in The Associates, an acclaimed legal sitcom that was short-lived and aired from 1979 to 80.
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