MICHAEL IMPERIOLI

'James Michael Imperioli' (born March 26, 1966 in Mount Vernon, New York), commonly known as 'Michael Imperioli', is an Emmy-Award winning Italian-American actor who is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on ''The Sopranos''. He also appears as Det. Ed Green's temporary replacement, Det. Nick Falco, in the popular TV drama series ''Law & Order''.
In addition to his role on ''The Sopranos'', Imperioli has also appeared in a number of films, including ''Goodfellas'', ''Jungle Fever'', ''Bad Boys'', ''The Basketball Diaries'', ''Clockers'', ''Dead Presidents'', ''Lean on Me'', ''Last Man Standing'', ''Shark Tale'', in which he was the voice of "Frankie", '', in which he played the title role, and ''Summer of Sam'', which he also co-wrote and co-produced. In addition, he has also written a number of episodes for ''The Sopranos''. Perhaps not coincidentally, his character on the series has been an aspiring screenwriter.
In ''Goodfellas'', Imperioli plays the character ("Spider") whom Joe Pesci's character shoots in the foot for not getting him a drink and later kills for talking back. In ''The Sopranos'' he gets to pass the favor on, shooting a bakery clerk in the foot for being too slow with his pastry order (and showing a lack of respect). On his way out of the scene, the victim cries out, "You shot me in the foot!" Christopher comically retorts, "it happens" as he walks out the door, in a humorous allusion to his role in the Scorsese classic.
Imperioli has been nominated for five Emmy Awards for his work on ''The Sopranos'' and won once, in 2004 for the show's fifth season. He has also been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
He serves as artistic director of an off-broadway theater, Studio Dante, which he created together with wife, Victoria.
He is the lead singer/guitarist for his rock band named La Dolce Vita (Italian for "the sweet life" and the title of a famous Federico Fellini film).
He was one of the customary three guests — along with Claudine Pépin — on episode MB2E08 ("San Giuseppe") of Mario Batali's Food Network television show ''Molto Mario'' where the chef introduced him simply as "my friend Mike".
He has two children with wife Victoria Imperioli. Isabella, 16 and Vadim, 9.
On September 3, 2007, an explosive device detonated outside the Studio Dante owned by Imperioli damaging a van but causing no serious injuries (in front of the Manhattan building, 2 blocks adjacent Madison Square Garden). Studio Dante is "''an unexpected jewel-box that was built to house progressive new plays''."^[1]

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Filmography

External links

References

Filmography

★ ''Alexa'' (1988) – Acid Head

★ ''Lean on Me'' (1989) — George

★ ''Goodfellas'' (1990) — Spider

★ ''Jungle Fever'' (1991) — James Tucci

★ ''Fathers & Sons'' (1992) – Johnny

★ ''Malcolm X'' (1992) — Reporter at Fire Bombing

★ ''The Night We Never Met'' (1993) – Dry Cleaning Customer #1

★ ''Joey Breaker'' (1993) – Larry Metz

★ ''Household Saints'' (1993) — Leonard Villanova

★ ''Scenes from the New World'' (1994) – Billy

★ ''Touch Base'' (1994) – Bennie

★ ''Hand Gun'' (1994) – Benny

★ ''Men Lie'' (1994)

★ ''Amateur'' (1994) - Doorman at Club

★ ''Postcards from America'' (1994) — The Hustler

★ ''Trouble'' (1995) – Ellis

★ ''Bad Boys'' (1995) — Jojo

★ ''The Basketball Diaries'' (1995) — Bobby

★ ''Clockers'' (1995) — Detective Jo-Jo

★ ''Flirt'' (1995) – Michael

★ ''Dead Presidents'' (1995) — D'ambrosio

★ ''Girls Town'' (1996) - Anthony

★ ''Blixa Bargeld Stole My Cowboy Boots'' (1996) - Johnny

★ ''The Addiction'' (1995) - Missionary

★ ''Sweet Nothing'' (1996) — Angel the crackhead family man

★ ''Girl 6'' (1996) — Scary Caller #30

★ ''I Shot Andy Warhol'' (1996) — Ondine

★ ''Trees Lounge'' (1996) - George

★ ''Last Man Standing'' (1996) — Giorgio Carmonte

★ ''A River Made to Drown In'' (1997) — Allen Hayden

★ ''Firehouse'' (1997) - Lt. O'Connell

★ ''The Deli'' (1997) - Matty

★ ''Office Killer'' (1997) - Daniel Birch

★ ''Under the Bridge'' (1997)

★ ''Witness to the Mob'' (1998) - Louie Milito

★ ''Too Tired to Die'' (1998) - Fabrizio

★ ''On the Run'' (1999) - Albert DeSantis

★ ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007) — Christopher Moltisanti

★ ''Summer of Sam'' (1999) — Midnight

★ ''Auto Motives'' (2000) - Stud

★ ''Disappearing Acts'' (2000) - Vinney

★ ''Hamlet'' (2000) - Rosencrantz

★ ''Love in the Time of Money'' (2002) - Will

★ '' (2003) — Stu Ungar

★ ''My Baby's Daddy'' (2004) — Dominic

★ ''Shark Tale'' (2004) — Frankie (voice)

★ ''The Five People You Meet in Heaven'' (2004) — Captain

★ ''Law & Order'' (2005) — Det. Falco

★ ''The Simpsons'': "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" (2006) — Dante Jr.

★ ''The Inner Life of Martin Frost'' (2007) - Jim Fortunato

★ ''The Lovebirds'' (2007) - Vincent

★ ''The Lovely Bones'' (TBA) - Len Fenerman

External links

★ Bio and photo of Michael Imperioli — Crain's New York Business 40 under 40 — 2005

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★ Food Bank For New York City public service announcement

References

1. AP.Google.com, Device Explodes Outside NYC Studio