Joe Mantegna
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| Joe Mantegna | |
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November 13, 1947, Chicago, Illnois | |
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An Italian-American actors, he made his debut in a production of Hair in 1969. He left school with a degree, and soon married his wife Arlene in 1975.
Mantegna made his film debut in Medusa Challenger and appeared in several films, including Things Change, for which he won a Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival. He appeared as Joey Zasa in The Godfather: Part III, a role which he parodied whilst playing Fat Tony on The Simpsons. Mantegna also sent up his mob persona in an advert for 'Party Ring' biscuits, as a mob boss teddy bear called Vinnie.
