A talented actor, a man striving to bring all his ideas to life. He worked a lot and made his debut on Broadway, after which he became in demand in Hollywood. The rapid development of acting talent, working on himself and realizing what he always wanted is what Joe's life consists of.
Bare facts
The full name of Joe Mantegna is Joseph Anthony Mantegna (Jr.), an actor born in Chicago. This is not just an actor, he combines the qualities that helped him move further: he became a screenwriter, director, and also producer. Of course, he began precisely with his acting career, in an interview Joe admitted that he realized that his future would be connected with acting, even at school. Joe's debut was the world famous production of "Hair". A few years later, he made his debut on Broadway, but five years later (in 1983) he met David Mamet, who himself at that time was in the moment of transforming his life - he passed from performances to movies. Mantegna began to star in David, after which he became a Hollywood actor.
Joe Mantegna became known for many reasons, primarily because of his acting talent: his charisma hurts the viewer, he wants to watch his game and watch him. In addition, Joe is not a single-role actor, not a hostage to the heroes he plays.
Filmography Joe Mantegna
The actor has more than 150 films and series with his participation. He voices some of the picture, in others - plays or directs.
The fame was brought to the actor by such films as The Godfather 3, Crawling from the Gangsters, as well as the movie Celebrity. Joe was recognized as one of the most sought-after supporting actors, which is why there are a lot of films with him, here are some of them:
- "Bull from the Bronx";
- "A dime gun";
- "Pandora's Box";
- "Kill me mercilessly";
- "The house that Jack built";
- Hollywood Divorce;
- "My suicide" and many others.
In addition, Joe was also engaged in dubbing the following famous animated series:
- "The Simpsons";
- "Swan pipe";
- "We are animals";
- The Simpsons at the Cinema;
- Justice League
- "Cars 2".
Mantegna was the screenwriter of only two paintings: "Cheap Places" and Bleacher Bums.
Joe Mantegna gained great fame after the release of the series “Think Like a Criminal,” in which he plays David Rossi. However, he not only starred in this series, he was also a director. Joe also directed the film The Boat, released in 2000.
Mantegna's executive producer was in the drama Jerry and Tom, in the films The Thugs and Quick Shadows.
"Think like a criminal"
There are really a lot of films with Joe Mantegna, there are much fewer TV shows, but just one of the series brought him the most popularity! The premiere took place in 2005, but Joe did not star in it from the first season, he appeared two years after the premiere, in 2007, and replaced Mandy Patinkin.
The plot is built around a team of specialists in behavioral analysis of a person, they reveal monstrous crimes. The team anticipates the actions of psychopaths and murderers, compiles the characteristics of criminals, their behavior. The main characters, including David Rossi, played by Joe, are subtle psychologists, and therefore have such success in their field.