Joseph Peter Pantoliano was born on the 12th September 1951, in Hoboken, New Jersey USA, of Italian descent, and is an actor, well-known from playing Ralph Cifaretto in the TV series “The Sopranos” (2000 – 2004). In addition, he has created roles in many feature films including Guido in “Risky Business” (1983), Bob Keane in “La Bamba” (1987), Cypher in “The Matrix” (1999), and Teddy in “Memento” (2000) among others. Joe has been active in the entertainment industry since 1974.
How much is the net worth of Joe Pantoliano? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of his wealth is as much as $8 million, as of the data presented in early 2017. Acting is the main source of Pantoliano’s net worth.
Joe Pantoliano Net Worth $8 Million
To begin with, Pantoliano was born into a family of a bookmaker and dressmaker as well as a factory worker. Joe Pantoliano began his career as an actor in the middle of the 1970s with small roles in various cinema and television productions. One his first major roles was in the drama film “All My Stars” (1980). At the beginning of the 1980s, he was mainly seen as a guest star in several television series, for example “M*A*S*H” (1981), “Chicago Story” (1982), “Hardcastle and McCormick” (1983) among others. Afterwards, he mostly starred in film productions, including “Midnight Run” (1988) directed and produced by Martin Brest, “The Fugitive” (1993) with Harrison Ford and directed by Andrew Davis, “Bound” (1996) written and directed by The Wachowskis (the directorial debut), “Matrix” (1999) produced and directed by The Wachowskis and “Memento” (2000) by Christopher Nolan. His net worth was rising steadily.
Despite these projects, Pantoliano also remained loyal to television, and took a recurring role in the mafia series “The Sopranos” (2000 – 2004), in 2003 winning an Emmy Award for the above mentioned role. In 2003, he made his debut as a director of the film “Just Like Mona”, and he has also worked as a film producer since the mid-1990s. Afterwards, he starred in such films as “The Amateurs” (2005), “Canvas” (2006), “The Job” (2009), “Loosies” (2012) and “The Perfect Match” (2016). All the aforementioned roles added significant sums to the outright size of Joe Pantoliano’s net worth.
In addition to this, he has worked in the theatre. At the beginning of his career, he took part in the play “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” stage version by Billy Babbit, and in 2003 he starred in the play “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” on Broadway. In 2015, he worked in New York’s City Theatre.
Moreover, he has written two autobiographical books – “Who’s Sorry Now: The True Story of a Stand-Up Guy”, and “Asylum: Hollywood Tales From My Great Depression: Brain Dis-Ease, Recovery and Being My Mother’s Son”.
Finally, in the personal life of Pantoliano, he was married to the actress Morgan Kester (1979 – 1985), with whom he has three children. In 1994, he married the make-up expert Nancy Sheppard, with whom he has another child. Furthermore, he is the founder of the charity No Kidding? Me too! , which is committed to the acceptance of people with mental disorders.
