Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna is an American actor best known for his roles in mob movies and as Fat Tony on The Simpsons. He currently portrays BAU Senior Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi on Criminal Minds.

Background
Mantegna, an Italian American, was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mary Ann (née Novelli), a shipping clerk, and Joseph Anthony Mantegna, Sr., who worked in insurance sales, and died in 1969 of tuberculosis. Mantegna attended Morton East High School in Cicero, Illinois (home of Al Capone) and received much inspiration for acting from this small town with lots of character. He graduated with a degree in acting from the Goodman School of Drama (the Theatre School at DePaul University) in 1969.

While still a young man in Chicago, he played bass in a band The Apocryphals. His band played with another local group The Missing Links which went on to form the band Chicago. Mantegna is still very close to the original members of Chicago and keeps in touch with his old band mates as well.

Mantegna owns a Chicago-themed restaurant in Burbank, California named Taste Chicago.

Film

 * Medusa Challenger (1977) ... Joe
 * Compromising Positions (1985) ... Bruce Fleckstein
 * The Money Pit (1986) ... Art Shirk
 * Off Beat (1986) ... Pete Peterson
 * ¡Three Amigos! (1986) ... Harry Flugleman
 * Critical Condition (1987) ... Arthur Chambers
 * House of Games (1987) ... Mike
 * Weeds (1987) ... Carmine
 * Suspect (1987) ... Charlie Stella
 * Things Change (1988) ... Jerry
 * Wait until Spring, Bandini (1989) ... Bandini
 * Alice (1990) ... Joe
 * The Godfather Part III (1990) ... Joey Zasa
 * Queens Logic (1991) ... Al
 * Homicide (1991) ... Detective Bobby Gold
 * Bugsy (1991) ... George Raft
 * Body of Evidence (1993) ... Robert Garrett
 * Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) ... Fred Waitzkin
 * Baby's Day Out (1994) ... Eddie the kidnapper
 * Airheads (1994) ... Ian
 * For Better or Worse (1995) ... Stone
 * Forget Paris (1995) ... Andy
 * Above Suspicion (1995) ... Alan Rhinehart
 * Eye for an Eye (1996) ... Det. Sgt. Denillo
 * Up Close & Personal (1996) ... Bucky Terranova
 * Underworld (1996) ... Frank Gavilan/Frank Cassady/Richard Essex
 * Albino Alligator (1996) ... A.T.F. Agent G.D. Browning
 * Thinner (1996) ... Richie Ginelli
 * Persons Unknown (1996) ... Jim Holland
 * Airspeed (1998) ... Raymond Stone
 * The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) ... Gomez
 * Jerry and Tom (1998) ... Tom
 * Hoods (1998) ... Angelo 'Ange' Martinelli
 * Celebrity (1998) ... Tony Gardella
 * Liberty Heights (1999) ... Nate
 * The Runner (1999) ... Rocco
 * More Dogs Than Bones (2000) ... De Salvo
 * The Trumpet of the Swan (2001) (voice) ... Monty
 * Uncle Nino (2003) ... Robert Micelli
 * This Old Cub (2004) ... Narrator
 * Stateside (2004) ... Gil Deloach
 * A Very Married Christmas (2004) ... Frank Griffin
 * Edmond (2005) ... Man
 * Nine Lives (2005) ... Richard
 * The Kid & I (2005) ... Davis Roman
 * Elvis and Anabelle (2007) ... Charlie
 * Naked Fear (2007) ... Tom Benike
 * Cougar Club (2007) ... Mr. Stack
 * The Simpsons Movie (2007) (voice) ... Fat Tony
 * Hank and Mike (2008) ... Mr. Pan
 * West of Brooklyn (2008) ... Gaetano D'Amico
 * Witless Protection (2008) ... Dr. Rondog 'Doc' Savage
 * Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) (voice) ... Crooner
 * The Last Hit Man (2008) ... Harry Tremayne
 * The House That Jack Built (2008) ... Jack Jr.
 * Redbelt (2008) ... Jerry Weiss
 * Childless (2008) ... Richard
 * Lonely Street (2008) ... Jerry Finkelman
 * The Assistants (2008) ... Gary Greene

Television Roles

 * Soap (TV series) (1980-1981) ... Juan One
 * Saturday Night Live (1991) ... Bill Swerski in the original Bill Swerski's Superfans sketch
 * The Simpsons (1991–present) ... Voice of Fat Tony
 * The Water Engine (1992) ... Lawrence Oberman
 * The Comrades of Summer (1992) ... Sparky Smith
 * Frasier (1993) ... Derek Mann in the episode "I Hate Frasier Crane"
 * The Last Don (1997) ... Pippi De Lena
 * The Rat Pack (1998) ... Dean Martin
 * First Monday (2002) ... Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Joseph Novelli
 * Joan of Arcadia (2003-2005) ... Will Girardi
 * The Starter Wife (2007) ... Lou Manahan
 * Criminal Minds (2007-present) ... FBI Special Agent David Rossi