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Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Before his starring role in The Sopranos
made his name, character actor Michael Imperioli worked in numerous films
during the 1990s with an impressive array of New York-based talent. Born
in Mount Vernon, NY, Imperioli did not have to move far when he decided
to study acting at New York City's Stella Adler Conservatory. Soon after
his 1988 movie debut, Imperioli burnished his acting resumé with
a small part as Spider, shot by Joe Pesci in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas
(1990). The following year, Imperioli earned his first role in a Spike
Lee film, Jungle Fever (1991). Becoming a Lee regular, Imperioli also
played small parts in Malcolm X (1992), Clockers (1995), and Girl 6 (1996),
and garnered his first feature screenplay credit as co-writer and executive
producer of Lee's Summer of Sam (1999). Imperioli added Italian-American
authenticity to Nancy Savoca's quirky ethnic tale Household Saints (1993)
and appeared with future Sopranos co-stars Dominic Chianese in The Night
We Never Met (1993) and Edie Falco in Abel Ferrara's vampire allegory
The Addiction (1995). Briefly "going Hollywood" with parts in
the first Michael Bay extravaganza Bad Boys (1995), and Walter Hill's
Last Man Standing (1996), Imperioli returned to his New York state of
mind in the latter half of the 1990s. Working with The Addiction star
Lili Taylor again, Imperioli was an arrogant Ondine to Taylor's disturbed
Factory hanger-on Valerie Solanas in Mary Harron's I Shot Andy Warhol
(1996). Audiences could finally attach a name to Imperioli's oft-seen
face when he was cast as drug-addicted wannabe screenwriter/mobster Christopher
Moltisanti in David Chase's Mafia series The Sopranos. A critical hit
from its 1999 debut onward, The Sopranos' potent combination of black
comedy, family drama, and violence allowed Imperioli to display the full
range of his talents onscreen, particularly when Christopher dabbles in
Method acting, and offscreen as one of the second season writers. Imperioli
is married and has two children.
~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
Stuey (2003) .... Stu Ungar
My Baby's Mama (2003)
Love In the Time of Money (2002) .... Will
Hamlet (2000/II) (TV) .... Rosencrantz
Disappearing Acts (2000) (TV) .... Vinney
Summer of Sam (1999) .... Midnight
"Sopranos, The" (1999) TV Series .... Christopher Moltisanti
On the Run (1998) .... Albert DeSantis
... aka Em Fuga (1999) (Portugal) (USA)
... aka On the Run (1998) (France)
Witness to the Mob (1998) (TV) .... Louie Milito
Too Tired to Die (1998) .... Fabrizio
River Made to Drown In, A (1997) .... Allen Hayden
Firehouse (1997) (TV) .... Lt. O'Connell
Deli, The (1997) .... Matty
Office Killer (1997) .... Daniel Birch
Under the Bridge (1996)
Last Man Standing (1996) .... Giorgio Carmonte
Sweet Nothing (1996) .... Angel
Trees Lounge (1996) .... George
Girl 6 (1996) .... Scary Caller #30
Girls Town (1996) .... Anthony
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) .... Ondine
Trouble (1995/I) .... Ellis
Addiction, The (1995) .... Missionary
Dead Presidents (1995) .... D'ambrosio
Flirt (1995/I) .... Michael
Clockers (1995) .... Detective Jo-Jo
Basketball Diaries, The (1995) .... Bobby
Bad Boys (1995) .... Jojo
Hand Gun (1994) .... Benny
Men Lie (1994)
Scenes from the New World (1994) .... Billy
Postcards from America (1994) .... The Hustler
Amateur (1994) .... Doorman at Club
Joey Breaker (1993) .... Larry Metz
Household Saints (1993) .... Leonard Villanova
Night We Never Met, The (1993) .... Dry Cleaning Customer #1
Fathers & Sons (1992) .... Johnny
Malcolm X (1992) .... Reporter at Fire Bombing
Jungle Fever (1991) .... James Tucci
Goodfellas (1990) .... Spider
... aka GoodFellas (1990) (USA: poster title)
Lean on Me (1989) .... George
Alexa (1988) .... Acid Head
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