Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli
Imperioli in June 2007
Born	James Michael Imperioli March 26, 1966 (1966-03-26) (age 45) Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988–present
Spouse	Victoria Chlebowski (1995-present)

James Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966), commonly known as Michael Imperioli, is an American actor and television writer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. He also appeared as Det. Ed Green's temporary replacement, Det. Nick Falco, in the TV drama series Law & Order. Imperioli spent the 2008-2009 television season as Detective Ray Carling in the US version of Life on Mars. He was starring as Detective Louis Fitch in the new ABC police drama Detroit 1-8-7 until its cancellation.

Early life

Imperioli, an Italian American, was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the son of Dan Imperioli, a bus driver and amateur actor.^[1] In his early childhood he attended St. Catherine's in Ringwood, New Jersey.

Career

Imperioli has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award as well as for five Emmy Awards for his work as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos for which he won once, for the show's fifth season in 2004.

In addition to his role on The Sopranos, Imperioli has appeared in a number of films, including Goodfellas, Jungle Fever, Bad Boys, The Basketball Diaries, Clockers, Dead Presidents, Lean on Me, I Shot Andy Warhol, Last Man Standing, Shark Tale, High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story,and Summer of Sam, which he also co-wrote and co-produced. In addition, he has also written a number of episodes for The Sopranos.^[2]

He serves as artistic director of Studio Dante,^[3] an Off-Broadway theater he formed with his wife. He is also the lead singer/guitarist for a rock band named La Dolce Vita.^{[citation needed]}

Imperioli is an active member of The Jazz Foundation of America and co-hosted their annual benefit concert at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, A Great Night in Harlem, in May 2009 celebrated the foundation's 20th anniversary.^[4]

He was guest on episode MB2E08 ("San Giuseppe") of Mario Batali's Food Network television show Molto Mario.

In 2010, Imperioli was signed on to play the lead in the ABC TV show, Detroit 1-8-7.^[5]

He is the spokesperson for 1800 Tequila.

Personal life

Married to Victoria Chlebowski since 1995, he lives in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City and is a father of two.^[6]

Filmography

Imperioli in February 2005

• Alexa (1988) – "Acid Head"
• Lean on Me (1989) – "George"
• Goodfellas (1990) – "Spider"
• Jungle Fever (1991) – "James Tucci"
• Fathers & Sons (1992) – "Johnny"
• Malcolm X (1992) – "Reporter at Fire Bombing"
• The Night We Never Met (1993) – "Dry Cleaning Customer #1"
• Joey Breaker (1993) – "Larry Metz"
• Household Saints (1993) – "Leonard Villanova"
• Scenes from the New World (1994) – "Billy"
• Touch Base (1994) – "Bennie"
• Hand Gun (1994) – "Benny"
• Men Lie (1994)
• Amateur (1994) – "Doorman at Club"
• Postcards from America (1994) – "The Hustler"
• Trouble (1995) – "Ellis"
• Bad Boys (1995) – "Jojo"
• The Basketball Diaries (1995) – "Bobby"
• Clockers (1995) – "Detective 'Jo-Jo'"
• Flirt (1995) – "Michael"
• Dead Presidents (1995) – "D'ambrosio"
• Girls Town (1996) – "Anthony"
• Blixa Bargeld Stole My Cowboy Boots (1996) – "Johnny"
• The Addiction (1995) – "Missionary"
• Sweet Nothing (1996) – "'Angel' the crackhead family man"
• Girl 6 (1996) – "Scary Caller #30"
• I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) – "Ondine"
• Trees Lounge (1996) – "George"
• Last Man Standing (1996) – "Giorgio Carmonte"
• A River Made to Drown In (1997) – "Allen Hayden"
• Firehouse (1997) – "Lt. O'Connell"
• The Deli (1997) – "Matty"
• Office Killer (1997) – "Daniel Birch"
• Under the Bridge (1997)
• Witness to the Mob (1998) – "Louie Milito"
• Too Tired to Die (1998) – "Fabrizio"
• On the Run (1999) – "Albert DeSantis"
• The Sopranos (1999–2007) – "Christopher Moltisanti"
• Summer of Sam (1999) – "Midnight"
• Auto Motives (2000) – "Stud"
• Disappearing Acts (2000) – "Vinney"
• Hamlet (2000) – "Rosencrantz"
• Love in the Time of Money (2002) – "Will"
• High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003) – "Stu Ungar"
• My Baby's Daddy (2004) – "Dominic"
• Shark Tale (2004) – "Frankie" (voice)
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004) – "Captain"
• Law & Order (2005) – "Det. Falco"
• The Simpsons: "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" (2006) – "Dante, Jr."
• The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007) – "Jim Fortunato"
• The Lovebirds (2007) – "Vincent"
• Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007) – "Charley 'Chick' Benetto"
• Stóra Planið (2008) – "Alexander"
• The Lovely Bones (2009) – "Len Fenerman"
• Mercy (2010) - "Harold Pindus"
• Detroit 1-8-7 (2010) - Det. Louis Fitch
• Stuck Between Stations (2011) - David
• Foreclosure (2011) - post-production

References

1. ^ Michael Imperioli Biography (1966?-)
2. ^ "List of The Sopranos writers and directors". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Sopranos_writers_and_directors#Writing_staff. 
3. ^ Buckley, Cara; Thomas J. Lueck (September 5, 2007). "Pipe Bomb Shatters the Night Outside a Theater Owned by a 'Sopranos' Actor". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/nyregion/05explode.html. Retrieved February 18, 2011. 
4. ^ allaboutjazz.com. 2009-13-10. URL: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=34012. Accessed: 2009-13-10. (Archived by allaboutjazz.com at http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=34012)
5. ^ "Michael Imperioli Nabs Lead in ABC Drama Pilot". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Michael-Imperioli-Nabs-1015613.aspx. 
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External links

• Michael Imperioli at the Internet Movie Database
• Bio and photo of Michael Imperioli — Crain's New York Business 40 under 40 — 2005

Persondata
Name	Imperioli, Michael
Alternative names	Imperioli, James Michael
Short description	Emmy-Award winning Italian-American actor
Date of birth	March 26, 1966
Place of birth	Mount Vernon, New York
Date of death
Place of death