James Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966 in Mount Vernon, New York), commonly known as Michael Imperioli, is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor who is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos. He also appears as Det. Ed Green's temporary replacement, Det. Nick Falco, in the popular TV drama series Law & Order. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,944 × 2,592 pixels, file size: 1. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... For other places with the same name, see Mount Vernon (disambiguation). ... An Emmy Award. ... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners: 1959 - Dennis Weaver, Gunsmoke 1960 - no award 1961 - Roddy McDowell, Not Without Honor 1962 - no award 1963 - no award 1964 - Albert Paulsen, Bob Hope Presents Chrysler Theater 1965 - no award 1966 - James... This article is about the television series. ... The Actor: The Screen Actors Guild Award Statue The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. ... The SAG Award for Best Cast in a Drama Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in Dramatic TV. Winners and nominees 1990s 1994: NYPD Blue Chicago Hope ER Law & Order Picket Fences 1995: ER Chicago Hope NYPD Blue Law & Order... This article is about the television series. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... For other places with the same name, see Mount Vernon (disambiguation). ... This article is about the state. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Information Aliases Chris Maccaviti Chris Moltivani Gender Male Age 30s (Deceased) Occupation Nightclub owner Movie producer Title Capo of Soprano crew Family Joanne Moltisanti (mother) Richard Dickie Moltisanti (father) Carmela Soprano (cousin) Tony Blundetto (cousin) Spouse(s) Kelli Lombardo Moltisanti (wife) Adriana La Cerva (ex-fiancee) Children Caitlin (daughter) Relatives... This article is about the television series. ... Det. ... Det. ... This article is about the original television series. ...

In addition to his role on The Sopranos, Imperioli has also appeared in a number of films, including Goodfellas, Jungle Fever, Bad Boys, The Basketball Diaries, Clockers, Dead Presidents, Lean on Me, Last Man Standing, Shark Tale, in which he was the voice of "Frankie", High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story, in which he played the title role, 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. Perhaps not coincidentally, his character on the series has been an aspiring screenwriter. Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is a 1990 film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, the true story of mob informer Henry Hill. ... Jungle Fever is a 1991 film directed by Spike Lee, starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra. ... Bad Boys is a 1995 action comedy film, directed by Michael Bay and starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. ... The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 film based on the book of the same name by Jim Carroll. ... Clockers is a 1995 film directed by Spike Lee, based on the novel Clockers by Richard Price. ... This article is about the American action movie. ... Lean on Me is a 1989 American drama film based on a true story. ... Last Man Standing is a 1996 action film written and directed by Walter Hill, starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, and Bruce Dern. ... Shark Tale is an Academy Award-nominated computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in 2004. ... Summer of Sam is a 1999 film about the Son of Sam serial murders. ...

In Goodfellas, Imperioli plays Michael "Spider" Gianco, who Joe Pesci's character shoots in the foot for not getting him a drink and later kills for talking back. In The Sopranos he gets to pass the favor on, shooting a bakery clerk in the foot for being too slow with his pastry order (and showing a lack of respect). On his way out of the scene, the victim cries out, "You shot me in the foot!" Christopher comically retorts, "it happens" as he walks out the door, in a humorous allusion to his role in the Scorsese classic. Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is a 1990 film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, the true story of mob informer Henry Hill. ... Michael Spider Gianco, born c. ... Joseph Frank Pesci (born February 9, 1943), commonly known as Joe Pesci, is an American Academy Award-winning actor, comedian and singer. ... This article is about the television series. ...

Imperioli has been nominated for five Emmy Awards for his work on The Sopranos and won once, in 2004 for the show's fifth season. He has also been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. This article is about the television series. ...

He serves as artistic director of an off-Broadway theater, Studio Dante, which he created together with wife, Victoria. Off Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ...

He is the lead singer/guitarist for a rock band named La Dolce Vita (Italian for "the sweet life" and the title of a famous Federico Fellini film). La Dolce Vita (1960) (translation The Sweet Life) is a film directed by Federico Fellini and usually cited as the film that signals the split between his earlier neo-realist films and his later symbolist period. ...

He was one of the customary three guests — along with Claudine Pépin — on episode MB2E08 ("San Giuseppe") of Mario Batali's Food Network television show Molto Mario where the chef introduced him simply as "my friend Mike". Jacques Pépin is a French chef working in the United States. ... Mario Batali (b. ... Food Network is an American cable network that airs many specials and recurring (episodic) shows about food. ...

In 1995, he married Victoria Chlebowski, with whom he has two children (Isabella, 16, and Vadim, 9).

On September 3, 2007, an explosive device detonated outside the Studio Dante owned by Imperioli damaging a van but causing no serious injuries (in front of the Manhattan building, 2 blocks adjacent Madison Square Garden). ^[1] is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is concerned solely with chemical explosives. ... Munitions rigged for an IED discovered by Iraqi police in Baghdad, November 2005. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ...

Filmography

• 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
• The Lovely Bones (TBA) - Len Fenerman

Lean on Me is a 1989 biographical-drama film written by Michael Schiffer, directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Morgan Freeman. ... Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is a 1990 film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, the true story of mob informer Henry Hill. ... Jungle Fever is a 1991 film directed by Spike Lee, starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra. ... Fathers & Sons is a 1992 film drama written and directed by Paul Mones about a serial killer starring Jeff Goldblum, Rory Cochrane and Famke Janssen. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Household Saints is a 1993 film starring Tracey Ullman, Vincent DOnofrio, Vincent DOnofrio, and Lili Taylor. ... Amateur is a 1995 film by Hal Hartley starring Isabelle Huppert Martin Donovan Elina Löwensohn Donovan plays Thomas, an amnesiac trying to put his life back together, who meets an ex-nun (Huppert) writing pornographic stories though shes in fact a virgin. ... Bad Boys is a 1995 action comedy film, directed by Michael Bay and starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. ... The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 film based on the book of the same name by Jim Carroll. ... Clockers is a 1995 film directed by Spike Lee, based on the novel Clockers by Richard Price. ... Flirt is the 1995 Hal Hartley film. ... This article is about the American action movie. ... Girls Town is a 1996 movie that centers on the lives of three juvenile delinquent women. ... The Addiction is a 1995 film by Abel Ferrara, starring Lili Taylor and Christopher Walken. ... Girl 6 is a 1996 film by American director Spike Lee about a phone sex operator. ... I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 independent film about the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with Andy Warhol. ... Ondine (June 16, 1937 - January 1, 1989) was an American actor, probably best known for appearing in a series of Warhol-directed films in the mid-1960s. ... Trees Lounge DVD cover Trees Lounge is a 1996 film written and directed by Steve Buscemi and produced by Brad Wyman. ... Last Man Standing is a 1996 action film written and directed by Walter Hill, starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, and Bruce Dern. ... A River Made to Drown In is a 1997 drama film starring Michael Imperioli, Richard Chamberlain, Ute Lemper and James Duval. ... Office Killer (1997) by first-time director and photographer Cindy Sherman, impresses more than perhaps it should, thanks mostly to its ingenious blend of high power dramatics, macabre humor, and a new twist or two on a time-worn formula. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the television series. ... Information Aliases Chris Maccaviti Chris Moltivani Gender Male Age 30s (Deceased) Occupation Nightclub owner Movie producer Title Capo of Soprano crew Family Joanne Moltisanti (mother) Richard Dickie Moltisanti (father) Carmela Soprano (cousin) Tony Blundetto (cousin) Spouse(s) Kelli Lombardo Moltisanti (wife) Adriana La Cerva (ex-fiancee) Children Caitlin (daughter) Relatives... Summer of Sam is a 1999 film about the Son of Sam serial murders. ... Disappearing Acts is a 2000 drama-romance film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and stars Sanaa Lathan, Wesley Snipes, and Regina Hall. ... Stuart Errol Ungar (September 8, 1953 – November 22, 1998) was a professional poker and gin rummy player, considered to be the best in history at both games. ... My Babys Daddy is a 2004 comedy film, directed by Cheryl Dunye. ... Shark Tale is an Academy Award-nominated computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in 2004. ... This article is about the original television series. ... Det. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer is the first episode of The Simpsons eighteenth season, which originally aired September 10, 2006 and October 22, 2006 in The UK. It was written by Bill Odenkirk and directed by Michael Marcantel. ... The Lovely Bones is an upcoming film adaptation of the 2002 novel The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. ...

External links

• Bio and photo of Michael Imperioli — Crain's New York Business 40 under 40 — 2005

• Michael Imperioli at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Imperioli at TV.com

• Food Bank For New York City public service announcement

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