The whole truth about Joe Mantegna

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The most talented actor, a person who strives to bring all his ideas to life. He worked a lot and made his debut on Broadway, after which he became in demand in Hollywood. The rapid development of acting talent, work on himself and the realization of what he always wanted - that's what Joe's life is made of.

Bare facts

Joe Mantegna's full name is Joseph Anthony Mantegna Jr., an actor born in Chicago. This is not just an actor, he combines the qualities that helped him move on: he became a screenwriter, director, and also a producer. Of course, he started with an acting career, in one of the interviews, Joe admitted that he realized that his future would be connected with acting, while still at school. Joe's debut was the world-famous production of "Hair". A few years later, he made his debut on Broadway, but five years later (in 1983) he met David Mamet, who himself during this period was at the moment of transformation of his life - moving from performances to films. Mantegna began filming with David, after which he became a Hollywood actor.

Joe Mantegna became famous for many reasons, primarily because of his acting talent: his charisma touches the viewer, you want to watch him play, watch him. Besides, Joe is not a single role actor, not a hostage to the characters he plays.

Filmography of Joe Mantegna

The actor has more than 150 films and series with his participation. He voices some of the film, plays or directs in others.

Fame for the actor brought such films as "The Godfather-3", "Crawling from gangsters", as well as the film "Celebrity". Joe was recognized as one of the most sought-after supporting actors, which is why there are a huge number of films with him, here are some of them:

• "Bronx Bull";
• "Gun for ten cents";
• "Pandora's Box";
• "Kill me mercilessly";
• "The House That Jack Built";
• "Hollywood Divorce";
• "My suicide" and many others.

Besides, Joe also did voice acting for the following well-known animated series:

• "The Simpsons";
• "Swan Trumpet";
• "We are animals";
• "The Simpsons Movie";
• "Justice League";
• "Cars 2".

Mantegna was the screenwriter of only two films: Cheap Seats and Bleacher Bums.

BigJoe Mantegna gained fame after the release of the TV series Criminal Minds, in which he plays David Rossi. However, he not only starred in this series, he was also a director. Joe also directed the film "The Boat", released in 2000.

Mantegna was an executive producer in the drama "Jerry and Tom", in the films "Thugs" and "Fast Shadows".

Thinking like a criminal

There are really a lot of films with Joe Mantegna, there are much fewer TV shows, but it was one of the TV shows that brought him the greatest popularity! The premiere took place in 2005, however, Joe starred in it not from the first season, he appeared two years after the premiere, in 2007, and replaced Mandy Patinkin.

The plot revolves around a team of human behavioral analysts who solve heinous crimes. The team predicts the actions of psychopaths and murderers, composes the characteristics of criminals, their behavior. The main characters, including David Rossi, played by Joe, are subtle psychologists, which is why they are so successful in their business.