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Michael Imperioli

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Michael Imperioli at an event for The Lovely Bones (2009)
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Imperioli was born Michael Imperioli in Mt. Vernon, New York on March 26, 1966. His film work began in the late 1980s. An early part that brought him recognition was in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990), as Spider, a local kid who works for the gangsters and has a run-in with a psychopathic mob soldier played by Joe Pesci. He worked throughout the 1990s in the New York independent film industry, especially as a regular in Spike Lee's movies, appearing in Jungle Fever (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996) and Summer of Sam (1999), generally playing working-class Italian-Americans from the "outer boroughs." While rooted in the New York movie scene, Imperioli also worked in Hollywood in the mid-'90s, in the formulaic movies Bad Boys (1995) and Last Man Standing (1996).

In 1999, Imperioli was cast in the HBO series The Sopranos (1999) as Christopher Moltisanti, a mafia soldier in the Soprano crime organization whose family connections to street boss Tony Soprano move him up the ladder in the organization. Imperioli's multi-layered portrayal of such an unappealing character is a real highlight of the series and earned him an Emmy and a SAG award.

Imperioli has long been active in the New York theater scene as well, having written, directed, produced or starred in numerous plays. He was a founder, along with Lili Taylor (his then-girlfriend and co-star in Household Saints (1993)) of the downtown theater company Machine Full. He has also written several episodes of "The Sopranos" and was a writer on Lee's "Summer of Sam," which he also executive-produced. Although most famous for his prominent part in "The Sopranos," Imperioli has worked on other television programs as well, including Law & Order (1990), New York Undercover (1994) and NYPD Blue (1993). He is married and has two children and one stepdaughter.
BornMarch 26, 1966
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BornMarch 26, 1966
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 9 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Known for

    Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
    The Sopranos
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Christopher Moltisanti
    Summer of Sam (1999)
    Summer of Sam
    6.7
    • Midnite
    • 1999
    Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)
    Goodfellas
    8.7
    • Spider
    • 1990
    The Lovely Bones (2009)
    The Lovely Bones
    6.6
    • Len Fenerman
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Between Wars
      • Sarge
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Song Sung Blue
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • The Housewife
      • Anthony DeVito
      • In Production
    • Last Days of Basic Cable
      • Bob
      • Pre-production



    • The Dark Money Game (2025)
      The Dark Money Game
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Neil Clark (voice)
      • 2025
    • Sanpellegrino CIAO! The Nice Guys (2025)
      Sanpellegrino CIAO! The Nice Guys
      8.7
      Short
      • Michael
      • 2025
    • Krapopolis (2023)
      Krapopolis
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Vince (voice)
      • 2025
    • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
      American Dad!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Fred (voice)
      • 2024
    • American Horror Stories (2021)
      American Horror Stories
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Daniel Hausman-Burger
      • 2024
    • Selected Shorts (2018)
      Selected Shorts
      Podcast Series
      • Performer (segment "The Year of Spaghetti") (voice)
      • 2024
    • Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (2024)
      Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Moe Dubelz
      • Joe Dubelz (voice)
      • 2024
    • Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi in Oh, Canada (2024)
      Oh, Canada
      5.6
      • Malcolm
      • 2024
    • This Fool (2022)
      This Fool
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Minister Payne
      • 2022–2023
    • Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Michelle Monaghan, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Carrie Coon, Natasha Rothwell, Tayme Thapthimthong, Sam Nivola, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Lalisa Manobal in The White Lotus (2021)
      The White Lotus
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Dominic Di Grasso
      • 2022
    • Alessandro Nivola in The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
      The Many Saints of Newark
      6.2
      • Christopher Moltisanti
      • 2021
    • Michael Imperioli and Michelle Zauner in Japanese Breakfast: Savage Good Boy (2021)
      Japanese Breakfast: Savage Good Boy
      8.0
      Music Video
      • Michael Imperioli
      • 2021
    • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
      Blue Bloods
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Robert Lewis
      • 2016–2021
    • Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, and Kingsley Ben-Adir in One Night in Miami... (2020)
      One Night in Miami...
      7.1
      • Angelo Dundee
      • 2020
    • Russell Hornsby and Arielle Kebbel in Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (2020)
      Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Detective Michael Sellitto
      • 2020

    Writer



    • Official Poster for World Premiere @ 2009 Rotterdam Int'l Film Festival.
      The Hungry Ghosts
      5.1
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
      The Sopranos
      9.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story by
      • teleplay by
      • 2000–2004
    • Summer of Sam (1999)
      Summer of Sam
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 1999

    Producer



    • Five Families
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • TV Series



    • American Godfathers: The Five Families (2024)
      American Godfathers: The Five Families
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Michael Imperioli in Cabaret Maxime (2018)
      Cabaret Maxime
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
      The Sopranos
      9.2
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2004
    • Summer of Sam (1999)
      Summer of Sam
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 1999

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      • Michael Imperiola
    • Height
      • 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
    • Born
      • March 26, 1966
      • Mount Vernon, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Victoria Imperioli1995 - present (2 children)
    • Parents
        Dan Imperioli
    • Other works
      TV commercial: Sirius Satellite Radio as voice of the Sirius Big Dog.
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Interviews
      • 12 Articles
      • 1 Pictorial
      • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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      He has been practicing tae kwon do since 2003, when he took it up to help quit smoking.
    • Trademarks
        Bushy eyebrows and prominent nose

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