Biography
Talented American actor Joe Manteny, who started an acting career from work in theatrical productions, today has a large list of filmography. The man's wide popularity brought shooting in the pictures "Farewell to Paris", "The Cross Father 3", "Think as a criminal" and others.
Joe was born in the fall of 1947 in the city of Chicago, Illinois, USA. Although since childhood, the boy lived in America, by nationality he is Italian. His mother Mary Ann is from the southern region of Italy, Apulia, Father Joseph Henry Manteny was born in Sicily. A man died in 1975 from tuberculosis, when the son was 24 years old. The actor's mother survived to 101, the woman died in 2017.
The boy was brought up in the family of Catholics, studied in Cycirone, in High School of Sterling Morton. His acting talent began to manifest itself in school years, and in high school he even passed samples to participate in the Musical Westside Story. Although he did not receive the role then, but clearly realized that his future life would be connected with the actor.
After graduating from high school, Manteny entered the University of De Field in Chicago, which was founded by French Lazarists as a Catholic Institute. There, the young man also studied acting from 1967 to 1969. Studying at the university, the young man performed in local clubs with a youth group, there he played the bass guitar. As in his youth, a man and today supports communication with its old comrades from the team.
The first performances on the scene as an actor in the biography of Joe Manteny found since 1969. He made his debut in the world famous formulation "Hair". This is a psychedelic musical that at first passed in New York, and then moved to Broadway. After 9 years, the actor also appears in other Broadway productions. And later in collaboration with another screenwriter, the man writes the play "Bleacher Bums", which enjoys great success among the public and is even awarded prizes.
Films
In 1976, Joe made in 1976 in the MEDUSA Challenger short ribbon, and later starred in the series "Soap". In 1979 he played in the mini-series "Elvis" with Kurt Russell. Then there were several more roles in films and short films. Although the first characters who played the actor were small, they gave a man experience and contributed to his further career.
An iconic for the artist was 1983, when he met the famous director David Mametom. The man turned his life, at that moment he just decided to move from theatrical performances to films and at the shooting of the first ribbons immediately called Joe. However, the groves were not limited to the ribbons of one mother, especially since he was noticed and increasingly began to invite to different roles.
In 1983, the actor is filmed in the comedy "Rear Thought", and in 1985 - in a detective "Compromising postures". This tape gathered more than 3 million spectators, and although the mantle there went to the role of a second plan, she still brought him popularity and opened the doors to other films. Then the man worked in films "not in his plate", "critical state" and "suspect." In 1990, the final part of the popular gangster saga "Great Father 3" was published on the screens, where Joe also performed one of the roles.
Manteny not only starred in films, but also worked as an actor of visualing. In the period from 1991 to 2011, he voiced the gangster of oily tony in the "Simpsons" animated series, and in 2011, Graham from the cartoon "Cars 2".
Further, the actor worked in films of different genres, including horrors, erotic film and comedy. The audience saw him in the tapes "body as evidence", "Baby for a walk", "Lowing", etc. Also fans of artist's creativity remember the game in the air velocity militant in the 1990s.
By the beginning of the 2000s, the actor was at the peak of popularity and often received a sentence offer. During this period, a man starred in the tapes "body and soul", "past cash register", "Laguna". In the latter, he received a major role and coped with it perfectly. And in 2004, the artist was invited to the Italian picture of PonutoMo.
In 2007, Joe Manteny began to be filmed in the American television series "Think as a criminal", which tells about the work of the best investigators of the FBI, analyzing the thoughts of the most dangerous criminals and thereby preventing terrible crimes. Spectators gladly looked at the 13th seasons of the film.
And the mantle in the meantime, he has time to work on other shooting sites. In 2009, he starred in the film "The house that Jack built" and "My Suicide", in 2013 - in the picture "Forced", and in 2015 played in the film "Kill me mercilessly".
Personal life
Personal life of the actor has developed well. He married in October 1975 on the girl named Arling Vroel. She has no relation to the world of cinema, artist's wife is engaged in business development. In the city of Burbank, California, a woman has its own restaurant "Taste Chicago".
Two children were born in marriage. Mia's daughter appeared in 1987, in childhood, the girl was diagnosed with autism. However, this did not bother her to make a living on their own, it works by makeup artist. The second daughter of the couple - Gina, was born in the 1990th, and having reached 18 years later, changed the name and became Gay. In 2018, the married couple noted the 43th anniversary of living together.
Attentive viewers have repeatedly noted the asymmetry of the actor's face. In 1988, when speaking on one of the performances, a man was struck by Palsy Bella - neuritis facial nerve. Joe believes that this happened due to tense schedule and constant stress. Although the disease is considered to be temporary, on the face of a man still preserved her traces.
Joe Manteny now
Now Joe continues to be filmed in the series "Think as a criminal", in May 2018 it was announced the release of the 14th season of the tape, which was loved by many spectators.
Despite permanent employment in different projects, the actor is trying to follow the appearance. And although a man's weight does not advertise, with height 181 cm it looks sufficiently slim. Communication with fans of Manteny supports in "Instagram", where it often lays out a photo from filming and from a personal life.
Filmography
- 1978 - "Towing"
- 1979 - "Elvis"
- 1985 - "Compromaturing Poses"
- 1990 - "Great Father 3"
- 1994 - "Pustular"
- 1996 - "Lowing"
- 2004 - "PonutoMo"
- 2007 - "Naked fear"
- 2009 - "House that Jack built"
- 2016 - "Think as a criminal: abroad"