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Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys film series (1995–2024), Cypher in the Wachowskis' sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999), Teddy in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller film Memento (2000), and Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (2001–2004), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Other notable film credits include Risky Business (1983), Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987), La Bamba (1987), Midnight Run (1988), The Fugitive (1993), Baby's Day Out (1994), the Wachowskis' directorial debut Bound (1996), and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). In 2025, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in The Last of Us. Pantoliano has published two memoirs and is active in the field of mental health, having documented his mother's issues and his own. He founded the nonprofit No Kidding, Me Too!, which is dedicated to removing the stigma from mental illness. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Pantoliano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Joe Pantoliano
Bobby "The Don" Gazzo
for Bobby "The Don" Gazzo in DCU Superman: Metropolis Week One
Suggested by matthewfenner
In his first week in Metropolis, young reporter Clark Kent steps into the chaotic pulse of the Daily Planet, juggling deadlines and disguises as he secretly becomes the city's newest protector—Superman. Still learning the limits of his power and the weight of his moral compass, Clark struggles to balance truth and justice in both his worlds. But beneath the shining skyline, Metropolis is rotting from within. Crime boss Bruno Manheim, the ruthless leader of Intergang, rules the underworld through fear, violence, and corruption that reaches into the city’s highest offices. When Clark’s investigation into a string of brutal murders leads him directly to Manheim’s empire, the boy from Smallville finds himself caught between exposing the truth as a journalist and stopping a killer as a god. As Superman begins to dismantle Intergang’s criminal network, Manheim retaliates with a reign of terror—bombings, assassinations, and public executions meant to send a message: Metropolis belongs to him. The conflict spirals into a bloody urban war, testing Superman’s restraint and resolve as the people he vowed to protect become collateral damage. Torn between his humanity and his near-limitless power, Clark must confront not only Manheim but the darker side of himself—the part that hungers to end evil permanently. In a city drowning in corruption, this first week will define what kind of Superman the world will come to fear… or believe in.
