Joe Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an Italian-American actor. Because his last name is relatively awkward for English speakers to pronounce, he often just asks people to call him Joey Pants.

Pantoliano was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, to first-generation Italian-American parents. He played the character Cypher in The Matrix, as well as Ralph Cifaretto in the HBO show The Sopranos, and also provided the voicework for the club owner Luigi Goterelli in the videogame Grand Theft Auto III. Pantoliano is also known for his role as Eddie Moscone, the bail bondsman, in the Robert De Niro comedy Midnight Run and crooked cop Teddy in Memento. He also played Deputy Marshal Cosmo Renfro in The Fugitive along with Tommy Lee Jones and reprised the role in the sequel U.S. Marshals.

In 2003, Pantoliano won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Cifaretto on The Sopranos.

But Can They Sing?

"Joey Pants" was one of nine contestants on the VH1 reality show But Can They Sing? The show is based on the talent search show American Idol, but with celebrities competing and the winner's prize will go to the charity of their choice. The show premiered October 30, 2005.

Filmography

• From Here to Eternity (1979) (TV)
• Monsignor (1982)
• The Final Terror aka Carnivore (1983)
• Risky Business (1983)
• Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
• The Goonies (1985)
• The Mean Season (1985)
• Running Scared (1986)
• Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
• Empire Of The Sun (1987)
• La Bamba (1987)
• The In Crowd (1988)
• Midnight Run (1988)
• Nightbreaker aka Advance to Ground Zero (1989) (TV)
• Downtown aka Blue Heat (1990)
• The Last of the Finest (1990)
• El Diablo (1990)
• Short Time (1990)
• Backstreet Dreams (1990)
• Zandalee (1991)
• One Special Victory (1991) (TV)
• Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992) (TV)
• Used People (1992)
• Three of Hearts (1993)
• Me and the Kid (1993)
• The Fugitive (1993)
• Calendar Girl (1993)
• Teresa's Tattoo (1994)
• Dangerous Heart (1994) (TV)
• Baby's Day Out (1994)
• The Last Word (1995)
• Steal Big, Steal Little (1995)
• Bad Boys (1995)
• Congo (1995)
• The Flight of the Dove aka The Spy Within (1994)
• The Immortals (1995)
• Bound (1996)
• 87th Precinct: Ice (1996) (TV)
• Natural Enemy (1997) (TV)
• Top of the World (1997)
• Tinseltown (1997)
• U.S. Marshals (1998)
• Hoods (1998)
• The Matrix (1999)
• The Outer Limits: "Alien Radio" (1999)
• New Blood (1999)
• Black and White (1999)
• Memento (2000)
• Cats & Dogs (2001) (voice)
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
• Daredevil (2003)
• Bad Boys II (2003)