Michael Imperioli -- whose screen persona encompasses miscreants, mainliners and mobsters -- was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on New Year's Day 1966. One of his first memorable film roles was in the 1990 Mafia classic GoodFellas.Early in his career, Imperioli began an ongoing collaboration with Spike Lee, appearing in a number of the director's movies, including Jungle Fever (1991), Malcolm X (1992) and Summer of Sam (1999). Among Imperioli's other film credits are the mainstream Hollywood features Bad Boys (1995) and Last Man Standing (1996) and indie flicks such as Trees Lounge (with Steve Buscemi, 1996).
But it was the small screen that cemented Imperioli's star status when he took on the role of low-level wiseguy Christopher Moltisanti in the blockbuster cable series "The Sopranos." Emmy nominated multiple times for his supporting turn on the show, Imperioli won the award in 2004.
Mitch Albom's For One More DayAlcoholic ex-baseball player Charley Benetto (Michael Imperioli) returns to his hometown to commit suicide but has a change of heart after he's granted one day with the spirit of his dead mother (Ellen Burstyn) -- who shows him a path to redemption. Based on Mitch Albom's best seller and presented... Read More
Detroit 1-8-7A diversity of background and experience bolsters a crack team of homicide detectives in this hard-hitting police procedural. The squad's investigations often surpass the seamy details of the crime to reveal the troubled city's hope and courage. Read More
Life on Mars (U.S.)In present-day New York City, cop Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) is struck by a car and transported to 1973. But is Sam really lost in time, or is it an illusion resulting from his accident? As Sam tries to figure it all out, he attempts to continue his job with the N.Y.P.D. and discovers that police work... Read More
High Roller: The Stu Ungar StoryMichael Imperioli plays Stu Ungar in this eponymous drama about the accomplished gambler who won the Poker World Series a momentous three times, but was saddled with a gambling addiction that threatened to destroy the game he loved and, ultimately, his life. At first, Ungar returned to the table... Read More
The Inner Life of Martin FrostNovelist Martin Frost (David Thewlis) escapes to the country hoping to find creative inspiration and finds much more: a mysterious muse named Claire (Irène Jacob). Love spurs Martin to write, but when Claire begins to slip away, Martin wonders if he's living in fiction. Is Claire a con artist,... Read More
Stuck Between Stations (2011) | R | |
NR | ||
Love & Distrust (2010) | R | |
The Hungry Ghosts (2009) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Life on Mars (U.S.) (2008) | TV-14 | |
NR | ||
NR | ||
NR | ||
NR | ||
Shark Tale (2004) | PG | |
My Baby's Daddy (2004) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
Love in the Time of Money (2002) | R | |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) | TV-14 | |
On the Run (2000) | NR | |
The Sopranos (1999) | TV-MA | |
Summer of Sam (1999) | R | |
Witness to the Mob (1998) | R | |
Too Tired to Die (1998) | NR | |
Office Killer (1997) | R | |
The Deli (1997) | NR | |
River Made to Drown In (1997) | NR | |
Last Man Standing (1996) | R | |
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) | R | |
Bad Boys (1995) | R | |
The Basketball Diaries (1995) | R | |
Amateur (1994) | R | |
Household Saints (1993) | R | |
Malcolm X (1992) | PG-13 | |
Jungle Fever (1991) | R | |
R | ||
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