Michael Imperioli: the filmography of the actor and facts from his personal life

For all his many years of professional activity, Michael Imperioli has established himself as a successful actor, screenwriter and director. He starred in ninety-four pictures. Mostly these were films in dramatic, criminal and comedy genres. His direction and work as a screenwriter received positive reviews from critics.

Facts from personal life

Michael Imperioli was born on March 26, 1966 in the United States of America in the suburbs of New York. The actor has Italian roots, which affects his appearance and character. The zodiac sign is Aries. Michael has an enviable physique, tall - 173 cm. In his spare time he is fond of taekwondo.

In 1995, the wedding of the actor with Victoria Klebowski took place. In a happy marriage, his wife gave Michael two sons - Vadim and David.

The couple founded the "Studio Dante" in the form of a small theater, designed for sixty seats. In it, the public regularly presents new plays.

Career development

Michael Imperioli made his debut in cinema as an actor in 1989. He performed the role of George in the dramatic film "Hold on to me", directed by John G. Evildsen.

But seriously, Imperioli attracted attention after working in the picture of M. Scorsese "Glorious Guys", which appeared on the screens in 1990. In it, Michael played the role of Spider. Next were shooting in the films "Jungle Fever" (1991), "Malcolm X" (1992), "Scenes of the New World" (1994), "Bad Guys", "Pushers" and "Dependence" (1995). , "Hero-loner", "I shot at Andy Warhol" and "Girl No. 6" (1996), "Tired to die" (1998), "Bloody summer of Sam" (1999). The films, in which Michael Imperioli played, photos and personal facts from his life gained special popularity among his admirers.

In 1999, the actor began acting in the television crime TV series "The Sopranos", which he dedicated almost eight years of his life. One of the main roles of Christopher "Chris" Moltisanti brought him great success. For a good play of Tony Soprano's nephew, Michael was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Awards (2000 and 2008) and Emmy (2004). In addition, the Imperials were nominated for the Golden Globe as the best supporting actor in the drama series.

In the film "The Sopranos" he also made his debut as a producer and screenwriter.

"Diary of a basketball player": interesting facts

1995 was a fruitful year for the actor in the professional field. Separate attention deserves the film directed by S. Calvert "Diary of a basketball player." Michael Imperioli played the role of Bobby - the best friend of the main character Jim. The picture was taken on the basis of D. Carroll's autobiographical novel "Basketball Diaries". The work includes facts from the writer's records, which he led as a teenager.

In 1996, the film was banned for display. The reason for this was the actions of the teenager, who repeated the scene from the picture. Bari Lukatis came to school in a cowboy's cloak, under which he hid his weapons, and began shooting at others. In 1998, this same bloody scene was reproduced by another teenager, impressed by the viewing of the film.

On the set of this film, Imperioli first worked with actors Lorraine Bracco and Vincent Pastore. In the future, they all played the leading roles in the famous television series "The Sopranos".

Acting and other activities

In the 2000s, there are about ten paintings in which Michael Imperioli starred. The filmography of the actor of this period includes works containing interesting images, in which he had to get used to. This is Stu Anger in the film "The Player" (2003), Dominic in The Young Dad (2004), Detective Ray Carling in the series "Life on Mars" (2008), Len Fenerman in the drama "Lovely Bones" (2009).

In 2013, Imperioli played Alan Denado in the "Anxiety Challenge", Chucky in the movie "Oldboy" and Mickey in the comedy "Vijay and I." In 2014 he worked on the image of Moss in the thriller "Pisaka".

Michael Imperioli actively worked not only in acting, he also took part in the major television project "Hamlet" K. Scott (staging Hallmark). In addition, he worked in the pictures of the NVO studio "The Witness of the Mafia", "The Disappeared", and also in the film "Five People You Will Meet in Heaven", broadcast by the ABC channel.

Imperium has well established himself as a director and producer. Critics have been approved of his work in such plays as "Bloody younger brother" and Aven 'UBoys, "Inscriptions on the wall", "Changed". Also Michael successfully worked on the script based on the novel by Mario Puzo "Omerta".