Michael Imperioli
In the early part of his career, he played the role of Spider in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990). He went on to play many supporting roles in films such as Jungle Fever (1991), Bad Boys (1995), The Basketball Diaries (1995), Shark Tale (2004), The Lovely Bones (2009), and One Night in Miami (2020). Imperioli co-wrote the screenplay for Summer of Sam (1999) with Spike Lee, and wrote five episodes of The Sopranos. He made his directorial feature film debut with The Hungry Ghosts (2008), which he also wrote.
For his role as Dominic Di Grasso in the second season of HBO series The White Lotus (2022) he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. On stage, he made his Broadway debut in the revival of the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People (2024).
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Known For
Law & Order
The White Lotus
Alex, Inc.
American Godfathers: The Five Families
Detroit 1-8-7
Escape at Dannemora
Life on Mars
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
Mad Dogs
The Sopranos
This Fool
Part of Crew
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