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Joe Mantegna

Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring on CBS's ''Criminal Minds'' since 2007 as FBI Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi. He has voiced the recurring role of mob boss Fat Tony on the animated series ''The Simpsons'', beginning with the 1991 episode "Bart the Murderer", as well as ''The Simpsons Movie'' (2007).

Mantegna began his career on stage in 1969 in the Chicago production of the musical ''Hair''. He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jefferson Award for portraying Richard Roma in the first American productions of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize–winning play ''Glengarry Glen Ross'', the first of many collaborations with Mamet. His long-standing association with Mamet includes the premieres of ''A Life in the Theatre'', ''The Disappearance of the Jews'' and ''Speed-the-Plow'' on Broadway. Mantegna also directed a highly lauded production of Mamet's ''Lakeboat'', which enjoyed a successful theatrical run in Los Angeles. He later directed the film version of ''Lakeboat''. In addition to theatrical appearances directed by Mamet, Mantegna appeared in Mamet's films ''House of Games'' (1987), ''Things Change'' (1988), ''Homicide'' (1991), and ''Redbelt'' (2008).

In film and on television, Mantegna is best known for his roles in box office hits such as ''Three Amigos'' (1986), ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990), ''Forget Paris'' (1995), and ''Up Close and Personal'' (1996). He starred in the television series ''First Monday'' (2002) and ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2003–2005). He has earned Emmy Award nominations for his roles in three different miniseries: ''The Last Don'' (1997), ''The Rat Pack'' (1998), and ''The Starter Wife'' (2007). He has also served as executive producer for various movies and television movies, including ''Corduroy'' (1984), ''Hoods'' (1998), and ''Lakeboat'' (2000), which he also directed. Additionally, he played Robert B. Parker's fictional detective Spenser in three made-for-TV movies between 1999 and 2001, and has narrated a number of audiobook readings of the Spenser novels. Provided by Wikipedia