Michael Imperioli

Before getting steady work as an actor, earned a living as a furniture mover, messenger, bartender and waiter. Gained a measure of fame as Spider in Goodfellas, who was shot in the foot by Joe Pesci's crazed mobster; in the first season of The Sopranos, his character, Christopher, likewise shoots a young man in the foot for no good reason. Closed a restaurant, Ciel Rouge, that he owned in Manhattan with his wife to open off-Broadway theater Studio Dante. Avid racehorse fan who has directed commercials… Show more for OTB, the Off Track Betting franchise. Directed a commercial for Rutgers University's football program. The ad featured his Sopranos costar, James Gandolfini. Has written five episodes of The Sopranos . Lead singer and guitarist for the rock band La Dolce Vita. Is a member of the Jazz Foundation of America. ~ Rovi

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