Joseph Badalucco Jr.

Joseph Badalucco Jr. is an American set dresser and property master who transitioned into acting. He is best known for his roles as Jimmy Altieri on The Sopranos and Detective 'Jelly' Grimaldi on Third Watch. Badalucco initially worked as a carpenter on film sets in the late-1970s, and later became a set dresser on Woody Allen films such as Annie Hall and Manhattan. He then moved into props and property master roles in movies like The Godfather Part III and The Good Shepherd. In the 1990s, he began his acting career with minor film roles in Godzilla and The Siege. He has also appeared in recurring roles on TV shows like The Sopranos and Third Watch.