Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli is an American actor born on March 26, 1966, in Mount Vernon, New York. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (1999–2007), earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. Imperioli's early career included a notable role as Spider in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990). Throughout his career, he has appeared in supporting roles in films such as Jungle Fever (1991), Bad Boys (1995), The Basketball Diaries (1995), Shark Tale (2004), and The Lovely Bones (2009). Recently, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role in the second season of The White Lotus (2022). Imperioli has also showcased his talents as a writer and director, co-writing the screenplay for Summer of Sam (1999) with Spike Lee and writing and directing the feature film The Hungry Ghosts (2008).