Mar 26, 1966

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

James Michael Imperioli is an Italian-American actor who is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos. He also appears as Det. Ed Green's temporary replacement, Det. Nick Falco, in the popular TV drama series Law & Order.

In addition to his role on The Sopranos, Imperioli has also appeared in a number of films, including Goodfellas, Bad Boys, The Basketball Diaries, Clockers, Dead Presidents, Last Man Standing, Shark Tale, High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story, in which he ... ... (read more...) played the title role, and Summer of Sam, which he also co-wrote and co-produced. In addition, he has also written a number of episodes for The Sopranos. Perhaps not coincidentally, his character on the series has been an aspiring screenwriter.
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In Goodfellas, Imperioli plays the character (Michael "Spider" Gianco) whom Joe Pesci's character shoots in the foot for not getting him a drink and later kills for talking back. In The Sopranos he gets to pass the favor on, shooting a shop assistant in the foot for "showing no respect."
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Imperioli has been nominated for five Emmy Awards for his work on The Sopranos and won once, in 2004 for the show's fifth season.

He serves as artistic director of an off-broadway theater, Studio Dante.

He is the lead singer/guitarist for his rock band named La Dolce Vita (Italian for "the sweet life" and the title of a famous Federico Fellini film).