JOE MANTEGNA
Lake Arrowhead Film Festival
Award for Excellence in Film, Television and Beyond

Chicago native Joe Mantegna has a strong background in both theater and film. After making his Broadway debut in Stephen Schwartz’s musical of Studs Terkel’s Working, Joe was awarded the Tony Award and Joseph Jefferson Award for his acclaimed performance as cynical real estate agent Richard Roma in David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross. Closely associated with Mamet’s work, Joe starred in the theatrical premiere of A Life in the Theater, The Disappearance of the Jews, and in the Broadway production of Speed the Plow with Ron Silver and Madonna. He made his film debut in 1985 and has gone on to star in such films as Woody Allen’s Alice and Celebrity, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather III, Barry Levinson’s Liberty Heights and Bugsy, Steven Zaillian’s Searching for Bobby Fischer and Billy Crystal’s Forget Paris. Joe also narrated the Oscar-nominated documentary films Crack U.S.A.: Country Under Siege and Death on the Job.

In 2000, Joe completed production on his feature film directorial debut, Lakeboat, written for the screen by David Mamet from his original play. Starring Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Robert Forster, Andy Garcia, Denis Leary and George Wendt, the film opened the L.A. Film Festival to critical acclaim.

Joe’s television work includes an Emmy nominated performance in The Last Don, starring roles in Criminal Minds and Joan Of Arcadia , and a recurring role as the voice of Fat Tony on The Simpsons. “Nothing,” Joe says, “interferes with my doing The Simpsons!”

Joe will receive his award during the Filmmakers’ Awards Luncheon on Sunday afternoon. On Saturday, he will be on hand to present his latest film, Elvis and Anabelle.