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'{{short description|American actor (born 1966)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Michael Imperioli | image = Chris Moltisanti.jpg | caption = Imperioli in 2007 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|03|26}} | birth_place = [[Mount Vernon, New York]], U.S. | occupation = Actor, writer | years_active = 1985–present | spouse = {{marriage|Victoria Chlebowski|1996}} | children = 3 }} '''Michael Imperioli''' (born March 26, 1966)<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/today-in-history-robert-frost-walt-whitman-coronavirus-pandemic-courts-15022115be25c13e571afd94f4fd20a6 Today in History] By The Associated Press, March 26, 2021</ref> is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his role as [[Christopher Moltisanti]] in the HBO crime drama ''[[The Sopranos]]'' (1999–2007), which earned him the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] in 2004. He gained recognition in the early part of his career for his role as Spider in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Goodfellas]]'' (1990). He has had supporting roles in films such as ''[[Jungle Fever]]'' (1991), ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'' (1995), ''[[The Basketball Diaries (film)|The Basketball Diaries]]'' (1995), ''[[Shark Tale]]'' (2004) and ''[[The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]'' (2009), as well as in the HBO drama series ''[[The White Lotus]]'' (2021–present). Imperioli is also a [[screenwriter]], co-writing the screenplay for ''[[Summer of Sam]]'' (1999) with [[Spike Lee]], writing five episodes of ''The Sopranos'', and writing as well as directing the feature film ''[[The Hungry Ghosts]]'' (2008). ==Early life== Imperioli was born in [[Mount Vernon, New York]], a working class suburb of New York City. He is the son of Dan Imperioli, a bus driver and amateur actor, and Claire Imperioli, a department store worker and amateur actress.<ref name="life2">{{cite web |date=November 2, 2021 |title='Sopranos' Star Michael Imperioli Was on His Way to Pre-Med When Acting Intervened |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/sopranos-star-michael-imperioli-was-on-his-way-to-pre-med-when-acting-intervened-11635864505 |publisher=wsj.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-09-03 |title=Inside the Zen Mind of Michael Imperioli |url=https://www.gq.com/story/michael-imperioli-zen-profile |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}</ref> His ancestors immigrated to New York from Italy in the 1890s, from [[Lazio]] and [[Sicily]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-04 |title=Sopranos star Michael Imperioli: 'I thought they were going to fire me' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/04/sopranos-star-michael-imperioli-i-thought-they-were-going-to-fire-me |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> At age 11, Imperioli and his family moved to [[Brewster, New York]], and in high school he began watching [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] plays.<ref name="life2" /> After graduating from [[Brewster High School (Brewster, New York)|Brewster High School]] in 1983,<ref>{{cite web |last=Spector |first=Joseph |date=2017-11-16 |title=Guess who is playing Cuomo in new Showtime series? |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/albany/2017/11/16/guess-who-playing-cuomo-new-showtime-series/107743994/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |quote=Imperioli, 51, is a Mount Vernon native and 1983 Brewster High School graduate.}}</ref> Imperioli planned on studying [[pre-med]] at the [[State University of New York at Albany]]. The night before he was set to begin college he confided in his parents of his desire to be an actor. At age 17, Imperioli moved to [[East Village, Manhattan|Manhattan's East Village]] enrolling at [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]] to study acting. While at Lee Strasberg, he met [[John Ventimiglia]] who later portrayed [[Artie Bucco]] on ''[[The Sopranos]]'', and the two became roommates.<ref name="life2" /><ref name=":0" /> ==Career== [[File:MichaelImperioliFeb05.jpg|thumb|upright|Imperioli in 2005]] Imperioli has been nominated for two [[Golden Globe Awards]] and five Emmy Awards for his work as [[Christopher Moltisanti]] on ''[[The Sopranos]]''. He won one Emmy for the fifth season of ''The Sopranos'' in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weinraub |first=Bernard |author-link=Bernard Weinraub |date=September 20, 2004 |title=HBO Is Big Winner at Emmy Awards |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/20/arts/television/hbo-is-big-winner-at-emmy-awards.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> In addition to his role on ''The Sopranos'', Imperioli has appeared in a number of films, including ''[[Goodfellas]]'', ''[[Jungle Fever]]'', ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'', ''[[Malcolm X (1992 film)|Malcolm X]]'', ''[[The Basketball Diaries (film)|The Basketball Diaries]]'', ''[[Clockers (film)|Clockers]]'', ''[[Dead Presidents]]'', ''[[Girl 6]]'', ''[[My Baby's Daddy]]'', ''[[Lean on Me (film)|Lean on Me]]'', ''[[I Shot Andy Warhol]]'', ''[[Last Man Standing (1996 film)|Last Man Standing]]'', ''[[Shark Tale]]'', ''[[High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story]]'', and ''[[Summer of Sam]]'', which he also co-wrote and co-produced. He also [[List of The Sopranos writers and directors#Writing staff|wrote five episodes]] for ''The Sopranos''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Collins |first=Simon |date=May 26, 2019 |title=Sopranos star Michael Imperioli breaks code of silence on the mafia hit that rewrote TV's rules |url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/tv/sopranos-star-michael-imperioli-breaks-code-of-silence-on-the-mafia-hit-that-rewrote-tvs-rules-ng-b881033410z |work=[[The West Australian]] |access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref> Imperioli served as artistic director of Studio Dante,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/nyregion/05explode.html|title=Pipe Bomb Shatters the Night Outside a Theater Owned by a 'Sopranos' Actor|last=Buckley|first=Cara|author2=Thomas J. Lueck|date=September 5, 2007|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 18, 2011}}</ref> an [[Off-Broadway theater]] he formed with his wife. He is an active member of The [[Jazz Foundation of America]] and co-hosted their May 2009 annual benefit concert, "A Great Night in [[Harlem]]", at the [[Apollo Theater]], which celebrated the foundation's 20th anniversary.<ref name="Imperioli JFA">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=34012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117215002/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=34012|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-17|title=All About Jazz|first=All About|last=Jazz}}</ref> He was a guest on the "San Giuseppe" episode of [[Mario Batali]]'s [[Food Network]] television show ''Molto Mario''. In 2010, Imperioli signed on to play the lead in the ABC television show ''[[Detroit 1-8-7]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Michael-Imperioli-Nabs-1015613.aspx|title=Michael Imperioli Nabs Lead in ABC Drama Pilot|publisher=TVGuide.com|access-date=March 1, 2014}}</ref> Working with the writer [[Gabriele Tinti (writer)|Gabriele Tinti]], he wrote the text "Pride" for Tinti's book ''New York Shots'', and participated in a reading of ''The Way of the Cross'' at the [[Queens Museum of Art]] in 2011. Imperioli won the Tournament of Stars competition on the cooking show ''[[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]]'' in 2014, sending $50,000 to his designated charity the Pureland Project, an organization which builds and maintains schools in rural [[Tibet]]. In 2016, he guest starred as the angel [[Uriel]] on the Fox show ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Prudom |first=Laura |date=August 8, 2016 |title='Lucifer' Adds Michael Imperioli as Angel Uriel for Season 2, 'Gotham' Hopes to Tackle Harley Quinn |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/lucifer-michael-imperioli-uriel-gotham-harley-quinn-joker-season-3-4-1201833158/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=August 8, 2016}}</ref> On March 13, 2019, Imperioli was cast in the lead role of Rick Sellitto in the [[NBC]] drama series ''[[Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/michael-imperioli-co-star-lincoln-nbc-pilot-the-bone-collector-books-1202574685/|title=Michael Imperioli To Star In 'Lincoln', NBC Pilot Based On 'The Bone Collector' Books|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=March 13, 2019|access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref> Imperioli co-hosts a [[podcast]] with [[Steve Schirripa]] titled ''[[Talking Sopranos]]'', which began on April 6, 2020. The two provide inside info as they follow ''The Sopranos'' series episode by episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/talking-sopranos-podcast-launching-in-april-with-series-stars-michael-imperioli-steve-schirripa-1202870822/|title='Talking Sopranos' Podcast Launching In April With Series Stars Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa|publisher=deadline.com|date=February 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/talking-sopranos/id1500453500 |title=Talking Sopranos |date=April 6, 2020 |access-date=April 11, 2020 |website=[[Apple Inc.]] }}</ref> By September 2020, the podcast had reached over five million downloads.<ref name="book" /> [[File:Schicki Imperioli (cropped).JPEG|thumb|Imperioli in 2012]] On September 17, 2020, Imperioli and Schirripa signed a deal with [[HarperCollins]] book imprint [[William Morrow and Company]] to write an oral history of the show;<ref name="book">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/talking-sopranos-michael-imperioli-steve-schirripa-book-deal-william-morrow-1234578849/|title='Talking Sopranos' Duo Michael Imperioli And Steve Schirripa Score Book Deal With William Morrow|publisher=deadline.com|date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> the book titled ''Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos'' was released on November 2, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/11/02/the-sopranos-oral-history-book-provided-cast-michael-imperioli-offers-unique-perspective/6197152001/|title='Sopranos' actors pen definitive look at HBO show: 'You're getting it from two guys who were there'|publisher=usatoday.com|date=November 2, 2021}}</ref> In July 2020, he hosted a show on [[NTS Radio]] called ''632 ELYSIAN FIELDS'', which was inspired by ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Radio|first=N. T. S.|title=Michael Imperioli 8th July 2020|url=https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/michael-imperioli-8th-july-2020|access-date=July 8, 2020|website=NTS Radio|language=en}}</ref> In September 2020, Imperioli provided narration for ''The Whistleblower'', a podcast about the [[2007 NBA betting scandal]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Ho|first1=Rodney|last2=Journal-Constitution|first2=The Atlanta|title='Whistleblower' podcast digs into NBA referee scandal: fixing games, conspiracy and the Mafia|url=https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/whistleblower-podcast-digs-into-nba-referee-scandal-fixing-games-conspiracy-and-the-mafia/NYZXB2KZTRHCDAPE4WV57I2DOE/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=ajc|language=en}}</ref> Imperioli is the guitarist and vocalist for the band Zopa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/michael-imperioli-band-zopa-album-listen-the-sopranos/|title=Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti from 'The Sopranos') Released an Interesting, Genre-Defying New Album with His Band, Zopa (Listen)|publisher=rockcellarmagazine|date=August 11, 2020}}</ref> In 2020, Zopa released their debut album entitled ''La Dolce Vita''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pearis|first=Bill|title=Michael Imperioli's band Zopa playing Mercury Lounge|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/michael-imperiolis-band-zopa-playing-mercury-lounge/|work=[[Brooklyn Vegan]]|date=June 23, 2021|access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, Zopa headlined the Freakout Festival in Seattle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |title=Seattle's Freakout Fest announces 2021 lineup |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/seattles-freakout-fest-announces-2021-lineup/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en}}</ref> Imperioli had a narrator cameo in the 2021 ''Sopranos'' prequel film, ''[[The Many Saints of Newark]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/many-saints-of-newark-michael-imperiolis-sopranos-christopher-moltisanti-1235022125/|title='The Many Saints of Newark' Led Michael Imperioli to Depressing Realization About His 'Sopranos' Character|publisher=hollywoodreporter.com|date=October 4, 2021}}</ref> In January 2022, Imperioli was cast in a lead role in the second season of the dark comedy series ''[[The White Lotus]]'' at HBO.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/michael-imperioli-cast-the-white-lotus-season-2-hbo-1234905015/|title='The White Lotus': Michael Imperioli To Star In Second Installment Of HBO Series|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=5 January 2022}}</ref> ==Personal life== Imperioli married Victoria Chlebowski in 1996. They have homes in the [[Upper West Side]] of [[Manhattan]] and in [[Santa Barbara, California]], and have three children. He and his family are avid practitioners of [[Taekwondo|Tae Kwon Do]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/28/AR2007012800688.html|title=Imperioli: Tae Kwon Do Changed His Life|first=VERENA|last=DOBNIK|date=28 January 2007|via=washingtonpost.com}}</ref> In 2008, Imperioli became a [[Buddhist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/04/30/michael-imperioli-the-m-word/|title=Michael Imperioli talks the mob, menopause, and his film 'The M Word'|publisher=ew.com|date=April 30, 2014}}</ref> He supports homosexual. ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan=2|1989 | ''Alexa'' | Acid Head | |- | ''[[Lean on Me (film)|Lean on Me]]'' | George | |- | rowspan=2|1990 | ''[[Goodfellas]]'' | Spider | |- | ''[[Jacob's Ladder (1990 film)|Jacob's Ladder]]'' | Doctor | Uncredited |- | 1991 | ''[[Jungle Fever]]'' | James Tucci | |- |rowspan=2| 1992 | ''[[Fathers & Sons (1992 film)|Fathers & Sons]]'' | Johnny | |- | ''[[Malcolm X (1992 film)|Malcolm X]]'' | Reporter at Fire Bombing | |- |rowspan=3| 1993 | ''[[The Night We Never Met]]'' | Dry Cleaning Customer #1 | |- | ''[[Joey Breaker]]'' | Larry Metz | |- | ''[[Household Saints]]'' | Leonard Villanova | |- | rowspan=6|1994 | ''Scenes from the New World'' | Billy | |- | ''Touch Base'' | Bennie | |- | ''Hand Gun'' | Benny | |- | ''Men Lie'' | {{n/a}} | |- | ''[[Amateur (1994 film)|Amateur]]'' | Doorman at Club | |- | ''[[Post Cards from America]]'' | The Hustler | |- | rowspan=8|1995 | ''[[The Addiction]]'' | Missionary | |- | ''Trouble'' | Ellis | [[Short film]] |- | ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'' | Jojo | |- | ''[[The Basketball Diaries (film)|The Basketball Diaries]]'' | Bobby | |- | ''[[Clockers (film)|Clockers]]'' | Detective 'Jo-Jo' | |- | ''[[Flirt (1995 film)|Flirt]]'' | Michael | |- | ''[[Dead Presidents]]'' | D'ambrosio | |- | ''[[Sweet Nothing (film)|Sweet Nothing]]'' | Angelo | |- | rowspan=6|1996 | ''[[Girls Town (1996 film)|Girls Town]]'' | Anthony | |- | ''Blixa Bargeld Stole My Cowboy Boots'' | Johnny | |- | ''[[Girl 6 (film)|Girl 6]]'' | Scary Caller #30 | |- | ''[[I Shot Andy Warhol]]'' | [[Ondine (actor)|Ondine]] | |- | ''[[Trees Lounge]]'' | George | |- | ''[[Last Man Standing (1996 film)|Last Man Standing]]'' | Giorgio Carmonte | |- | rowspan=4|1997 | ''[[River Made to Drown In]]'' | Allen Hayden | |- | ''[[The Deli (film)|The Deli]]'' | Matty | |- | ''[[Office Killer]]'' | Daniel Birch | |- | ''Under the Bridge'' | {{n/a}} | |- | 1998 | ''[[Too Tired to Die]]'' | Fabrizio | |- |rowspan=2| 1999 | ''[[On the Run (1999 film)|On the Run]]'' | Albert DeSantis | |- | ''[[Summer of Sam]]'' | Midnight | Also writer and executive producer |- | 2000 | ''Auto Motives'' | Stud | |- | 2002 | ''[[Love in the Time of Money]]'' | Will | |- | 2003 | ''[[High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story]]'' | [[Stu Ungar]] | |- | rowspan=2|2004 | ''[[My Baby's Daddy]]'' | Dominic | |- | ''[[Shark Tale]]'' | Frankie | Voice |- |rowspan=2| 2007 | ''[[The Inner Life of Martin Frost]]'' | Jim Fortunato | |- | ''[[The Lovebirds (2007 film)|The Lovebirds]]'' | Vincent | |- | 2008 | ''Stóra Planið'' | Alexander | |- | rowspan=2|2009 | ''[[The Hungry Ghosts|Hungry Ghosts]]'' | {{n/a}} | Director and writer<br>Nominated—[[International Film Festival Rotterdam|International Film Festival Rotterdam - Tiger Award]] |- | ''[[The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]'' | Detective Len Fenerman | |- | 2010 | ''[[Love & Distrust]]'' | Stud | |- | 2011 | ''[[Stuck Between Stations]]'' | David | |- | rowspan=2|2013 | ''[[The Call (2013 film)|The Call]]'' | Alan Denado | |- | ''[[Oldboy (2013 film)|Oldboy]]'' | Chucky | |- |rowspan=3| 2014 | ''Foreclosure'' | Bill Landopolous | |- | ''[[The Scribbler (film)|The Scribbler]]'' | Moss | |- | ''[[Cantinflas (film)|Cantinflas]]'' |[[Mike Todd|Michael Todd]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3005242/|title=Cantinflas|date=18 September 2014|via=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/2013/impreso/explotara-en-californication-125650.html|title=Explotará en Californication|first=El Universal, Compañia Periodística Nacional.|last=México}}</ref> | |- | 2015 | ''[[The Wannabe]]'' | Alphonse | |- | 2018 | ''Cabaret Maxime'' | Bennie Gazza | |- |rowspan=2| 2019 | ''[[The Last Full Measure (2019 film)|The Last Full Measure]]'' | Jay Ford | |- | ''[[Primal (2019 film)|Primal]]'' | Paul Freed | |- | 2020 | ''[[One Night in Miami...]]'' | [[Angelo Dundee]] | Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] |- | 2021 | ''[[The Many Saints of Newark]] | [[Christopher Moltisanti]] | Voice |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1994 | ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' | Duane Rollins | Episode: "Dead and Gone" |- | 1996 | ''[[Law & Order]]'' | Johnny Stivers | Episode: "Atonement"<br>Credited as Michael Imperiola |- | rowspan=2|1997 | ''[[New York Undercover]]'' | Miles Gordon | Episode: "The Last Hurrah" |- | ''[[Firehouse (1997 film)|Firehouse]]'' | Lt. O'Connell | [[Television film|Television movie]] |- | 1998 | ''[[Witness to the Mob]]'' | Louie Milito | Television movie |- | 1999–2007 | ''[[The Sopranos]]'' | [[Christopher Moltisanti]] | 79 episodes; also wrote 5 episodes<br>[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] <small>(2004)</small><br>[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] <small>(1999, 2007)</small><br>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] <small>(2002, 2004)</small><br>Nominated—[[Monte-Carlo Television Festival|Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series]] <small>(2008)</small><br>Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] <small>(2001, 2003, 2006-2007)</small><br>Nominated—PRISM Award for Best Performance in a Drama Series <small>(2003)</small><br>Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] <small>(2000-2002, 2004, 2006)</small> |- | 2002 | ''[[Disappearing Acts]]'' | Vinney | Television movie |- | 2004 | ''[[The Five People You Meet in Heaven]]'' | Captain | Television movie |- | 2005–2006 | ''[[Law & Order]]'' | Nick Falco | 5 episodes |- | 2006 | ''[[The Simpsons]]'' | Dante, Jr. (voice) | Episode: "[[The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer]]" |- | 2007 | ''[[Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day]]'' | Charley "Chick" Benetto | Television movie |- | 2008–2009 | ''[[Life on Mars (American TV series)|Life on Mars]]'' | Detective Ray Carling | 17 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2010 | ''[[Mercy (TV series)|Mercy]]'' | Harold Pindus | Episode: "We're All Adults" |- | ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'' | Dr. Ottavi | Episode: "The Sound of Silence" |- | 2010–2011 | ''[[Detroit 1-8-7]]'' | Detective Louis "Lou" Fitch | 18 episodes |- | rowspan=3|2012 | ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]'' | Powell Goldman | Episode: "Leave Me Alone" |- | ''The Godfather Legacy'' | Narrator | Voice<br>[[Television documentary]] |- | ''40'' | Unknown | Pilot |- | 2013 | ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' | Sensei Billy | Episode: "[[Livin' the Dream]]" |- | rowspan=3|2014 | ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]'' | Rick Rath | 11 episodes |- | ''[[Rake (American TV series)|Rake]]'' | Alberto Rinaldi | Episode: "Bigamist" |- | ''[[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]]'' | Himself | 2 episodes |- | 2015–2016 | ''[[Mad Dogs (American TV series)|Mad Dogs]]'' | Lex | 10 episodes |- | 2015 | ''Saint Francis'' | Francis Quinlan | Pilot |- | 2015–2018 | ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' | Odell Martin | 4 episodes |- | 2016–2017 | ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]'' | [[Uriel]] | 2 episodes |- | 2016, 2021 | ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'' | Robert Lewis | 3 episodes |- | 2017 | ''[[Dice (TV series)|Dice]]'' | Himself | Episode: "Fingerless" |- |rowspan="2"|2018 |''[[Alex, Inc.]]'' | Eddie | 10 episodes |- | ''[[Escape at Dannemora]]'' | [[Andrew Cuomo]] | Episode: "Part 7" |- | 2019 | ''[[Watchmen (TV series)|Watchmen]]'' | Video Testimonial Man | Uncredited<br>Episode: "[[Little Fear of Lightning]]" |- | 2019–2020 | ''[[Project Blue Book (TV series)|Project Blue Book]]'' | Edward Rizzuto | 3 episodes |- | 2020 | ''[[Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector]]'' | Rick Sellitto | 10 episodes |- | 2022 | ''[[This Fool]]'' | Minister Leonard Payne | 3 episodes |- | 2022 | ''[[The White Lotus]]'' | Dominic Di Grasso | Season 2 |- | 2022 | ''Midnight Mass From St. Patrick's Cathedral'' | Himself | Television special |} ==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |- | 1999 | [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] | [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] |rowspan="16"| ''[[The Sopranos]]'' | {{won}} |- | 2000 | [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] | [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] | {{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"| 2001 | [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] | [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] | {{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"| 2002 | [[Golden Globe Awards]] | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] | [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] | {{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"| 2003 | [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] | {{nom}} |- | PRISM Awards | PRISM Award for Best Performance in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |- |rowspan="3"| 2004 | [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] | {{won}} |- | [[Golden Globe Awards]] | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] | [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] | {{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"| 2006 | [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] | [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] | {{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"| 2007 | [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] | [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] | {{won}} |- | [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] | {{nom}} |- | 2008 | [[Monte-Carlo Television Festival]] | [[Monte-Carlo Television Festival|Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series]] | {{nom}} |- | 2009 | [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]] | [[International Film Festival Rotterdam|International Film Festival Rotterdam - Tiger Award]] | ''[[The Hungry Ghosts]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 2021 | rowspan=2 |[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] | [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] | ''[[One Night in Miami (film)|One Night in Miami]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 2023 | [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] | ''[[The White Lotus]]'' | {{won}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}}[https://layoga.com/entertainment/interviews/michael-imperioli-this-is-the-way-of-the-bodhisattva/ LA Yoga Magazine - Michael Imperioli; This Is The Way Of The Bodhisattva] * {{IMDb name|408284}} {{EmmyAward DramaSupportingActor 2001-2025}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Imperioli, Michael}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]] [[Category:Actors from Mount Vernon, New York]] [[Category:American Buddhists]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male taekwondo practitioners]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American people of Italian descent]] [[Category:American podcasters]] [[Category:Converts to Buddhism]] [[Category:Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Male actors from New York (state)]] [[Category:Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:People of Calabrian descent]] [[Category:People of Lazian descent]] [[Category:People of Sicilian descent]]'