Cult movies bring resounding success not only to the director as an author, but also to the leading performers. It happened with Michael Imperioli when he accepted an invitation to shoot in the dramatic saga "Clan Soprano" about the life of the Italian mafia.
Artist Biography
Actor, screenwriter and producer James Michael Imperioli was born March 26, 1966 in America in a residential suburb in the north of New York. Michael's parents, real Italians, were middle-class people. My father worked in a transport company and, in his spare time, put on stage performances in a local theater with his wife. Watching the theatrical work of his parents, little Michael from childhood dreamed that someday he would become a famous actor.
Study and career
After graduating from comprehensive college, the young man entered the theater school. After receiving an acting education, Michael Imperioli gets to the New York film studio. For several years he gets only small and insignificant roles. However, soon the talented young man is noticed by the famous director of that time Martin Scorsese. Having starred in two of his crime dramas in 1989, Michael gains his first long-awaited success and popularity. The paintings in which he played the role of a dangerous criminal bring him numerous awards and bonuses, including for the outstanding skill of the supporting actor.
Creative success
Over the next ten years, Michael Imperioli is a sought-after actor and starred in over forty films and series. He is actively invited to film studios and television projects. In the fateful 1999 for Michael, the sought-after American actor as the main character takes part in the filming of a criminal drama television series about the life and crimes of the Italian mafia. The cult film has brought Michael Imperioli deafening glory and the main victory in his life - the National Academy Award.
Without stopping acting, Michael Imperioli is actively involved in directing from the moment he shot his first own film in 2009. In addition, in 2010, the actor founded a professional “off-Broadway” theater, which means a small stage venue where only one particular genre takes place.
