Joe Mantegna is a well-known American actor, producer, and director who began his career in 1969 with the musical Hair. Three Amigos, The Godfather Part III, Forget Paris, Up Close and Personal, First Mondy, Joan of Arcadia, and Criminal Minds are just a few of the films and television shows in which the 73-year-old actor has appeared.

Parents and Education in the Early Years

Joe Mantegna is the son of Italian American parents Joseph Henry Mantegna and Mary Ann Novelli, and was born on November 13, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. Ronald Mantegna is his younger brother.

His father, an insurance salesman from Calacibetha, Sicily, died of tuberculosis in 1971, and his mother, a shipping clerk from Acquaviva Delle Fonti, Apulia, Italy, died in 2017 at the age of 101.

Joe attended J. Sterling Morton High School East in Cicero, Illinois, as a Catholic. He graduated in 1969 from the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now DePaul University).

As of this writing, he is 73 years old. He has a height of 5 feet and 9 inches (1.82 meters).

Highlights of My Career

Joe Mantegna is a well-known actor who has been in the entertainment industry since 1969, when he made his debut in the musical Hair.

For his role as Richard Roma in the theatrical play Glengarry Glen Ross, he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jefferson Award.

Three Amigos, The Godfather Part III, Forget Paris, Up Close and Personal, First Mondy, Joan of Arcadia, and The Starter Wife cemented his reputation as a supporting actor in film and television.

From 2007 until 2020, he starred as David Rossi in the hit CBS crime drama series Criminal Minds. Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Kirsten Vangsness, and others starred in the series.

Salary and home add up to a whopping net worth of $25 million.

As of May 2021, the 73-year-old actor has a net worth of $25 million. His main source of income is his long-term acting and directorial career.

He earned $130,000 each episode on the CBS criminal thriller series Criminal Minds, according to his paycheck. Similarly, one of his films, The Godfather Part III, made $136.8 million on a $54 million budget.

In terms of his assets, the actor paid $1.85 million for the second property in Studio City in 2010. He also purchased a $1.3 million home in the Hollywood Hills. He listed his Toluca Lake property for $4.195 million in February 2020.

Children and Married Life

Arlene Vrhel, a restaurateur, is the long-term partner of the Criminal Minds star. On October 3, 1975, the couple married in a magnificent ceremony.

Mia Mantegna, the couple’s first child, was born on June 5, 1987, and is now 33 years old. On April 17, 1990, they welcomed their second daughter, Gia Mantegna, who is now 31 years old.

His wife, Vrhel, used to own and operate Taste Chicago, a Chicago-themed restaurant in Burbank, California, but it has since closed for unknown reasons.

Joe is also a die-hard supporter of the Chicago Cubs. He is likewise a transient patient with the disease’s permanent facial traits.