Joseph Peter Spano was born on July 7,1946 and is an American actor best known for his roles as Lt.
15 Facts About Joe Spano
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Joe Spano was a member of the San Francisco improv group The Wing, and in college debuted as Paris in a production of Romeo and Juliet in 1967.
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Joe Spano moved to Hollywood in the late 1970s, landing guest spots on TV and bit roles in American Graffiti and The Enforcer.
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Joe Spano was one of many actors appearing throughout each episode, which typically had several interwoven story lines.
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Joe Spano won an Emmy award in 1988 for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series for a role he played in an episode of Midnight Caller.
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Joe Spano has appeared in several feature films, including Apollo 13 and Primal Fear.
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Joe Spano's credits are often confused with Australian actor Joseph Spano.
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Joe Spano is a veteran stage actor on the east and west coasts.
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Joe Spano made his Broadway debut in 1992 in the Roundabout Theater revival of Arthur Miller's The Price, with Eli Wallach, which was nominated for a Tony for Best Revival.
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Joe Spano is a member of the Antaeus Theater Company and a founding member of three other theater companies.
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Joe Spano played a seductive vampire in the cult musical Dracula: A Musical Nightmare in a small Los Angeles theatre.
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Joe Spano appeared in the TV movie Brotherhood of Justice with Keanu Reeves and Kiefer Sutherland.
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Joe Spano has been a recurring character in NCIS since its premiere episode, "Yankee White", playing FBI Special Agent Tobias Fornell, the FBI counterpart to NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, portrayed by Mark Harmon.
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Joe Spano was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Virginia Jean and Vincent Dante Joe Spano, a physician.
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Joe Spano graduated from Archbishop Riordan High School in 1963, and he is an honorary member of the House of Russi.