Friday, July 3, 2026

Family of “Sopranos” Star Joe Pantoliano Thanks Local Rescuers for Saving Actor’s Life, Shares Photo of Stunning Accident

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The family of actor Joey Pantoliano thanked local rescuers in Wilton, Connecticut for saving the actor’s life last week. Joey, the popular star of “The Sopranos” and movies like “Risky Business” and “Bound,” was walking in the leafy suburb when one car T-boned another and smashed into him! (This is why I like to stay in the city, where you’re safe.) In an earlier post they said “Joey is home recovering. He has a severe head injury and some chest trauma.” Looking at this new picture, the scene looks like Joey was lucky — and we were, too. Sending him the best get well wishes.

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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