Who is actor Joe Penny? His Bio: Wife, Family, Children, Net Worth Today, Married, Facts, Straight, Story

Summary of Joe Penny:
• Born in London, England in 1956
• Net worth estimated at $500,000 from acting career
• Studied under Lee Strasberg and often played tough guy roles
• Starred in "Riptide" (1984-86), "Jake and the Fatman" (1987-92), and "The Sopranos"
• Married to Cindy since 2004, private about personal life and has no social media accounts

Known for movies

Short Info

Date Of BirthJune 24, 1956FactDark, hunky 'tough guy' actor who studied under and went on to play heroes and mobsters in mini-movies in the 80s. Best known for his series work with in (1987).

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Who is actor Joe Penny?

Joseph Edward Penny Jr. was born on 24 June 1956, in London, England, and is an actor, perhaps still best known for being a part of the TV detective series “Riptide” in the role of Nick Ryder from 1984 to 1986. He also appeared in the popular TV series “Jake and the Fatman” (1987-92).

The Wealth of Joe Penny

How rich is Joe Penny? As of mid-2018, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $500,000, mostly earned through his career as an actor, having appeared in numerous other television projects and films. As he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.

Early Life and Education

Joe’s father was American and mother Italian – his family later moved from London to Marietta, Georgia where they would stay until his parents divorced. He then moved with his mother to California where he would attend Marina High School, during which time he played both basketball and football. He was not a high profile student, and never really participated in extracurricular activities – he was even listed as missing in action in every yearbook of the school.

After completing his studies, he took on various odd jobs to make ends meet, as a dishwasher, a postal truck washer, and a crew foreman before finding acting opportunities. He studied under Lee Strasberg, and his demeanor allowed him to play various tough guy roles in Hollywood. In the late 1970s up to the 1980s, he had various heroic and villainous roles, many of which found him playing as a mobster. He was also a part of the pilot of “The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries”.

Acting Prominence

Penny began his career appearing in various television films and pilots, then had one of his first recurring roles on television in the series “Forever Fernwood”, playing the role of Sal DiVito, and having parts in “CHiPs”, “Vega$”, “Flamingo Road”, and “Archie Bunker’s Place. He also started to appear in a variety of films, such as “Our Winning Season”, and “Gangster Wars” in the role of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel. In 1984, he became one of the main cast members in the show “Riptide”, in which he was given the role of Nick Ryder, aired on NBC as a detective series which would run for three seasons, but still had reruns on the USA Network during the late 1980s. Penny would go on to appear in other television projects in the meantime, as a guest in “The Twilight Zone” which was a revival of the 1960s television series of the same name, and in television movies “Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star”, and “Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife”.

Later Work

In 1987, Joe was cast as Jake Styles in the television series “Jake and the Fatman”, a crime drama which follows prosecutor J. L. “Fatman” McCabe and investigator Jake Styles as they handle various crimes. The show would run for a total of five seasons on CBS, ending its run in 1992. The show’s success would create the spin-off “Diagnosis: Murder”, which would also find popularity on its own. After his run with “Jake and the Fatman”, Joe would find himself going back to appearing in television films.

He also had the opportunity to make guest appearances in recent popular shows – he was a part of “The Sopranos”, “Walker, Texas Ranger”, “7th Heaven”, and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”. During the 2000s, he became one of the stars of the “Jane Doe” television movie series on the Hallmark Channel, starring alongside Lea Thompson in numerous productions including “Jane Doe: Vanishing Act”, “Jane Doe: The Wrong Face”, and “Jane Doe: Ties That Bind”. In 2006, Joe then had a recurring role in “Days of Our Lives”, then found a recurring role in “Cold Case” a few years later.

Personal Life and Relationships

Many sources detail that Penny has been married since 2004 to Cindy, however, due to how private their relationship is, there have been no details on whether or not they have children.

One of the reasons his personal life remaining private is due to a lack of any social media accounts with any of the major social media websites, such as with Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. He’s also not been active with any acting work since 2011, and has laid low from the media in recent years.

General Info

Full NameJoe PennyDate Of BirthJune 24, 1956Height1.83 mProfessionActorEducationMarina High School

Accomplishments

MoviesBlood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife, Bloody Birthday, Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops 2, Whisper Kill, Family of Cops 3, Reign of the Gargoyles, Our Winning Season, Betrayed at 17, The Red Phone: Manhunt, The Little Unicorn, Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star, Terror in the Night, Gangst...TV ShowsJane Doe, Jake and the Fatman, Riptide, The Gangster Chronicles, Forever Fernwood

Social profile links

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Facts

#Fact1Suffered from seasickness while filming the (1984) TV series.2First job was a small part in the pilot of (1977) TV series.3Dark, hunky 'tough guy' actor who studied under and went on to play heroes and mobsters in mini-movies in the 80s. Best known for his series work with in (1987).4Played football during high school in Huntington Beach, California. Odd jobs before acting including washing postal trucks, crew foreman, and dishwasher.5Born in England to an American father and an Italian mother, lived in Georgia as a baby but later moved to California, where he has lived since.6While Joe is a graduate of Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California, Class of 1974, he was never a high-profile student. No extra-curricular activities (drama productions, etc), and he ducked every student picture day after his freshman year. You'll find him listed as "missing in action" in every MHS yearbook published after 1971.

Pictures

Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacterThe Last Night Inn2016SamBetrayed at 172011TV MovieJohn TaylorCold Case2009-2010TV SeriesHank ButlerCSI: Miami2008TV SeriesTravis DrakeDays of Our Lives2008TV SeriesMartino VitaliJane Doe: Eye of the Beholder2008TV MovieFrank DarnellCSI: Crime Scene Investigation2007TV SeriesJack OakleyJane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss2007VideoFrank DarnellReign of the Gargoyles2007TV MovieGusJane Doe: Ties That Bind2007TV MovieFrank DarnellJane Doe: The Harder They Fall2006TV MovieFrank DarnellJane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well2006TV MovieFrank DarnellThreshold2005TV SeriesRobert SpragueJane Doe: The Wrong Face2005TV MovieFrank DarnellJane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part2005TV MovieFrank DarnellJane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't2005TV MovieFrank DarnellJane Doe: Vanishing Act2005TV MovieFrank Darnell7th Heaven2003TV SeriesNickRed Phone 22003TV MovieDarrowThe Little Unicorn2002TinyThe Red Phone: Manhunt2002TV MovieJack DarrowBoomtown2002TV SeriesLes Van BurenTwo Against Time2002TV MovieGeorge TomichScope2001TV SeriesHostJack of Hearts2000Arden CookThe Prophet's Game2000Walter MotterChicken Soup for the Soul2000TV SeriesDavidThe Sopranos2000TV SeriesVictor MustoWalker, Texas Ranger1999TV SeriesSonny TanteroTwice in a Lifetime1999TV SeriesFlash Jericho / David LazarusBitterSweet1999VideoCarl PeckatoFamily of Cops III: Under Suspicion1999TV MovieBen FeinDiagnosis Murder1998TV SeriesDet. Reggie AckroydStranger in My Home1997TV MovieNed CovingtonBreach of Faith: A Family of Cops II1997TV MovieBen FeinShe Woke Up Pregnant1996TV MovieDr. Roger NoltonDouble Jeopardy1996TV MovieJohn DubroskiTouched by an Angel1995TV SeriesZack BennettYoung at Heart1995TV MovieMikeThe Disappearance of Vonnie1994TV MovieRon RickmanTerror in the Night1994TV MovieLonnieThe Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story1992TV MovieMichael CarlinJake and the Fatman1987-1992TV SeriesJake StylesMatlock1986-1990TV SeriesPaul BaronThe Operation1990TV MovieDr. Ed BettersA Whisper Kills1988TV MovieDan WalkerRoses Are for the Rich1987TV MovieLloyd MurphyBlood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife1987TV MovieEdward MoranThe Twilight Zone1986TV SeriesRicky FrostPerry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star1986TV MovieRobert McCayRiptide1984-1986TV SeriesNick RyderT.J. Hooker1983TV SeriesMiles DicksonMatt Houston1983TV SeriesEric JasonLottery!1983TV SeriesSavage in the Orient1983TV MoviePeter SavageArchie Bunker's Place1983TV SeriesRick BaxterTucker's Witch1983TV SeriesJustin St. PeterLifepod1981SimmonsGangster Wars1981Benjamin "Bugsy" SiegelS.O.B.1981Officer Phil BuchwaldBloody Birthday1981Mr. HardingVega$1981TV SeriesNickie AndreasFlamingo Road1981TV SeriesNick WalkerThe Gangster Chronicles1981TV Mini-SeriesBenjamin 'Bugsy' SiegelThe Gossip Columnist1980TV MoviePaul CameronParis1980TV SeriesMike FitzLou Grant1979TV SeriesDave TynanSamurai1979TV MovieLee CantrellThe Girls in the Office1979TV MovieBeau GallowayMother, Juggs & Speed1978TV ShortSpeedDeathmoon1978TV MovieRick BladenOur Winning Season1978Dean BergerCHiPs1978TV SeriesOfficer Brent DelaneyForever Fernwood1977TV SeriesSal DiVitoDelta County, U.S.A.1977TV MovieJoe EdThe Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries1977TV SeriesBrandon

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacterRiptide1984TV Series performer - 2 episodes

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacterWhatever Happened To?2010TV SeriesHimselfIntimate Portrait1999-2001TV Series documentaryHimself / NarratorVicki!1992TV SeriesHimselfWhat About Me? I'm Only 3!1992TV MovieHimselfOne on One with John Tesh1991TV SeriesHimselfThe Chuck Woolery Show1991TV SeriesHimselfFord Super Model of the World 19911991TV MovieHimself - HostThe Arsenio Hall Show1990TV SeriesHimselfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1989TV SeriesHimselfThe Pat Sajak Show1989TV SeriesHimselfCBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade1987TV SpecialHimselfStar's Table1986TV SeriesHimselfThe Richard Lewis 'I'm in Pain' Concert1985TV Movie documentaryHimself - WitnessThe NBC All Star Hour1985TV MovieHimselfOur Time1985TV SeriesHimselfToday1985TV SeriesHimselfHour Magazine1985TV SeriesHimself

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie1993TV PrizeAftonbladet TV Prize, SwedenBest Foreign TV Personality - Male (Bästa utländska man)

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