Joe Spano Biography
Joseph Peter Spano is an American actor who was born and brought up in San Francisco, California, U.S. He is best known for his roles as Lt. Henry Goldblume on Hill Street Blues and as FBI Special Agent Tobias C. Fornell on NCIS.
10 Quick Facts About Joe Spano
- Name: Joe Spano
- Age: 75 years
- Birthday: July 7
- Zodiac Sign: Cancer
- Height: 5 feet 8 inches
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: Actor
- Marital Status: Married
- Salary: Under Review
- Net worth: $30 million
Joe Spano Age
Joe Spano Height
Joe stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches or 1.78 m.
Joe Spano Weight
Spano weighs 70 kgs which is equivalent to 156 Ibs. His other body measurements are not available at the moment. His hair color is gray and his eye color is dark brown.
Joe Spano Education
Joe graduated from Archbishop Riordan High School in 1963, and he is an honorary member of the House of Russi.
Joe Spano Family
Spano was born to his parents in San Francisco, California. Joe is the son of Virginia Jean (née Carpenter) and Vincent Dante Spano, a physician. It is not known if he has any brothers or sisters. We will update this section once the information is available.
Joe Spano Wife
Spano is happily married to Joan Zerrien, married in 1980. Zerrien is a therapist by poffesion. The couple has two adopted daughters.
Joe Spano Children
Spano has two adopted daughters namely MeiliQingSpano and LianaClareXiaoheSpano.
Joe Spano Net Worth
Jake’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 to $30 million dollars. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as an actor. Through his various sources of income, he has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Joe Spano Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Joe Spano
Joe SpanoWiki
- Full Names: Joseph Peter Spano
- Popular As: Joe
- Gender: Male
- Occupation / Profession: Actor
- Nationality: American
- Race / Ethnicity: Not Known
- Religion: Not Known
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Joe Spano Birthday
- Age / How Old?: 75 years (2021)
- Zodiac Sign: Cancer
- Date of Birth: July 7, 1946
- Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Birthday: 7th July
Joe Spano Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: Not Known
- Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 8 inches or 1.78 m.
- Weight: 70 Kgs
- Eye Color: darfk Brown
- Hair Color: Gray
- Shoe Size: Not Kown
Joe Spano Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): Not Known
- Mother: Not Known
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not Known
- Marital Status: Married
- Partner/Spouse/Wife: Married to Joan Zerrien
- Children: Daughter (Two) and sons (One)
Joe Spano Networth and Salary
- Net Worth: Not Known
- Salary: Not Known
- Source Of Income: Under review
Joe Spano Actor
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. He contributed to founding the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 1968, working in its first production, and remained with the company for 10 years.
In the late 1970s, he moved to Hollywood, landing guest shots on TV and bit roles in American Graffiti (1973) and The Enforcer (1976/I).
Joe Spano Hill Street
In Hill Street, Spano played the role of Henry Goldblume in the seven-year run of the series, first as a detective sergeant, later as a lieutenant. Goldblume was one of Hill Street Precinct Captain Frank Furillo’s trusted junior officers, serving at times as a hostage negotiator and gangs relations officer.
After Hill Street Blues came to an end, he won recurring roles in television police shows Murder One in 1995 and NYPD Blue in 1993, again as a detective, and has appeared regularly in 27 television movies and 20 television shows like The X-Files (episodes Tempus Fugit and Max), Mercy Point and Amazing Grace.
In 1988, Spano won the Emmy award for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series for a role he played in an episode of Midnight Caller. Spano has appeared in 27 feature films, including working with Tom Hanks in Apollo 13 and Richard Gere and Edward Norton in Primal Fear. His credits are often confused with Australian actor Joseph Spano.
Joe Spano Broadway
Spano made his Broadway debut in the Roundabout Theater revival of Arthur Miller’s The Price in 1992, with Eli Wallach. It was nominated for a Tony for Best Revival. West coast stage credits include Eduardo Pavlovsky’s Potestad and David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow and American Buffalo, for which Spano was awarded an LA Drama Critics Circle Award.
At the Rubicon Theater in Ventura, he has played General Burgoyne in Shaw’s The Devil’s Disciple, Greg in A. R. Gurney’s Sylvia, and Vladimir in Waiting for Godot. He is a member of the Antaeus Theater Company and a founding member of three other theater companies.
Spano played a seductive vampire in the cult musical Dracula: A Musical Nightmare in a small LA theatre. He also appeared in the TV movie Brotherhood of Justice alongside Keanu Reeves and Kiefer Sutherland.
Joe Spano NCIS
Spano has been a recurring character in NCIS since its premiere episode, “Yankee White”, portraying FBI Special Agent Tobias Fornell, the FBI counterpart to NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, portrayed by Mark Harmon. In Season 15, Fornell is no longer with the FBI, but a private investigator.
Spano is well known for straight dramatic roles but, in NCIS, has adapted to the comedic/drama style of the show. His character, Fornell, holds rank in the FBI equivalent to that held by the NCIS main character, Gibbs.
Thus Spano is given key lines and comic moments as a foil for Gibbs and, in some episodes, equal screen time with the main lead. The two characters usually address each other by their first names.
Joe Spano Movies and TV Shows
- For the Very First Time (1991) as Mr. Allen
- Fever (1991) as Junkman
- Civil Wars (1992) as Carl Sherensky
- Bloodlines: Murder In the Family (1993) as Hal Leventhal
- Reasonable Doubts (1993) as Jimmy Cooper
- The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? (1993) as Richard Koons
- Rave Review (1994) as Lou
- Dream On (1994) as Policeman
- Apollo 13 (1995) as NASA Director
- Amazing Grace (1995) as Detective Dominick Corso
- Primal Fear (1996) as Abel Stenner
- The X-Files (1997) as Mike Millar
- A Call To Remember (1997) as Dr. Green
- Profiler (1997–1998) as Detective Mike Ramdak
- From the Earth to the Moon (1998) as George Mueller
- JAG (1998) as Captain Jack Murphy
- Break Up (1998) as Priest
- Logan’s War: Bound by Honor (1998) as Special Agent John Downing
- L.A. Doctors (1998) as Don Claybourne
- Nash Bridges (1998) as FBI Agent Langdon
- In Quiet Night (1998) as Gold
- Mercy Point (1998–1999) as Dr. DeMilla
- A.T.F. (1999) as Senator at Hearing (uncredited)
- Touched by an Angel (1999) as James Cooper
- A Question of Faith (2000) as Duncan
- Batman Beyond (1999-2000) as Bennet / Boss / Sniper (voice)
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Jonathan Freid
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
- Texas Rangers (2001) as Mr. Dunnison
- Providence (2001) as Dr. Carroll
- Ticker (2001) as Captain Spano
- The Invisible Man (2002) as Father Tom Moore
- Hart’s War (2002) as Col. J.M. Lange
- Static Shock (2002) as Mr. Osgood
- NYPD Blue (2002-2003) as Det. John Clark Sr.
- Boomtown (2003) as Henry Stein
- Fortunate Son (2004) as Robert
- L.A. Dragnet (2004) as Bill Kutler
- Eyes (2005) as Judge William Massey
- Crossing Jordan (2006) as Captain Innis
- In Plain Sight (2010) as Gabe Andrews / Gabe Marion
- If I Did It (2011) as Mayor
- NCIS (2003–present) as Senior FBI Agent/Private Investigator Tobias “T.C.” Fornell
- The Mentalist (2012) as Greg Relin
- NCIS: New Orleans (2014) as Senior FBI Agent Tobias “T.C.” Fornell
Frequently Asked Questions About Joe Spano
Joseph Peter Spano is an American actor who was born and brought up in San Francisco, California, U.S. He is best known for his roles as Lt. Henry Goldblume on Hill Street Blues and as FBI Special Agent Tobias C. Fornell on NCIS.
Spano is 75 years as of 2021. He was born on July 7, 1946, in San Francisco, California, U.S
Joe stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches or 1.78 m.
Spano is happily married to Joan Zerrien, married in 1980. Zerrien is a therapist by poffesion. The couple has two adopted daughters.
His exact net worth has not yet been revealed but the information will be updated as soon as it is available.
According to our reliable resources, salary is still not available. However, this information will be updated soon.
Because of security reasons, he has not shared the precise location of his residence. We will update this information if we get the location and images of his house.
He is still alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.
Jake is still pursuing his career as an actor.
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