Joe Penny is a retired American actor who was born in England to an American father and an Italian mother.
He is best known for his roles as Nick Ryder in the detective drama series Riptide and as Jack Stiles in the CBS television series Jack and the Fatso.
He has also appeared in several TV movies and guest-starred on TV series such as The Sopranos, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Cold Case.
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- Full name: Joseph Edward Penny Jr.
- Stage name: Joe Penny
- Date of Birth: June 24, 1956
- Age: 67
- Gender: Male
- Birthplace: Uxbridge, London, England
- Country: United States
- Occupation: Actor
- Height: 6 feet (1.83 meters)
- Parents: Joseph Edward Penny Sr. and Anne Teresa Rita Cox
- Siblings: 7
- Spouse: Cindy M. Penny (married 2004)
- Children: None
- Marital status: Married
- Net worth: $5 million
Early life and education
Joe Penny, who will turn 67 in 2023, was born on June 24, 1956, in Uxbridge, London, England, to Joseph Edward Penny Sr. and Anne Teresa Rita Cox.
His father is American and his mother is Italian. After his parents divorced, he grew up in Marietta, Georgia, USA.
As a teenager, he moved to California with his mother. He has seven siblings, including six sisters and a brother named Brendan Penny.
He attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California, where he played football and basketball. He was not a standout student and did not take any drama classes.
He left home at the age of 15 and worked odd jobs such as washing postal trucks, working as a foreman, and being a dishwasher.
He became interested in acting when he visited acting studios with his friends and watched acting classes. He studied acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio.
Personal life
Joe Penny has been married to Cindy M. Penny since 2004. They live in San Fernando Valley, California. They have no children. Joe is very private about his private life and rarely gives interviews or attends public events.
The couple has no children. In his spare time, he enjoys camping, fishing, hunting and cooking. He is also an avid reader and fan of classic movies.
Profession
Joe Penny began his acting career in 1977 with a small role in the TV series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. In 1978, he made his film debut as Dean Berger in the drama film Our Season to Win.
He then appeared in television movies and had guest roles on such television series as Angels on Earth, Lou Grant, California Express, Flamingo Road and The Sopranos.
He rose to fame in the 1980s for his roles as Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel in the TV miniseries Gangster Chronicles and as Nick Ryder in the TV series Riptide.
He co-starred with Perry King and Thom Bray in the latter show, which aired from 1984 to 1986 and followed the adventures of three private investigators who ran a boat charter business.
He also starred as Jack Stiles in the television series Jack and the Fatso from 1987 to 1992, co-starring William Conrad. The show was a spin-off of Matlock and told the story of a district attorney and his investigators who solved crimes in different locations.
In the 1990s, he continued to work in television movies and guest roles such as Perry Mason: The Shooting Star Incident, Blood Oath: The Story of a Mafia Wife, Roses Are for Rich Men, Whispering Murders, Dangerous Love: The Caroline Wormers Story, Terror in the Night, The Disappearance of Vonnie, Double Jeopardy, She Woke Up Pregnant, Cop Family II and III, and Strangers in My House.
In 2005, he co-starred with Lea Thompson in the Hallmark Channel mystery series Jane Doe. He played Frank Darnell, the head of a secret government agency who recruits a suburban housewife and former spy to solve the case.
As of 2008, he has appeared in nine television movies in the series. He also played former police officer and the protagonist’s father, Hank Butler, in Cold Case from 2009 to 2010, and corrupt businessman Travis Drake in CSI: Miami in 2008.
He also guest-starred in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as murder suspect Jack Oakley in 2007 and played scientist Robert Sprague in Threshold in 2005. His last acting role was in the 2016 film Last Night Inn as hotel owner Sam.
net worth
Joe Penny’s net worth is estimated to be $5 million, which he earned from his acting career.
He has not been active in the entertainment industry since 2016 and has not disclosed his current income or assets.
dispute
Joe Penny has faced some rumors and speculations in the past regarding his sexual orientation and health. Some people believe that he is gay because he does not have any public relationships or children.
However, he denied the rumors and married his wife Cindy in 2004.
He also lost a lot of weight after the show Jack and the Fatso moved to Hawaii, leading some to believe he had AIDS or another serious illness.
However, he explained that he had a gastrointestinal virus and had difficulty regaining the weight he had lost.
Social Media
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- Twitter account: N/A
Filmography
- Last night hotel
- Betrayed at 17
- Cold Case
- CSI: Miami
- Our life
- Anonymous
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Reign of the Gargoyles
- Tipping Point
- The Prophet’s Game
- Jack of Hearts
- Bittersweet
- Police Family 3: Suspicion
- Strangers in my house
- Police Family II
