Biography
Neil Giuntoli (born December 20, 1959) is an American actor active since 1987, whose most famous role was in Child's Play (1988). Giuntoli is also the author and lead actor of the play Hizzoner, a fictional account of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley. The play received the longest run ever granted to a production at Chicago's Prop Theater and was critically well received. Giuntoli is an American actor and a native of Chicago. He is the great-great-great nephew of Anton Cermak, a former mayor of Chicago. He is Jewish. He grew up on Chicago's north side and attended Francis W. Parker High School, after which he joined the Navy and was stationed in Korea as a translator. Upon returning to the United States Giuntoli joined the burgeoning Chicago theater community as an actor and later as a playwright. After a number of very successful productions Giuntoli moved to Los Angeles where he pursued roles in film and television. In television he is best known for his roles as Brody in Seinfeld, Florus Workman in "The Jeff Foxworthy Show", and the gunfighter Billy Quintaine in the Tales from the Crypt episode "Showdown". He is best known on the big screen for playing the role of Jigger in The Shawshank Redemption, as well as starring in the cult-classic horror film Child's Play. He is also the author and lead actor of the play Hizzoner, a fictional account of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley.
Filmography
all 28
Movies 16
TV Shows 12
Voice 1
Monk (2002)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Sons of Thunder (1999)
Palmer's Pick Up (1999)
The Wetonkawa Flash (1999)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 (1998)
Ally McBeal (1997)
King of the Hill (1997)
The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995)
Waterworld (1995)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
ER (1994)
seaQuest DSV (1993)
Steel Justice (1992)
Leather Jackets (1992)
CrissCross (1992)
Two-Fisted Tales (1992)
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
The Borrower (1991)
A Killer Among Us (1990)
Memphis Belle (1990)
Next of Kin (1989)
Seinfeld (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Baywatch (1989)
Quantum Leap (1989)
The Revenge of Al Capone (1989)
Child's Play (1988)
Ratings
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1959-12-20 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsNeil Gray Giuntoli
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
- Neil Giuntoli
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons