Joe Pingue

Joe Pingue
Born
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor, Producer, Writer
Years active1995-present

Joe Pingue is a Canadian actor and film maker.

Early life

Pingue was born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario.[1] He attended Ridley College for both elementary and high school,[1][2] and studied theatre at York University.[1]

Career

Giuseppe "Joe" Pingue is a Canadian character actor. He became known for playing supporting roles in many films such as Miss Sloane, Pompeii,[3] Antiviral,[4] The Boondock Saints,[1] Repo Men,[1] Blindness,[1] The Book of Eli,[1] Maps to the Stars[5] and Dream House.[6]

His television work includes appearances on Degrassi: The Next Generation,[1] Orphan Black,[7] Wild Card,[1] 24 Hour Rental,[8] Across the River to Motor City[9] and The Expanse.[10] He also is the voice of Tamago on the animated series The Very Good Adventures Of Yam Roll In Happy Kingdom, the voice of Entree in the cartoon Spliced,[1] Dan in Trucktown, Ming in Kody Kapow, and additional voices in Norman Picklestripes, The Loud House, and Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe (thought he played Binky but it was actually Jesse Camacho).

Producing and writing

Pingue produced, wrote and appeared in the 2008 short film The Answer Key, which was nominated for a Genie Award.[1] He also directed, produced and wrote the short film Chili and Cheese: A Condimental Rift.[1]

Awards
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2006ACTRA AwardsBest Performance - MaleLeoNominated[11]
Canadian Comedy AwardsBest Male Film PerformanceNominated[12]
2007Gemini AwardsBest Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or SeriesRent-A-GoalieNominated[13]
2008Nominated
Genie AwardsBest Live Action Short DramaThe Answer KeyNominated
ACTRA AwardsBest Performance - MaleNominated[11]
2009Gemini AwardsBest Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or SeriesRent-A-GoalieNominated[13]
2015NSI Online Short Film Festival AwardsBest ComedyChili and Cheese: A Condimental RiftWon[14]

References
  1. "Niagara-born actor looking for break in L.A." Welland Tribune. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. "Ridley College - Pingue, Joe OR'91". www.ridleycollege.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. "'Pompeii' Review". Screen Rant. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. Abrams, Simon. "CANNES 2012: Brandon Cronenberg's ANTIVIRAL | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. "Jonathan Watton and Joe Pingue Join "Map to the Stars"". paramorerklife.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. "Dream House". Cineplex. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  7. "Orphan Black Advance Preview: "The Stigmata Of Progress" [Photos + Video] | TV Geek Talk". tvgeektalk.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  8. "Born to Perform: Actress Sarah Jurgens". ENTERTAINMENT LA. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  9. "Across the River to Motor City | TV, eh? | Page 5". www.tv-eh.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  10. The Expanse (TV Series 2015– ), retrieved 2017-09-10
  11. "The ACTRA Awards in Toronto | ACTRA Toronto". www.actratoronto.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  12. "Canadian comic performers to celebrate at annual awards". CBC News. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  13. "awards database". www.academy.ca. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  14. "Dorsal, Hannah Yohannes, Tyler Parr and Chili & Cheese win latest cash prizes in NSI Online Short Film Fest". National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.


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