Joe Penny Biography: Wife, Age, Height, Net Worth, Children, Siblings, Movies, Wikipedia

Joe Penny is a retired American actor born in England to an American father and an Italian mother.

He is best known for his roles as Nick Ryder on the detective series Riptide and Jake Styles on the CBS television series Jake and the Fatman.

He has also appeared in numerous TV films and guest-starred on shows such as The Sopranos, CSI, and Cold Case.

Profile

• Full name: Joseph Edward Penny Jr.
• Stagename: Joe Penny
• Date of birth: June 24, 1956
• Age: 67 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Uxbridge, London, England
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Actor
• Height: 6 feet (1.83 m)
• Parents: Joseph Edward Penny Sr. and Anne Teresa Rita Cox
• Siblings: 7
• Spouse: Cindy M. Penny (m. 2004)
• Children: None
• Relationship status: Married
• Net worth: $5 million

Early Life & Education

Joe Penny, who turned 67 in 2023, was born on June 24, 1956, in Uxbridge, London, England, to parents Joseph Edward Penny Sr. and Anne Teresa Rita Cox.

His father was an American, and his mother was Italian. After his parents’ divorce, he grew up in Marietta, Georgia, United States.

He moved to California with his mother when he was a teenager. He has 7 siblings, including six sisters and one brother named Brendan Penny.

He attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California, where he played football and basketball. He was not a high-profile student and did not participate in any drama classes.

He left home at 15 and worked odd jobs, such as washing postal trucks, being a crew foreman, and being a dishwasher.

He became interested in acting when he visited an acting studio with a friend and watched a class. He studied acting under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio.

Personal Life

Joe Penny is married to Cindy M. Penny, whom he wed in 2004. They live in San Fernando Valley, California. They do not have any children. Joe is very private about his personal life and rarely gives interviews or attends public events.

The couple do not have any children together. He enjoys camping, fishing, hunting, and cooking in his spare time. He is also an avid reader and a fan of classic movies.

Career

Joe Penny started acting in 1977 with a minor role in the TV series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. He debuted 1978 as Dean Berger in the drama film Our Winning Season.

He then appeared in TV films and guest roles on shows such as Touched by an Angel, Lou Grant, CHiPs, Flamingo Road, and The Sopranos.

He rose to fame in the 1980s with his roles as Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel in the TV mini-series The 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 ran from 1984 to 1986 and followed the adventures of three private detectives who operated a boat charter business.

He also starred as Jake Styles in the TV series Jake and the Fatman, opposite William Conrad, from 1987 to 1992. The show was a spin-off of Matlock and featured a district attorney and his investigator who solved crimes in various locations.

In the 1990s, he continued to work in TV films and guest roles, such as Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star, Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife, Roses Are for the Rich, A Whisper Kills, The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story, Terror in the Night, The Disappearance of Vonnie, Double Jeopardy, She Woke Up Pregnant, Family of Cops II and III, and Stranger in My Home.

In 2005, he co-starred with Lea Thompson in the mystery series Jane Doe on the Hallmark Channel. He played Frank Darnell, the head of a covert government agency that recruited a suburban housewife and former spy to solve crimes.

He appeared in nine TV films of the series until 2008. He also had recurring roles on Cold Case as Hank Butler, a former cop and the main character’s father, from 2009 to 2010, and on CSI: Miami as Travis Drake, a corrupt businessman, in 2008.

He also guest-starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jack Oakley, a murder suspect, in 2007 and on Threshold as Robert Sprague, a scientist, in 2005. His last acting role was in the 2016 film The Last Night Inn as Sam, a hotel owner.

Net Worth

Joe Penny has an estimated net worth of $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.

Controversy

Joe Penny faced some rumors and speculations about his sexuality and his health in the past. Some people assumed that he was gay because he did not have any public relationships or children.

However, he denied these rumors and married his wife, Cindy, in 2004.

He also lost a lot of weight after the show Jake and the Fatman moved to Hawaii, which led some people to believe that he had AIDS or some other serious illness.

However, he explained that he had suffered from a gastrointestinal virus and had difficulty regaining the weight he lost.

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Filmography

• The Last Night Inn
• Betrayed at 17
• Cold Case
• CSI: Miami
• Days of Our Lives
• Jane Doe
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Reign of the Gargoyles
• Threshold
• The Prophet’s Game
• Jack of Hearts
• BitterSweet
• Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
• Stranger in My Home
• Family of Cops II