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BIOGRAPHY

Name:                Joseph Edward Penny Jnr
D.O.B.:               24 June, 1956
Place:                 Hillingdon Hospital, Hillingdon, UK
Height:               6ft approx.
Eyes:                  Green
Hair:                   Brown

  

Joseph Edward Penny Junior was born in Hillingdon Hospital, Hillingdon, UK on June 24, 1956, to an American Father & Italian mother.

His family moved to America when Joe was approximately 6-7 months old & he was raised in Georgia, later moving to California where he attended & played football during high school at Marina High School, Huntington Beach, California. His father, Joseph Penny Sr, was a pilot in the Air Force & his mother, Anne Teresa Rita Cox, a hairdresser. His parents married in approximately December, 1956 in England.

When Joe was about 7 years old, his parents divorced, he lived with his mother, a step-father,1 brother & 6 sisters. He left home when he was 15 & had odd jobs before acting, these included washing postal trucks, crew foreman & dishwasher. He was approximately 18 years old when he discovered the world of acting & studied under Lee Strasburg.

In the late 1980’s/early 1990’s Joe founded the band, Stray Dogs, who were not successful in the USA. However, they found support in Europe, you can here some extracts of songs from the band at our Music & Video Link. Another album where he teamed up with Mike Japp, shows a different musical side to Joe, once again extracts of some of these songs can be heard on various pages in our website.

Joe's first roles were in 1977 in Delta County USA, Forever Fernwood & The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, which followed with further one off roles in a number of shows in the rest of the late 1970's. He also made several movies during the 1970's, Deathmoon, Our Winning Season, Mother, Juggs & Speed, The Girls in the Office & Samurai. For further details on his Shows & Filmography visit our respective links.