Plays in goal for Hollywood United Football Team.

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 43.

Brother-in-law of Zoe Carides and Danielle Carides.

Starred with Debi Mazar in So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) as a love interest, then again in Empire Records (1995) as a love interest yet again.

Son of Maria LaPaglia (secretary) and Eddie LaPaglia (auto mechanic).

Was the original choice to play Tony Soprano in the HBO series "The Sopranos" (1999) but turned the role down.

He is part owner of an Australian Soccer club called Sydney FC (Football Club)

Won Broadway`s 1998 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for a revival of Arthur Miller`s "A View from the Bridge."

Although often cast as New York tough guys, few people know that he was actually born and raised in Australia. He has said that the only internationally successful Australian actor at the time he began acting was Mel Gibson, who had lost his Australian accent, so he did the same. Today, looking at all the hot young Australian actors who have kept their native accents but can use other dialects in their films, he says he regrets having dropped his accent.

Filmed scenes playing as Chicago gangster Al Capone for the 2001 Tom Hanks drama Road to Perdition (2002), but all the scenes were cut out.

Welcomed daughter, with Gia Carides, named Bridget born January 2003.

Italian on his father`s side and Dutch on his mother`s side.

Older brother of actor Jonathan LaPaglia and Michael LaPaglia.

Last name is pronounced La Pah-lia

Spouse: Gia Carides (12 September 1998 - present) 1 child