Jerry Penacoli

Acting

Jerry Penacoli

Born 1956-07-09 · Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Jerry Penacoli (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and entertainment reporter. He served as a host with the US syndicated magazine show Extra for 20 years.

Acting credits

Galaxy Quest poster
7.1

For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space... until their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director, and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.

Galaxy Quest

1999

I'm Still Here poster
6.0

I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.

I'm Still Here

2010

Catch That Kid poster
5.6

A determined twelve-year-old mountain climber takes drastic action to save her injured father by planning a high-stakes bank heist, using her skills and teamwork to navigate the challenge.

Catch That Kid

2004

Woman on Top poster
6.1

Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.

Woman on Top

2000

Max Winslow and The House of Secrets poster
5.9

Five teenagers compete to win a mansion owned by entrepreneur and scientist Atticus Virtue. To win the teens must face-off against a super computer named HAVEN who controls the mansion.

Max Winslow and The House of Secrets

2020

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare poster
5.3

When bees attack an isolated country house, a family must stick together to survive.

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

1995

Precious Victims poster
7.0

Paula and Robert Sims are desperate: their 12 days old baby has been kidnapped! Since there's no trace of the kidnappers, they address the public for help. Shortly after their daughter is found dead. When the same happens three years later to their second daughter, Sheriff Yocom becomes suspicious.

Precious Victims

1993

Legalese poster
5.1

When an actress is charged with murder, a charming celebrity lawyer uses trickery to defend her against the press as well as the prosecution.

Legalese

1998

Separate Ways poster
3.8

A high-school crush some twenty years later, snowballs into stalking psychosis.

Separate Ways

2001

Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes poster
9.0

This riveting drama explores the explosive professional and private relationship between comedian Roseanne Barr and her volatile husband, Tom Arnold. Based on a true story.

Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes

1994