Joe Pistone was born and raised in Northern New Jersey and attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. His theatre credits while in North Carolina include Harry Brock in Born Yesterday, Joe Farkas in The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Star Cat in Psycho Beach Party, Vinnie Bavasi in Proposals, Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland and Corporal Howard in A Few Good Men. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.