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Joe Gatto

Joe Gatto

Actor, producer, writer and director · Born June 5, 1976 (50) · New York City, New York, USA

Joe Gatto is an American improvisational and stand-up comedian and actor, best known for his role on Impractical Jokers from 2011 to 2021. In 2024, he released his debut stand-up comedy special Joe Gatto: Messing with People.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 5, 1976 (50)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, producer, writer and director
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Joe Gatto's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
42%
Bonds
34%
Society
17%
Ideas
7%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Warm
1

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joe Gatto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Gatto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

14 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Joe Gatto: Messing with People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Himself

  • Steve Byrne: The Last Late Night(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Clerks 3 Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Clerks III(2022)

    as Auditioner

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Impractical Jokers: The Movie(2020)

    Producer · Writer · as Joe Gatto

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Impractical Jokers: Inside Jokes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 252 episodes · Producer · as Self

  • 12 Monkeys(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Security Officer Larry

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Jokers Wild(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Impractical Jokers: Dirty Little Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Actor

  • Impractical Jokers: Family Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Actor

  • The Craig Murray Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Joe

  • Impractical Jokers(2011)

    Show 222 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Original Concept · as Self

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 68th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles from 2011 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Impractical Jokers: The Movie (2020)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil Unleashed (2024)

Midcredits 49th

Most popular right now

Impractical Jokers: The Movie (2020)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 14: 6 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stDirecting1 of 14: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting3 of 14: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 14: 2 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 14: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

14 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2010s9 · 6 acting · 5 crew2020s5 · 3 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Joe Gatto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 7 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director

Steve Byrne: The Last Late Night (2022)

83rd percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer, producer

Impractical Jokers (2011)

Midcredits 94th · 89% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Joe Gatto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Gatto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Quinn shares the most, 2.

Producers