
Joe Minjares
Known for: Acting
Born: February 5, 1946
Died: July 21, 2025
Was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Guadalupe and Benjamin Minjares. Served in the military from 1964 to 1968 with the U.S. Army intelligence corps. Founder of Pepitos Mexican Foods Inc., 1971. Began acting career in 1982 in the movie Patty Rocks. Won the 1984 Minneapolis Comedy Invitational as a stand-up. Worked on Stage in several productions at the Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis. Was a regular at the Comedy Store and Improv in Los Angeles. Worked as a Staff writer at Universal Studios…
Known for

Sleep, Baby, Sleep
1995

The Frank
2014

Next Door
1994

Nothing But the Truth
1995

Virus
1995

I Now Pronounce You Retro & Ellie
2025

Patti Rocks
1988
The Horrible Flowers
2006

Thin Ice
2012

The Jackie Thomas Show
1992

ER
1994

Untamed Heart
1993

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
1990

Signs and Wonders
1995

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995

The Truman Show
1998

A Chance of Snow
1998

Nothing to Lose
1997

Wilson
2017

The Last of the Finest
1990