Actor Joe Pantoliano (aka Joey Pants) spoke at the 13th annual Builders of Hope Breakfast held at Fantasia in North Haven on May 5. Pantoliano, who’s starred in films from

Risky Business to

The Matrix and in TV’s

The Sopranos, has been open about his struggles with depression and is the founder of “No Kidding? Me Too!,” an organization dedicated to stomping out the stigma surrounding mental health treatment. After the talk, he signed copies of his book

Asylum: Hollywood Tales from My Great Depression: Brain Dis-Ease, Recovery, and Being My Mother’s Son. From left, Silvana DeRosa, Pantoliano, and Patty Manciero pose for a picture taken by Stephanie Plude.