Joe Regalbuto, born in New York on August 24, 1949, is an American actor and director. He is best known to the public for his role as Frank Fontana in the acclaimed sitcom *Murphy Brown*, which aired from 1988 to 1998 and was revived in 2018. For this performance, he received a 1989 Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. His acting career also includes appearances in films such as *Missing* (1982) and *The Star Chamber* (1983), as well as roles in television series like *Knots Landing*. Parallel to his acting, Regalbuto has developed a prolific career as a television director, directing numerous episodes of *Murphy Brown* itself and other popular series such as *Friends*, *Titus*, and *George Lopez*, demonstrating considerable versatility behind the camera.