Joe Cali was discovered by the photographer PLATO (George Haimsohn) playing chess at Washington Square Park in New York City when he was still in high school. Cali (born March 30, 1950) is perhaps best known as an American actor known for playing the role of Joey in the 1977 film, Saturday Night Fever. Post Saturday Night Fever, he appeared on television and in films such as 1979's Voices, The Competition, and Suicide Kings. Cali is a graduate of Siena College in Loudonville, New York. He currently owns and operates a home theater business in Los Angeles, Joseph Cali Systems Design Inc.. He is married to recording artist Lori Lieberman.