Tony Shalhoub
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Full list |
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Anthony Marc Shalhoub (/ʃəlˈhuːb/ shəl-HOOB; born October 9, 1953) is an American actor. His breakout role was as Antonio Scarpacci on the sitcom Wings from 1991 to 1997. He later starred as Adrian Monk in the USA Network series Monk from 2002 to 2009, earning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. For his supporting role as Abe Weissman on Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Shalhoub has had a successful film career, with roles in films such as
Early life and education
Anthony Marc Shalhoub (
After graduating from
Career
1980–2001: Rise to prominence and Wings
Shortly after graduating from Yale, Shalhoub moved to
After playing several small television and film roles Shalhoub landed the role of cab driver Antonio Scarpacci in the NBC sitcom Wings which he played from 1991 to 1997. Shalhoub was pleasantly surprised to land the role after having a guest appearance as a waiter in the second season. He became a regular in the third season. The character's name was kept, but the character's occupation changed to a cab driver.[4] He affected an Italian accent for the role. Shalhoub played the role from 1991 until the series ended in 1997.
In the same time period, Shalhoub played the lead role of physicist Dr. Chester Ray Banton in
Shalhoub had a co-starring role in the film
2002–2009: Monk and acclaim
After a three-year absence from the small screen, Shalhoub starred in another TV series,
Shalhoub returned in December 2006 to the Off-Broadway
He appeared with
2010–2016: Return to theatre
In 2010, he went to Broadway to act as Saunders in a revival version of
He starred in the musical stage adaptation of the film The Band's Visit, in the Off-Broadway Atlantic Theatre Company production. The musical, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Itamar Moses, ran from November 11, 2016, through December 23, 2016. He reprised his role when the show moved to Broadway where it opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on November 9, 2017.[24] For his performance, he won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He also appeared as Walter Franz in the 2017 Broadway revival of The Price.[25]
2017–2023: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Shalhoub stars as Jewish-American math professor Abe Weissman, father of protagonist Midge Maisel (
He played the character of Fred in the 2021 animated film, Rumble, and reprised his role as Adrian Monk in Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie in 2023.
Personal life
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Shalhoub married actress Brooke Adams in 1992. They have worked together in several films, in one episode of Wings, and on BrainDead. Adams has appeared credited as a "Special Guest Star" in five episodes of Monk—"Mr. Monk and the Airplane", "Mr. Monk's 100th Case", "Mr. Monk and the Kid", "Mr. Monk Visits a Farm", and "Mr. Monk and the Badge,"[29] as well as in Mr. Monk's Last Case.[30]
Family
Shalhoub and Adams appeared on Broadway together in the 2010 revival of Lend Me a Tenor.[31] At the time of their wedding, Adams had an adopted daughter, Josie Lynn (born 1989), whom Shalhoub adopted. In 1994, they adopted another daughter, Sophie (born 1993).[32]
Shalhoub's brother Michael is also an actor who made multiple guest appearances on Monk. He first appears in "Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny" as a member of a disbanded radical group suspected of involvement in a kidnapping. In "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head", he plays a Wyoming
Investing
Shalhoub is an investor in the
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Heartburn | Airplane Passenger | Some scenes cut |
1989 | Longtime Companion | Paul's Doctor | |
1990 | Quick Change | Taxicab Driver | |
1991 | Barton Fink | Ben Geisler | |
1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Buddy Walker | |
1993 | Addams Family Values | Jorge | |
Searching for Bobby Fischer | Chess Club Member | ||
1994 | I.Q. | Bob Rosetti | |
1996 | Big Night | Primo | |
1997 | A Life Less Ordinary | Al | |
Gattaca | German | ||
Men in Black | Jack Jeebs | ||
1998 | A Civil Action | Kevin Conway | |
The Siege
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Agent Frank Haddad | ||
The Impostors | Voltri, First Mate | ||
Paulie | Misha Belenkoff | ||
Primary Colors | Eddie Reyes | ||
1999 | Galaxy Quest | Fred Kwan | |
The Tic Code | Phil | ||
2001 | Thirteen Ghosts | Arthur Kriticos | |
The Man Who Wasn't There | Freddy Riedenschneider | ||
Spy Kids | Mr. Alexander "Alex" Minion | ||
2002 | Life or Something Like It | Prophet Jack | |
Made-Up | Max Hires | Also director | |
Impostor
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Nelson Gittes | ||
Men in Black II | Jack Jeebs | ||
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Mr. Alexander "Alex" Minion | ||
2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | ||
Party Animals | Celebrity Father | ||
T for Terrorist | Man in White Suit | ||
Something More | Mr. Avery | ||
2004 | The Last Shot | Tommy Sanz | |
Against the Ropes | Sam LaRocca | ||
2005 | The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | Himself | |
The Great New Wonderful | Dr. Trabulous | ||
2006 | Cars | Luigi (voice) | |
2007 | Careless | Mr. Roth | |
AmericanEast | Sam | ||
1408 | Sam Farrell | ||
2008 | L.A. Actors | Bum | |
2009 | Feed the Fish | Sheriff Anderson | |
2010 | How Do You Know | Psychiatrist | |
2011 | Cars 2 | Luigi (voice) | |
2013 | Movie 43 | George | Deleted sketch |
Pain & Gain | Victor Kershaw | ||
2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Master Splinter (voice) | |
2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | ||
Custody | Jason Schulman | ||
The Assignment | Dr. Ralph Galen | ||
2017 | Breakable You | Adam Weller | |
Final Portrait | Diego Giacometti | ||
Cars 3 | Luigi (voice) | ||
They Shall Not Perish | Karnig Parnian | ||
2018 | Rosy | Dr. Godin | |
2021 | Rumble | Fred (voice) | |
2022 | Linoleum | Dr. Alvin | |
2023 | Flamin' Hot | Roger Enrico | |
TBA | Play Dirty | TBA | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | The Equalizer | Terrorist | Episode: "Breakpoint" |
1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Dr. Hambrecht | Episode: "The Road Back" |
1988 | Alone in the Neon Jungle | Nahid | TV movie |
1989 | Money, Power, Murder | Seth Parker | TV movie |
Day One | Enrico Fermi | TV movie | |
1991 | Monsters | Mancini | Episode: "Leavings" |
1991–1997 | Wings | Antonio Scarpacci | 144 episodes |
1992 | Dinosaurs | Jerry (voice) | Episode: "Fran Live" |
1993 | Gypsy | Uncle Jocko | TV movie |
1995 | Gargoyles | The Emir (voice) | Episode: "Grief" |
The X-Files | Dr. Chester Ray Banton | Episode: " Soft Light "
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1996 | Radiant City | Narrator | TV movie |
Frasier | Manu Habib | Episode: " The Focus Group "
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Almost Perfect | Alex Thorpe | Episode: "Auto Neurotic" | |
1997 | Men in Black: The Series | Jack Jeebs (voice) | 2 episodes |
1999 | That Championship Season
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George Sitkowski | TV movie |
Ally McBeal | Albert Shepley | Episode: "Those Lips, That Hand" | |
1999–2000 | Stark Raving Mad | Ian Stark | 22 episodes |
2000 | MADtv | Taxi Cab Driver/Himself | 2 episodes |
2001 | The Heart Department | Dr. Joseph Nassar | TV movie |
2002–2009 | Monk | Adrian Monk | Lead role (125 episodes) |
2011 | Too Big to Fail | John Mack | TV movie |
Five | Mitch Taylor | TV movie | |
2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Koltsov | TV movie |
2013 | We Are Men | Frank Russo | 7 episodes |
2013–2014 | Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs | Luigi (voice) | 3 episodes |
2015 | Nurse Jackie | Dr. Bernard Prince | 8 episodes |
2016 | The Blacklist | Alistair Pitt | Episode: "Alistair Pitt (No. 103)" |
BrainDead | Red Wheatus | Main role (13 episodes) | |
2017–2023 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Abe Weissman | 43 episodes |
2017 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Luigi (voice) | Episode: "Roaming Around Rome" |
2019–2020 | Elena of Avalor | Zopilote (voice) | 6 episodes |
2020 | Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane | Adrian Monk | Episode: "Monk in Quarantine" |
2020–2022 | Central Park | Marvin (voice) | 7 episodes |
2022 | Cars on the Road | Luigi (voice) | Episode: "Dino Park" |
2023 | The Company You Keep | Frankie Musso | 2 episodes |
2023 | Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie | Adrian Monk | TV movie |
Stage
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role |
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1997 | Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game | Aradesh |
2006 | Cars | Luigi |
2007 | Cars Mater-National Championship | |
2009 | Cars Race-O-Rama | |
2011 | Cars 2
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Producer
Year | Title | Notes |
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2003–09 | Monk | 125 episodes |
2005 | Mush | Short film |
2009 | Pet Peeves | |
Feed the Fish |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ a b c d Stated on Finding Your Roots. February 9, 2021.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (September 4, 2018). "The big Emmys, and the other Emmys". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
Shalhoub, who is of Lebanese Christian background, plays Abe Weissman, "TV's most lovable, beleaguered father" according to Vanity Fair.
- ^ a b c Wojciechowski, Michele "Wojo" (October 4, 2013). "We Are Men Star Tony Shalhoub on Life after Monk". Parade.
- ^ a b Mendoza, N.F. (May 7, 1995). "With An Eye On...:Tony Shalhoub's 'Wings' lets him be the driver and the passenger happy to go along for the ride". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Mr. Joseph Shalhoub". Green Bay Press-Gazette. February 20, 1991. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tony Shalhoub on a Green Bay Childhood". The Wall Street Journal. February 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ^ Gerds, Warren (December 19, 2005). "Yes, that was Tony Shalhoub". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "USM alumnus Tony Shalhoub wins first Tony Award". University of Southern Maine. June 11, 2018. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019.
- ^ Dell, Laurie S. (September 9, 2002). "From Maine to Monk: USM Alumni Tony Shalhoub". usmfreepress.org.
- ^ Leibowitz, Ed (November 3, 1998). "Caught in the Middle". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-313-35780-0.
- ^ "Tony Shalhoub Emmy Nominated". Emmys.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ IMDb.com, Tony Shalhoub – Awards. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ Carras, Christi (May 12, 2020). "Tony Shalhoub returns as Monk to reveal he had COVID-19: 'A pretty rough few weeks'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Tony Shalhoub to Join Patricia Heaton in Theresa Rebeck's The Scene". Broadway.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Success allows Shalhoub to tout his Arab-American heritage". The Denver Post. January 3, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "Complete List of Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards". E!. December 3, 2008.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (December 17, 2009). "Tucci to Direct LaPaglia, Shalhoub, Maxwell and More in Lend Me a Tenor Broadway Revival". Playbill. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (April 30, 2013). "Nominations Announced for 67th Annual Tony Awards; Kinky Boots Earns 13 Nominations". Playbill. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (April 29, 2014). "68th Annual Tony Awards Nominations Announced; Gentleman's Guide Leads the Pack". Playbill. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Happy Days". The Flea Theater. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 3, 2014). "Johnny Knoxville, Tony Shalhoub Lend Voices To 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ Clement, Olivia (November 11, 2016). "'The Band's Visit' Musical Begins Tonight Off-Broadway". Playbill.
- ^ Viagas, Robert (February 16, 2017). "Mark Ruffalo and Danny DeVito Begin Previews in Broadway Price". Playbill.
- ^ Rudolph, Ileane (December 28, 2017). "Watch My Show: Tony Shalhoub on Amazon's 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'". TV Insider. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 5 Review: Comedy Series Triumphs in Final Episodes". The Wrap. April 14, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Figures It Out in Smart Final Season". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Who Is Tony Shalhoub's Wife? All About Actress Brooke Adams". Peoplemag. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Knolle, Sharon (December 8, 2023). "Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie Cast and Character Guide". TheWrap. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Lend Me a Tenor – Broadway Play – 2010 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Harrison, Claudia (February 5, 2019). "Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams' have two adopted daughters and they look simply stunning". Amo Mama. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Eater (November 23, 2021). "How a Master Chef Built a Michelin-Starred Pasta Restaurant in the Heart of NYC — Mise En Place". YouTube. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
External links
- Tony Shalhoub at IMDb
- Tony Shalhoub at the Internet Broadway Database
- Tony Shalhoub at Emmys.com
- Star File: Tony Shalhoub at Broadway.com
- Interview with Tony Shalhoub in Venice Magazine
- 1st Annual Arab-American Film Maker Award 2005