Tony Shalhoub
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BIO
Shalhoub 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 Quick Change (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Big Night (1996), Men in Black (1997), Gattaca (1997), Paulie (1998), The Siege (1998), Galaxy Quest (1999), Spy Kids, Thirteen Ghosts, and The Man Who Wasn't There (all 2001). He has also provided voice work for the Cars franchise, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016). For his work on Broadway, Shalhoub won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Tewfiq Zakaria in The Band's Visit in 2018. Other Tony-nominated roles were in Conversations with My Father in 1992, Golden Boy in 2013, and Act One in 2014. He recently appeared in the Off-Broadway run of What Became of Us, which ran June 4-29, 2024.
STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1988 ] Nahid
[ 1989 ] Enrico Fermi
[ 1989 ] Paul's Doctor
[ 1989 ] Seth Parker
[ 1990 ] Cab Driver
[ 1991 ] Ben Geisler
[ 1992 ] Buddy Walker
[ 1993 ] Jorge
[ 1993 ] Uncle Jocko
[ 1993 ] Chess Club Member
[ 1994 ] Bob Rosetti
[ 1995 ]
[ 1996 ] Primo
[ 1996 ] Narrator
[ 1997 ] Al
[ 1997 ] German
[ 1997 ] Jeebs
[ 1998 ] Kevin Conway
[ 1998 ] Misha Vilyenkov
[ 1998 ] Eddie Reyes
[ 1998 ] Voltri, First Mate
[ 1998 ] Frank Haddad
[ 1998 ] Phil
[ 1999 ] Fred Kwan
[ 1999 ] George Sitkowski
[ 2001 ] Nelson Gittes
[ 2001 ] Alexander Minion
[ 2001 ] Dr. Joseph Nassar
[ 2001 ] Freddy Riedenschneider
[ 2001 ] Arthur Kriticos
[ 2002 ] Prophet Jack
[ 2002 ] Max Hires
[ 2002 ]
[ 2002 ] Jeebs
[ 2002 ] Alexander Minion
[ 2003 ] Alexander Minion
[ 2004 ] Sam LaRocca
[ 2004 ] Tommy Sanz
[ 2005 ] Dr. Trabulous
[ 2005 ] Tony Shalhoub
[ 2006 ] Luigi - Voice
[ 2006 ] Narrator - Voice
[ 2007 ] Mr. Roth
[ 2008 ] Sam
[ 2010 ] Sheriff Andersen
[ 2010 ] Psychiatrist
[ 2011 ] Luigi - Voice
[ 2011 ] Mitch
[ 2011 ] John Mack
[ 2012 ] Gene Fisher
[ 2012 ] Mikhail Koltsov
[ 2013 ] Self - Host
[ 2013 ] Victor Kershaw
[ 2014 ] Splinter - Voice
[ 2015 ] Parking Violations Bureau Agent
[ 2016 ] Jason Schulman
[ 2016 ] Splinter - Voice
[ 2016 ] Dr. Ralph Galen
[ 2017 ] Adam Weller
[ 2017 ] Luigi - Voice
[ 2017 ] Diego Giacometti
[ 2018 ] Dr. Godin
[ 2021 ] Fred - Voice
[ 2022 ] Dr. Alvin
[ 2025 ] Lozini
TV Shows
Terrorist Leader
Dr. Hambrecht
Officer Mancini
Jerry Valentine
The Emir
Dr. Chester Ray Banton
Alex Thorpe
Manu
Jack Jeebs
[ 1991-1997 ] Antonio Scarpacci, Antonio
Albert Shepley
Taxi Cab Driver
[ 1999-2000 ] Ian Stark
[ 2002-2009 ] Adrian Monk, Frank DePalma
Ron
Frank Russo
Dr. Bernard Prince
Red Wheatus
Alistair Pitt
[ 2016-2017 ] Max
Luigi
[ 2013-2017 ] Luigi
[ 2019-2020 ] Zopilote
Adrian Monk
Luigi
[ 2020-2022 ] Marvin, Investor #3
[ 2017-2022 ] Abe Weissman
Awards and Nominations
Tony Shalhoub, The Band's Visit
winner
Tony Shalhoub, The Band's Visit
Tony Shalhoub, The Band's Visit
Tony Shalhoub, Act One
Tony Shalhoub, Act One
Tony Shalhoub, Act One
Tony Shalhoub, Golden Boy
Tony Shalhoub, Golden Boy
Tony Shalhoub, Golden Boy
Tony Shalhoub , Conversations With My Father
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tony Shalhoub has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.
Tony Shalhoub has not appeared in the West End.
Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Band's Visit, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Band's Visit, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Band's Visit, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Act One, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Act One, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Act One, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Golden Boy, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Golden Boy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Golden Boy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Conversations With My Father.
Tony Shalhoub won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for The Band's Visit.
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