Tony Shalhoub

Birthplace: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Birthday: October 9, 1953

Emmy-winning actor Tony Shalhoub’s unusually broad career included critical success in stage dramas, offbeat independent films, and prime time comedy. His career grew gradually, beginning with theatrical work in Boston and New York, where he earned a Best Featured Actor Tony nomination for his role in the family drama “Conversations with my Father.” When he began to land film and television roles, Shalhoub was an instant standout in even his smallest character roles, as he kept his extensive theatrical training close to his heart and stre…more

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Actor

Stark Raving Mad
Ian Stark
Monk
Adrian Monk
That Championship Season
Mayor George Sitkowski
Wings
Antonio Scarpacci
Intimate Portrait: Jane Kaczmarek

Producer

Monk
Executive Producer
Monk
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Career Milestones

2007
Cast as John Cusack’s literary agent in 1408
2007
Played Charlie in the Off-broadway production of The Scene
2004
Feature directorial debut, Made Up ; also co-starred with wife Brooke Adams in the film based on a one woman play
2002
Reprised role of Jeebs, the sleazy alien pawn shop owner for Men in Black II
2002 to 0000
Returned to series TV playing an obsessive/compulsive detective in the USA Network series Monk ; received SAG (2003, 2007, 2008), Golden Globe (2004, 2005, 2007) and Emmy (2004, 2007, 2008) nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series

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Awards

2006
Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
2005
Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
2005
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
2004
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
2003
Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series