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Bobby Cannavale

  • Birthplace: Union City, New Jersey, USA
  • Birthday: May 3, 1971

A native New Yorker who managed to avoid the ethnic typecasting that limited so many other actors with similar backgrounds, Bobby Cannavale was an Emmy Award-winning actor known for procedural TV dramas as well as big screen comedy and numerous Broadway accomplishments. Some of Cannavale's best-known roles found him in uniform - FDNY paramedic Bobby Caffey on "Third Watch" (NBC, 1999-2005), boss of "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" (2009), and his Emmy-winning guest appearances as Will's cop boyfriend on "Will & Grace"…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2011

    Co-starred with Chris Rock and Annabella Sciorra in Stephen Adly Guirgis' "The Motherf**ker With the Hat" on Broadway; earned a Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

  • 2011

    Played the titular character's (Ron Eldard) high school nemesis in "Roadie"

  • 2010

    Played a supporting role opposite Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell in the buddy feature "The Other Guys"

  • 2009

    Appeared opposite Kevin James in the comedy "Paul Blart: Mall Cop"

  • 2009

    Co-starred with Sarah Paulson on the ABC romantic comedy "Cupid"

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Awards

  • 2005

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

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