Biography
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 like FDNY paramedic Bobby Caffey on "Third Watch" (NBC, 1999-2005), boss of "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" (2009), and his …
Latest Tv Credits
1 - 4 of 4
Bobby Cannavale SlideShow
1 - 4 of 19
Career Milestones
| After parents divorced, moved with mother to Puerto Rico and lived there for two years | ||
| Joined the Circle Repertory Company; in addition to appearing in productions, worked as a play reader | ||
1983 | At age 13, moved to Florida | |
1988 | After high school, moved back to New Jersey and lived with his grandmother | |
1996 | Feature film debut in "I'm Not Rappaport" | |
1997 | First collaboration with Sidney Lumet, a small role in "Night Falls on Manhattan" | |
1998 | Appeared in the Broadway revival of "A Flea in Her Ear"; was understudy who went on for an ill Mark Linn-Baker | |
1998 | Cast in a recurring role on the short-lived NBC drama "Trinity" | |
1998 | Had leading role in the Williamstown staging of Paul Rudnick's comedy "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told" | |
1999 | Cast on the NBC's "Third Watch" as paramedic Bobby Caffrey; character killed off at actor's request to leave the series | |
1999 | Landed supporting role in the Lumet-directed remake of "Gloria" starring Sharon Stone | |
2001 | Joined the cast of the Lumet-directed A&E series "100 Centre Street" | |
2002 | Had featured role in "The Guru" | |
2003 | Briefly appeared on the HBO prison drama "Oz" as a gay drug dealer | |
2003 | Played Joe Oramas, a hotdog vendor in "The Station Agent" | |
2004 | Cast opposite Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez in "Shall We Dance" | |
2004 | Earned an Emmy nomination for his recurring role as Will's (Eric McCormack) boyfriend on NBC's "Will & Grace" | |
2005 | Co-starred in "Happy Endings," a comedic drama about the ups and downs of relationships | |
2006 | Cast as part of an ensemble in "Fast Food Nation," Richard Linklater's adaptation of Eric Schlosser's non-fiction book | |
2006 | Cast in an adaptation of Armistead Maupin's novel "The Night Listener" | |
2006 | Co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson in the campy thriller "Snakes on a Plane" | |
2007 | Appeared in John Turturro's "Romance & Cigarettes," starring James Gandolfini and Kate Winslet | |
2007 | Served as the voice of Corado R. Ciarlo (known as "Babe") in Ken Burns's PBS film series "The War" | |
2008 | Co-starred in the Broadway production of "Mauritius"; received a Tony nomination for Featured Actor in a Play | |
2008 | Featured in Naked Angels' off-Broadway premiere of Frank Pugliese's "The Talk" | |
2009 | Appeared opposite Kevin James in the comedy "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" | |
2009 | Co-starred with Sarah Paulson on the ABC romantic comedy "Cupid" | |
2010 | Played a supporting role opposite Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell in the buddy feature "The Other Guys" | |
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" | |
Awards
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Station Agent |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Nurse Jackie |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Nurse Jackie |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Boardwalk Empire |