Biography
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" (1992). When he began to land film and television roles, Shalhoub was an instant standout in even his smallest character roles. He kept his extensive theatrical training close to his heart and stretched to create full, richly detailed characters. …
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Career Milestones
| Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series | ||
2010 | Starred as the manager in the Broadway revival of "Lend Me a Tenor" | |
2009 | Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series | |
2008 | Earned a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word for the children's album The Cricket In Times Square | |
2007 | Played Charlie in the Off-broadway production of "The Scene" | |
2007 | Cast as John Cusack's literary agent in "1408" | |
2004 | Feature directorial debut, ""Made Up"; also co-starred with wife Brooke Adams in the film based on a one woman play | |
2002 | Played an obsessive/compulsive detective in USA Network's "Monk"; received SAG (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Golden Globe (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008) and Emmy (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series | |
2002 | Reprised role of Jeebs, the sleazy alien pawn shop owner for "Men in Black II" | |
2001 | Played a widowed father in "Thir13en Ghosts" | |
2001 | Featured as a slick, big-city lawyer in the Coen brothers' "The Man Who Wasn't There" | |
1999 | Played a has-been television star in "Galaxy Quest" | |
1999 | Returned to series television, co-starring with Neil Patrick Harris in NBC's "Stark Raving Mad" | |
1998 | Appeared Off-Broadway, opposite John Turturro, in Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" | |
1998 | Re-teamed with Stanley Tucci for his solo directing and writing debut, "The Impostors" | |
1997 | Played a sleazy alien pawn shop owner in "Men in Black" | |
1997 | Starred in three one-act plays by David Mamet at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA | |
1996 | Played an Italian-speaking chef in the directorial debut of Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott, "Big Night" | |
1992 | Garnered a Tony Award nomination for his featured role in Herb Gardner's "Conversations with My Father" | |
1991 | Debut as a series regular, playing the Italian cabdriver Antonio Scarpacci on NBC's "Wings" | |
1990 | Had a memorable role as a cab driver, opposite Bill Murray in "Quick Change" | |
1990 | Film debut, playing a doctor in the AIDS themed "Longtime Companion" | |
1988 | Met future wife, actress Brooke Adams, when they co-starred on Broadway in "The Heidi Chronicles" | |
1986 | TV debut as a terrorist in an episode of "The Equalizer" (CBS) | |
1985 | Broadway debut in the Rita Moreno/Sally Struthers production of "The Odd Couple" | |
| Spent four seasons with the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA | ||
Awards
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2008 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Monk |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2006 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Monk |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Monk |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Monk |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Monk |
2002 | South by Southwest Film Festival for Narrative First Feature in Made-Up |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Monk |
1997 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in Big Night |
1996 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor in Big Night |