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Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub
Tony Shalhoub
Born: Oct 09, 1953 in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Occupation: Actor, Director,
Active: '90s-2000s
Major Genres: Comedy, Comedy Drama
Career Highlights: Barton Fink, Big Night, The Man Who Wasn't There
First Major Screen Credit: Barton Fink (1991)
30 Videos for Tony Shalhoub
1408 (2007) Monk: Season 01 (2002) Gattaca (1997)
Cars (2006) 13 Ghosts (2001) Men in Black (1997)
The Great New Wonderful (2005) Galaxy Quest (1999) Big Night (1996)
Against the Ropes (2004) Galaxy Quest (1999) Gypsy (1993)
Monk: Season 02 (2003) Paulie (1998) Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
Life or Something Like It (2002) Primary Colors (1998) Barton Fink (1991)
Men in Black II (2002) The Impostors (1998) Wings: Season 03 (1991)
Men in Black II (2002) The Siege (1998) Longtime Companion (1990)
Men in Black II (2002) The Tic Code (1998) Quick Change (1990)
Men in Black II (2002) A Life Less Ordinary (1997) Day One (1989)
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Biography:

A uniquely gifted and versatile actor possessing the distinct ability to immerse himself in a role so convincingly that he becomes almost unrecognizable -- from a quality obsessed restaurateur (Big Night, 1996) to a master criminal bent on world domination (Spy Kids, 2001) -- one can always count on Tony Shalhoub to deliver a memorable performance no matter how small his role may be. Well-known to television audiences for his extended stint as a self-deprecating cabbie on the long-running series Wings, Shalhoub made the often-painful transition from television to film with a grace seldom seen.

Born in Green Bay, WI, Shalhoub developed his passion for theater at the youthful age of six when he volunteered via his sister to play an extra in a high-school production of {+The King and I}. Shalhoub was hooked. After earning his master's degree from the Yale Drama School and spending four seasons at the {~American Repertory Theater} in Cambridge, MA, Shalhoub packed his bags for New York where he began a luminous career on Broadway.

Broadway brought Shalhoub success not only in his career, but in his personal life as well: he was nominated for a Tony for his role in {+Conversations With My Father} and he met his future wife, actress Brooke Adams, while acting in {+The Heidi Chronicles}. It was not long after his Broadway success that Shalhoub made his feature debut, as a doctor in the 1990 AIDS drama Longtime Companion. Shalhoub's film career has been a testament to his range and a compliment to his abilities.

Though prone to comedy, his dramatic roles have gained him just as much, if not more, recognition than his comedic roles. Winning the Best Supporting Actor award from the National Society of Film Critics for his well-researched role in Big Night (1996), Shalhoub expanded his dramatic film repertoire with roles in A Civil Action and The Siege (both 1998), while always maintaining his knack for humor (1997's Men in Black).

Shalhoub's role as the ultra-mellow anti-Scottie in the Star Trek send-up Galaxy Quest (1999) proved that his comic persona was indeed still as sharp as ever. Sticking in the sci-fi/fantasy mold for his roles in Imposter and Spy Kids (both 2001), Shalhoub once again proved that he could do 180-degree character turnarounds with ease.

Though Shalhoub would stay in sci-fi mode for his role in Men in Black 2, he would return to solid ground with his role as an obsessive-compulsive detective in the well-received television pilot Monk (2002). Directed by Galaxy Quest helmer Dean Parisot, the pilot for Monk successfully paved the way for the curiously innovative USA series to follow and found the actor warmly re-embracing the medium that had propelled him to stardom.

~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide.