TONY SHALHOUB
Tony Shalhoub is a Tony-, Golden Globe-, and four-time Emmy-winning actor with a diverse and extensive resume. Recently, he returned to the iconic role of the beloved obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk in Peacock’s critically acclaimed “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie,” receiving Best Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie nominations from the Screen Actors’ Guild and Critics’ Choice Awards.
Shalhoub was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His father emigrated from Lebanon to the United States as an orphan at the age of 8. Shalhoub spent most of his early career in the theater after graduating from Yale Drama School in 1980. From 1980 to 1984, he was a proud member of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, before moving to New York.
On the Broadway stage, Shalhoub starred in “The Band’s Visit...” as well as Arthur Miller’s “The Price.” Other Broadway credits include “Act One,” “Golden Boy,” “Lend Me a Tenor,”
“Conversations with My Father,” “The Heidi Chronicles” and “The Odd Couple” (Female Version). Shalhoub’s film credits include “Play Dirty” on Amazon Prime, “Flamin’ Hot” directed by Eva Longoria, “Pain & Gain,” “Men in Black” 1 and 2, “Galaxy Guest,” “The Siege,” “The Man who Wasn’t There,” “Linoleum,” “Big Night,” “A Civil Action,” “Spy Kids” 1 and 2, “Final Portrait” and “Barton Fink,” as well as voicing the character of Luigi in “Cars.” Television credits include “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Monk,” “Braindead,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Wings,” HBO’s “Too Big to Fail” and “Hemingway & Gellhorn.”