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Date of Birth

9 October 1953, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Birth Name

Anthony Marcus Shalhoub

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Tony Shalhoub spent his early life in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His father emigrated from Lebanon to the United States as an orphan at the age of ten, later marrying Shalhoub's mother, who herself originated from Lebanon. When Tony was just six, he was introduced to the theater, in a school production of "The King and I". He graduated from Green Bay East High, and then graduated with a bachelor's degree in drama from the University of Southern Maine before progressing to the Yale School of Drama, which he left with a Masters in 1980.

After a time in the American Repertory Theatre, he moved to Broadway where he met his future wife, Brooke Adams, whom he married in 1992. She had an adopted daughter, Josie, who was three years old at the time that Tony and Brooke married. Tony adopted Brooke's own adopted child, Josie Lynn (b. 1989) when she was eight. In 1994, the couple adopted another daughter, Sophie, in 1994. Tony's first audition after arriving in Los Angeles was for Italian cabdriver Antonio Scarpacci in the long-running sitcom "Wings" (1990), which also starred Tim Daly and Steven Weber. Next, Tony had roles in Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), and Thir13en Ghosts (2001). His biggest break came, however, playing the obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk in "Monk" (2002). The series made him a star and earned him four straight Emmy Award nominations between 2003 and 2006, for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Tony won the trophy in 2003, 2005 and 2006, proving how popular he has become after the success of "Monk" (2002), which continues to be very popular into its fifth year.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Tristan Rogers

Spouse

Brooke Adams

(1992 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Tony is from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Two daughters Josie Lynn (b. 1988 - wife Brooke Adams' adopted daughter prior to marriage, whom Tony later adopted), and Sophie (b. 1993), adopted by the couple after they married.

Cousin of famous Chicago/LA radio personality Jonathon Brandmeier.

Attended college at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine.

Sister-in-law is Lynne Adams.

Graduated from USM in 1977.

Keynote speaker at the University of Southern Maine graduation in 2003, his alma mater

Brother of actor Michael Shalhoub.

Has worked both with the Coen Brothers (Barton Fink (1991), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)) and their former cinematographer, Barry Sonnenfeld (Addams Family Values (1993), Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002)).

Attended Yale University, where his friend, Jane Kaczmarek, followed him to after he had encouraged her to shoot for stardom. They had met earlier when both attended the University of Wisconsin.

His family left Lebanon because of religious persecution.

Was nominated for Broadway's 1992 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for Herb Gardner's "Conversations with My Father."

Spent four seasons with the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Was the best man at Patricia Heaton's marriage to David Hunt. He knew David pre-Patricia.

In 2005, upon winning his second Emmy for "Monk" (2002), he told his fellow nominees that "there's always next year". Ironically, Shalhoub was the only one of the five actors to be nominated the next year.

Is a huge fan of the NFL's Green Bay Packers and holds season tickets.

When Shalhoub won the Emmy in 2003 for his leading role of detective Adrian Monk, he dedicated the award to his nephew, 34-year-old Gregg Gensler of Green Bay, who died a day earlier.

Is the second youngest of 10 children of the late Joseph and Helen Shalhoub of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Where Are They Now

(January 2007) New York City starring in an off-Broadway play called "The Scene" with Patricia Heaton at the Second Stage Theater until February 11th.

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