Tony Shalhoub
Tony Shalhoub
Anthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoubis an American actor from Lebanese origins. His television work includes the roles of Antonio Scarpacci in Wings and detective Adrian Monk in the TV series Monk, for which he has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth9 October 1953
CityGreen Bay, WI
CountryUnited States of America
I like to do things that are different from the last thing that I tried. That's the whole purpose of it. That was the reason I got into acting in the first place, to try diverse roles,
I like that when the writers break their own rules.
I just want to say there's always next year, except for Ray Romano.
I have never seen a role like this of an Arab-American that's seen in such a positive light -- a really well-rounded character with a sense of humor, a professional life, a family life. Not a goodie-goodie -- a person who has his flaws and his shortcomings -- but a real character, not a stereotype.
I've sort of been able to expand the playing field a little bit, I think it's long overdue. But I still feel like I have a lot of dragons to slay as an actor and I want to keep doing that,
You sometimes lost sight of the fact that you were actually doing a movie. It started to become more about the relationships, the real relationships,
Monk is such an irritating and annoying character, I think everyone relates to that at some point.
She's like Judy Holliday with a real edge.
To my fellow nominees, whoever they are--I'm not that familiar with their work--I just want to say, there's always next year--except, you know, for Ray Romano ,
To my fellow nominees, whoever they are - I'm not that familiar with their work - I just want to say, there's always next year - except, you know, for Ray Romano .
But I just really like the feeling of it.
We're thrilled with the way people have embraced the show and kind of relate to the character, not just the character of Monk but all the characters. It's a good job,
It was really an experience, being my first time directing a movie. The scenes that I was in, Brooke really directed me all the time. And the scenes that both of us were in, Brooke directed those. Come to think of it, Brooke directed most of the scenes.
You're not really necessarily the coolest guy in their life. You are a conduit to the really cool people.