Tony Shalhoub was born on October 9, 1953 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor.

He is best known as the Emmy-winning star of the cable television series Monk. A native of Green Bay Wisconsin, Shalhoub went to college in Maine and earned a graduate degree from the Yale School of Drama (1980).

After several years on the stage in Cambridge, Massachusetts and New York City, Shalhoub began working in television and movies in the late 1980s. A stand-out even in small parts, he was an audience favorite as Antonio on the TV comedy series Wings (1991-97) and received rave reviews for his performance in the movie Big Night (1996).

After working steadily in the movies, including Men in Black (1997, starring Will Smith), Galaxy Quest (1999) and the Coen brothers film The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Shalhoub returned to TV as an obsessive-compulsive detective in the comic mystery series Monk in 2002.

He also starred in Men in Black II (2002), Cars (2006) and 1408 (2007). He made his directorial debut with the 2002 movie Made-Up.

Shalhoub married actress Brooke Adams in 1992.

Filmography

• The Adventures of Beatle Boyin (2007)
• AmericanEast (2007)
• "Monk" (83 episodes, 2002-2007)
• 1408 (2007)
• Careless (2007)
• GoingGreen: Every Home an Eco-Home (2006)
• Cars (2006)
• Maybe It's in the Water (2006)
• The Great New Wonderful (2005)
• The Last Shot (2004)
• Against the Ropes (2004)
• Party Animals (2003)
• Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
• T for Terrorist (2003)
• Something More (2003)
• Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
• Men in Black II (2002)
• Life or Something Like It (2002)
• Made-Up (2002)
• Impostor (2002)
• Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
• The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
• Spy Kids (2001)
• The Heart Department (2001)
• "Stark Raving Mad" (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
• "Mad TV" (1 episode, 2000)
• Galaxy Quest (1999)
• That Championship Season (1999)
• "Ally McBeal" (1 episode, 1999)
• The Tic Code (1999)
• A Civil Action (1998)
• The Siege (1998)
• The Impostors (1998)
• Paulie (1998)
• Primary Colors (1998)
• Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1997)
• A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
• Gattaca (1997)
• Men in Black (1997)
• "Wings" (135 episodes, 1991-1997)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 1996)
• Radiant City (1996)
• "Almost Perfect" (1 episode, 1996)
• Big Night (1996)
• "Gargoyles" (1 episode, 1995)
• "The X Files" (1 episode, 1995)
• I.Q. (1994)
• Gypsy (1993)
• Addams Family Values (1993)
• Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
• Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
• "Dinosaurs" (1 episode, 1992)
• Barton Fink (1991)
• "Monsters" (1 episode, 1991)
• Quick Change (1990)
• Longtime Companion (1990)
• Money, Power, Murder. (1989)
• Day One (1989)
• Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
• "Spenser: For Hire" (1 episode, 1987)
• "The Equalizer" (1 episode, 1986)

Awards

• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series "Monk" 2006
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series "Monk" 2005
• Screen Actors Guild Best Actor in a Televsion Series (Comedy) "Monk" 2005
• Screen Actors Guild Best Actor in a Televsion Series (Comedy) "Monk" 2004
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series "Monk" 2003
• Golden Globe Best Actor in a Televsion Series Musical or Comedy "Monk" 2003
• National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor "Big Night" 1996