Tony Shalhoub
Highest Rated: 100% Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Lowest Rated: 12% Against the Ropes (2004)
Birthday: Oct 09, 1953
Birthplace: Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Emmy-winning actor Tony Shalhoub's unusually broad career included critical success in stage dramas, off-beat independent films and primetime comedy. His career grew gradually, beginning with theatrical work in Boston and New York, where he earned a Best Featured Actor Tony nomination for his role in the family drama, "Conversations with my Father" (1992). When he began to land film and television roles, Shalhoub was an instant standout in even his smallest character roles. He kept his extensive theatrical training close to his heart and stretched to create full, richly detailed characters. He already had a steady role on the sitcom "Wings" (NBC, 1992-97) when he made his first big film splash playing Primo, an Italian immigrant and restaurant owner in the acclaimed indie, "Big Night" (1996). Shalhoub's dark features led him to be cast often in "ethnic" roles but the Arab-American actor cautiously avoided playing into negative stereotypes and was especially vigilant about expanding creative opportunities for other actors of Arab descent. He achieved major strides towards that goal with his starring role on one of cable television's most popular original series, "Monk" (USA Network, 2002-09), in which he reigned as the king of subtle humor with his portrayal of an obsessive-compulsive but highly effective detective. Though he remained active on television and in film throughout the show's run, there was no doubt that "Monk" was the role of a lifetime that offered perhaps the best opportunity to display his full talents.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 60% | Rosy | Dr. Godin (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 69% | 69% | Cars 3 | Luigi (Voice) | $152.9M | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Breakable You | Adam Weller (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 73% | 48% | Final Portrait | Diego Giacometti (Character) | $460.9K | 2017 |
| 38% | 47% | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Splinter (Voice) | $82M | 2016 |
| 33% | 20% | The Assignment | Dr. Ralph Galen (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 50% | 47% | Pain & Gain | Victor Kershaw (Character) | $49.9M | 2013 |
| 49% | 41% | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Koltsov (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 74% | Five | Mitch (Character) | - | 2011 |
| 77% | 76% | Too Big to Fail | John Mack (Character) | - | 2011 |
| 39% | 49% | Cars 2 | Luigi (Voice) | - | 2011 |
| 31% | 25% | How Do You Know | Psychiatrist (Character) | $30.2M | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 53% | Feed the Fish | Sheriff Andersen (Character) | $101.2K | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pet Peeves | Executive Producer | - | 2009 |
| 80% | 61% | 1408 | Sam Farrell (Character) | $72M | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 28% | Careless | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | AmericanEast |
Sam (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2007 |
| 86% | 76% | Sacco and Vanzetti | Sacco (Voice) | $31.9K | 2006 |
| 74% | 79% | Cars | Luigi (Voice) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | The Naked Brothers Band | Self | - | 2005 |
| 73% | 45% | The Great New Wonderful | Dr. Trabulous (Character) | $150.1K | 2005 |
| 12% | 29% | Against the Ropes | Sam LaRocca (Character) | $5.9M | 2004 |
| 62% | 32% | The Last Shot | Tommy Sanz (Character) | $463.7K | 2004 |
| 45% | 25% | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | Alexander Minion (Character) | $111.8M | 2003 |
| 28% | 44% | Life or Something Like It | Prophet Jack (Character) | $14.4M | 2002 |
| 39% | 45% | Men in Black II | Jeebs (Character) | $192.4M | 2002 |
| 41% | No Score Yet | Made-Up |
Max Hires (Character), Director |
- | 2002 |
| 75% | 39% | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Alexander Minion (Character) | $85.6M | 2002 |
| 16% | 49% | Thirteen Ghosts | Arthur Kriticos (Character) | $41.9M | 2001 |
| 93% | 46% | Spy Kids | Alexander Minion (Character) | $112.7M | 2001 |
| 81% | 85% | The Man Who Wasn't There | Freddy Riedenschneider (Character) | $7.5M | 2001 |
| 24% | 41% | Impostor | Nelson Gittes (Character) | $6.1M | 2001 |
| 90% | 79% | Galaxy Quest |
Fred Kwan/ |
$71.4M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | That Championship Season | George Sitkowski (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 44% | 53% | The Siege | Agent Frank Haddad, Counter-intelligence Task Force (Character) | $40.9M | 1998 |
| 61% | 55% | A Civil Action | Kevin Conway (Character) | $56.7M | 1998 |
| 81% | 64% | Primary Colors | Eddie Reyes (Character) | $39M | 1998 |
| 62% | 55% | Paulie | Misha Vilyenkov (Character) | $27M | 1998 |
| 75% | 84% | The Tic Code | Phil (Character) | $203.8K | 1998 |
| 62% | 73% | The Impostors | Voltri, First Mate (Character) | $2.2M | 1998 |
| 92% | 79% | Men in Black | Jeebs (Character) | $250.1M | 1997 |
| 82% | 87% | Gattaca | German (Character) | $12.3M | 1997 |
| 41% | 59% | A Life Less Ordinary | Al (Character) | $4.3M | 1997 |
| 96% | 84% | Big Night | Primo (Character) | $12M | 1996 |
| 42% | 47% | I.Q. | Bob Rosetti (Character) | $25.2M | 1994 |
| 100% | 86% | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Chess Club Regular (Character) | $7.9M | 1993 |
| 57% | 76% | Gypsy | Uncle Jocko (Character) | - | 1993 |
| 90% | 89% | Barton Fink | Ben Geisler (Character) | $5.7M | 1991 |
| 82% | 71% | Quick Change | Cab Driver (Character) | $14M | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alone in the Neon Jungle | Nahid (Character) | - | 1988 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Finding Your Roots | Guest | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today 3rd Hour | Guest | 2019-2020 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Elena of Avalor | Zopilote (Guest Voice) | 2019-2020 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane | Guest | 2020 |
| 82% | 14% | A Little Late With Lilly Singh | Guest | 2019 |
| 89% | 89% | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Abe Weissman (Character) | 2017-2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The View | Guest | 2018 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 35% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2018 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter | Guest | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Popcorn | Guest | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Theater Talk | Guest | 2018 |
| 65% | 92% | BrainDead | Red Wheatus (Character) | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS This Morning | Guest | 2016 |
| 91% | 85% | The Blacklist | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live From Lincoln Center | Unknown (Character) | 2015 |
| 81% | 86% | Nurse Jackie | Dr. Bernard Prince (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cars Toons | Luigi (Character) | 2014 2010 2008 |
| 4% | No Score Yet | We Are Men | Frank Russo (Character) | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2013 |
| 91% | 91% | Monk | Adrian Monk (Character) | 2002-2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Free Radio | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 0% | No Score Yet | Stark Raving Mad | Ian Stark (Character) | 1999-2000 |
| 61% | 70% | Ally McBeal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wings | Antonio Scarpacci (Character) | 1991-1997 |
| 93% | 94% | Frasier | Manu (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| 75% | 86% | The X-Files | Dr. Chester Ray Banton (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| 96% | 84% | Dinosaurs | Jerry Valentine (Guest Voice) | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Monsters | Unknown (Character) | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown (Character) | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Equalizer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
QUOTES FROM Tony Shalhoub CHARACTERS
Fred Kwan/Tech. Sgt. Chen says: That was a hell of a thing.
Tommy Sanz says: My wife set me on fire. She doused me with lighter fluid and lit a matched. Six months later, our marriage fell apart.
Freddy Riedenschneider says: I litigate, I don't capitulate.
Victor Kershaw says: What the fuck do you want (throws his pickle)
Victor Kershaw says: What the fuck do you want?
Psychiatrist says: Figure out what you want and learn how to get it.
Jeebs says: You insesitive jerk! Do you have any idea how much that stings?
Jeebs says: You insensitive prick! Do you have any idea how much that stings?
Jeebs says: Oh great, right in the pie-hole! Now nothing's going to taste right!
Freddy Riedenschneider says: The more you look , the less you see.
Freddy Riedenschneider says: The more you look, the less you see.
Ben Geisler says: Wallace Beery, wrestling picture, whata ya need a road map?
Primo says: The knowledge of God is the bread of angels.
Primo says: To eat good food is to be close to God.
K says: You sold a reverberating carbonizer with mutate capacities to an unlicensed, unauthorized cephalopoid? Jeebs, you piece of s***!!
K says: You sold a reverberating carbonizer with mutate capacities to an unlicensed, unauthorized cephalopoid? Jeebs, you piece of s***!
Jeebs says: He looked alright to me.
Misha says: [After the Alweathers get rid of Paulie in his story] So they bring you here?
Misha says: [after the Alweathers get rid of Paulie in his story] So they bring you here?
Paulie says: No, no. It wasn't that easy hitting rock bottom. I did a bunch of things. First, I did a stint as a window display in a place called Bloomingdale's. And I was in a brochure for Costa Rica. I did some work as a magician's assistant doing children's parties, but when Zintar fell on hard times, he had to choose between me and the cape. Guess which one he pawned.
Paulie says: Join the club.
Misha says: What did you say?
Paulie says: I said, "Join the club."
Paulie says: I said, 'Join the club.'
Misha says: So I'm not crazy. You can talk?
Paulie says: Of course I can talk.
Misha says: Then why not?
Paulie says: Because talking just gets you into a lot of trouble.
Misha says: Trouble? Why you say that?
Paulie says: It's a long story.
Misha says: I'm Russian! I like long stories!