Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub is a Tony Award, Golden Globe Award, and four-time Emmy Award-winning actor with a diverse and extensive resume. He is the host and executive producer of the forthcoming CNN Original Series Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread, which premieres this fall. Recently, he returned to the iconic role of the beloved obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk in Peacock’s critically acclaimed and Emmy® nominated Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie.

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 eight. He spent most of his early career in the theatre after graduating from Yale Drama School in 1980. From 1980-1984, Tony was a proud member of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA, before moving to New York.

On the Broadway stage, he 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 Quest, The Siege, The Man Who Wasn’t There, Linoleum, Big Night, A Civil Action, Spy Kids 1 and 2, Final Portrait, 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.