After graduating from Yale Drama School in 1980, Tony spent most of his early career in the theatre. From 1980 to 1984, he was a proud member of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA where he appeared in as many as 18 productions before moving to New York. On the Broadway stage, Shalhoub starred in The Band's Visit, Arthur Miller’s The Price, Act One, Golden Boy, Lend Me a Tenor, Conversations with My Father, The Heidi Chronicles, and The Odd Couple (Female Version). Off Broadway credits include What Became of Us at the Atlantic, as well as Waiting for Godot (with John Turturro) and Rameau’s Nephew at CSC… and was seen most recently in Antigone at the Public Theater. Shalhoub’s film credits include Play Dirty on Amazon Prime, Flamin’ Hot, Pain & Gain, Men In Black 1 and 2, Galaxy Quest, The Siege, Barton Fink, The Man Who Wasn’t There, Linoleum, Big Night, A Civil Action, Spy Kids, Final Portrait, 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, Hemingway & Gellhorn, the recently released series American Classic on MGM+, and the upcoming CBS series Einstein.
(Tony Shalhoub, photo courtesy of Polk & Co.)