Bobby Cannavale
Biography
American actor Bobby Cannavale was born in Union City, New Jersey, and began in theater without formal training. He found his breakthrough on television as FDNY paramedic Bobby Caffey in Third Watch, staying from 1999 to 2001. He won Primetime Emmys for guest work on Will & Grace in 2005 and for playing Gyp Rosetti in Boardwalk Empire in 2013. His film credits include the drama The Station Agent, Blue Jasmine, and The Irishman, along with comedies such as Spy and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. He entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Jim Paxton in Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp and has voiced roles in Ferdinand and Sing 2. Cannavale also earned Tony nominations on Broadway for Mauritius and The Motherfucker with the Hat, and appeared in a revival of Glengarry Glen Ross.
56years old
Turns 57 on May 3in 201 days
- Born Union City
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Robert Michael Cannavale
Movie Career
- Films
- 61
- Career span
- 29 years1996 to 2025
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Early training
Cannavale started out in the theater without any acting training. He went on to early film parts in Night Falls on Manhattan and The Bone Collector.
Beyond film
Cannavale voiced Corado R. Ciarlo, known as Babe, in Ken Burns's PBS World War II documentary series The War, and read audiobooks of novels by Richard Price and Ed Falco.
Bobby Cannavale movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Peyton Reed directed two of these films, Tom McCarthy two and Ben Falcone two. Rose Byrne appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Rose Byrne's page
Susan Sarandon's page
Michael Peña's page
Alec Baldwin's page
Paul Rudd's page
Jennifer Lopez's page
All films by Peyton Reed
All films by Tom McCarthy
All films by Ben Falcone
Also three films together2 more actors
- Amy SedarisChef (2014), Dedication (2007) and Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
- Melissa McCarthyThunder Force (2021), Superintelligence (2020) and Spy (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Bobby Cannavale's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$4.6 billion
40 of the 61 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 61 films: 40 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 40Worldwide figure
- 7US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 7Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 76% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$995M21.6% of the total
- 2$623M13.5% of the total
- 3$519M11.3% of the total
- 4$408M8.8% of the total
- 5$295M6.4% of the total
- 6$243M5.3% of the total
- 7$236M5.1% of the total
- 8$183M4.0% of the total
$1.1 billionfrom the other 32 films with a worldwide figure, 24% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2005 to 2013, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2013 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Will & Grace | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2011 | Lunt-Fontanne Award for Ensemble Excellence | Won | |
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.