Tony Shalhoub
Biography
Tony Shalhoub is an American actor and filmmaker from Green Bay, Wisconsin, who has moved between comedy and drama on stage and screen. He began with theater work after training at the Yale School of Drama, made his Broadway debut in The Odd Couple in 1985, and later won a Tony Award for The Band's Visit in 2018, after nominations for Conversations with My Father, Golden Boy, and Act One. On television, his breakout came as Antonio Scarpacci on Wings from 1991 to 1997, and he played Adrian Monk in Monk from 2002 to 2009, winning three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. He won another Emmy for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Abe Weissman. His films include Barton Fink (1991), Big Night (1996), Men in Black (1997), Gattaca (1997), The Siege (1998), Galaxy Quest (1999), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), and Spy Kids (2001), and he voiced Luigi in Cars (2006) and its sequels.
73years old
Turns 74 on October 9in 361 days
- Born Green Bay
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Anthony Marcus Shalhoub (birth name)Also credited as Anthony Marc Shalhoub
Movie Career
- Films
- 47
- Career span
- 36 years1989 to 2025
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Behind the award
Shalhoub appeared in the Off-Broadway Atlantic Theatre Company production of the musical based on the film The Band's Visit, then took the same role again when the show reached Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre. His performance earned him the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
First role
Shalhoub made his Broadway debut in the 1985 production of The Odd Couple, which starred Rita Moreno and Sally Struthers.
Behind the camera
In 2005, Shalhoub helped create The Arab-American Filmmaker Award Competition with the Network of Arab-American Professionals and Zoom-in-Focus Productions. Screenplays came in from Arab-American filmmakers, and the winner was flown to Hollywood so their screenplay could be produced.
Tony Shalhoub movies on Netflix
Play Dirtyas Lozini
Flamin' Hotas Roger Enrico
Linoleumas Dr. Alvin
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movieas Adrian Monk
Rumbleas Fred
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentaryas Himself
Rosyas Doctor Godin
Cars 3as Luigi (voice)
Final Portraitas Diego Giacometti
Custodyas Jason Schulman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadowsas Splinter (voice)
The Assignmentas Dr. Ralph Galen
They Shall Not Perishas Karnig Parnian
Guns for Hireas Parking Violations Bureau Agent
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesas Splinter (voice)
Pain & Gainas Victor Kershaw
Hemingway & Gellhornas Mikhail Koltsov
Cars 2as Luigi (voice)
Fiveas Mitch
Too Big to Failas John Mack
How Do You Knowas Psychiatrist
1408as Sam Farrell
Carsas Luigi (voice)
The Great New Wonderfulas Dr. Trabulous
Against the Ropesas Sam LaRocca
The Last Shotas Tommy Sanz
Life or Something Like Itas Prophet Jack
Men in Black IIas Jack Jeebs
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreamsas Alexander Minion
Impostoras Nelson Gittes
Spy Kidsas Alexander Minion
The Man Who Wasn't Thereas Freddy Riedenschneider
Thir13en Ghostsas Arthur
Galaxy Questas Fred Kwan
A Civil Actionas Kevin Conway
Paulieas Misha Vilyenkov
The Impostorsas Voltri, First Mate
The Siegeas Agent Frank Haddad
A Life Less Ordinaryas Al
Gattacaas "German"
Men in Blackas Jeebs
Big Nightas Primo
I.Q.as Bob Rosetti
Gypsyas Uncle Jocko
Barton Finkas Ben Geisler
Quick Changeas Cab Driver
Day Oneas Enrico Fermi
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Stanley Tucci directed three of these films, Barry Sonnenfeld two and John Lasseter two. Four actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Stanley Tucci4 films together, 1990 to 1998
Stanley Tucci's page The Impostors1998IMDb rating 6.5Shalhoub as Voltri, First MateTucci as Arthur
A Life Less Ordinary1997IMDb rating 6.3Shalhoub as AlTucci as Elliot Zweikel
Big Night1996IMDb rating 7.3Shalhoub as PrimoTucci as Secondo
Quick Change1990IMDb rating 6.8Shalhoub as Cab DriverTucci as Johnny
Owen Wilson4 films together, 2006 to 2017
Owen Wilson's page Cars 32017IMDb rating 6.7Shalhoub as LuigivoiceWilson as Lightning McQueenvoice
Cars 22011IMDb rating 6.2Shalhoub as LuigivoiceWilson as Lightning McQueenvoice
How Do You Know2010IMDb rating 5.4Shalhoub as PsychiatristWilson as Matty
Cars2006IMDb rating 7.3Shalhoub as LuigivoiceWilson as Lightning McQueenvoice
Cheech Marin4 films together, 1998 to 2006
Cheech Marin's page Cars2006IMDb rating 7.3Shalhoub as LuigivoiceMarin as Ramonevoice
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams2002IMDb rating 5.3Shalhoub as Alexander MinionMarin as Felix Gumm
Spy Kids2001IMDb rating 5.7Shalhoub as Alexander MinionMarin as Felix Gumm
Paulie1998IMDb rating 6.6Shalhoub as Misha VilyenkovMarin as Ignacio
Will Arnett4 films together, 2005 to 2021
Will Arnett's page Rumble2021IMDb rating 6.0Shalhoub as FredArnett as Rayburn
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows2016IMDb rating 5.9Shalhoub as SplintervoiceArnett as Vernon Fenwick
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014IMDb rating 5.8Shalhoub as SplintervoiceArnett as Vernon Fenwick
The Great New Wonderful2005IMDb rating 5.5Shalhoub as Dr. TrabulousArnett as Danny Keeler
Steve Buscemi3 films together, 1991 to 2002
Steve Buscemi's page Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams2002IMDb rating 5.3Shalhoub as Alexander MinionBuscemi as Romero
The Impostors1998IMDb rating 6.5Shalhoub as Voltri, First MateBuscemi as Happy Franks
Barton Fink1991IMDb rating 7.6Shalhoub as Ben GeislerBuscemi as Chet
Sigourney Weaver3 films together, 1999 to 2019
Sigourney Weaver's page Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary2019IMDb rating 7.7Shalhoub as HimselfWeaver as Himself
The Assignment2016IMDb rating 4.7Shalhoub as Dr. Ralph GalenWeaver as Dr. Rachel Kay
Galaxy Quest1999IMDb rating 7.4Shalhoub as Fred KwanWeaver as Gwen DeMarco
Stanley TucciDirector, 3 films, 1996 to 2017
All films by Stanley Tucci Final Portrait2017IMDb rating 6.3Shalhoub as Diego Giacometti
The Impostors1998IMDb rating 6.5Shalhoub as Voltri, First Mate
Big Night1996IMDb rating 7.3Shalhoub as Primo
Barry SonnenfeldDirector, 2 films, 1997 to 2002
All films by Barry Sonnenfeld Men in Black II2002IMDb rating 6.2Shalhoub as Jack Jeebs
Men in Black1997IMDb rating 7.3Shalhoub as Jeebs
John LasseterDirector, 2 films, 2006 to 2011
Also three films together6 more actors
- Jon PolitoThe Last Shot (2004), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) and Barton Fink (1991)
- Johnny KnoxvilleRosy (2018), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and Men in Black II (2002)
- Bonnie HuntCars 3 (2017), Cars 2 (2011) and Cars (2006)
- Larry the Cable GuyCars 3 (2017), Cars 2 (2011) and Cars (2006)
- Jeremy HowardTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Darrell WaltripCars 3 (2017), Cars 2 (2011) and Cars (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Tony Shalhoub's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$4.2 billion
31 of the 47 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 47 films: 31 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 10 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 31Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 10Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 79% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$589M14.0% of the total
- 2$560M13.3% of the total
- 3$485M11.5% of the total
- 4$462M11.0% of the total
- 5$445M10.6% of the total
- 6$384M9.1% of the total
- 7$246M5.8% of the total
- 8$148M3.5% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 1996 to 2019, seven of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| Awards | Won | ||
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2019 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Won |
| 2006 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Monk | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Monk | Won |
| 2003 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Monk | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2005 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Monk | Won |
| 2004 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Monk | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 1996 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor | Big Night | Won |
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