Bobby Cannavale
Bobby Cannavale | |
|---|---|
Cannavale in 2024 | |
| Born | May 3, 1970 Union City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse |
Jenny Lumet
(m. 1994; div. 2003) |
| Partner | Rose Byrne (2012–present) |
| Children | 3, including Jake Cannavale |
| Relatives | Enzo Cannavale (uncle) |
Robert Cannavale (/ˌkænəˈvɑːli/; born May 3, 1970)[1] is an American actor. His breakthrough came with the leading role as FDNY Paramedic Roberto "Bobby" Caffey in the NBC series Third Watch, a role he played from 1999 to 2001.
Cannavale received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Will & Grace in 2005, and received nominations for his recurring role on Nurse Jackie (2012, 2013).[2] He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for portraying Gyp Rosetti in Boardwalk Empire in 2013.[3] Other television roles include Vinyl, Mr. Robot, Blue Bloods and Master of None. He has also starred in the Amazon Prime series Homecoming (2018–20), the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers (2021), and Netflix's The Watcher (2022).
Cannavale made his Broadway debut in the 2008 Theresa Rebeck play Mauritius for which he earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. In 2011, he starred in the Stephen Adly Guirgis comedic play The Motherfucker with the Hat, earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination. He portrayed Richard Roma in the 2012 revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross.
Cannavale has acted in the drama films The Station Agent (2003), Win Win (2011), Blue Jasmine (2013), I, Tonya (2017), Motherless Brooklyn (2019), The Irishman (2019), and Blonde (2022) as well as the comedy films Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), The Other Guys (2010), Annie (2014), Spy (2015), and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). He entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) portraying Jim Paxton in Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). He has voiced roles for the animated Netflix series BoJack Horseman and Big Mouth as well as for the films Ferdinand (2017), Sing 2 (2021).
- ^ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. May 3, 2022. p. 2A.
Actor Bobby Cannavale is 52.
- ^ Gates, Anita (July 20, 2005). "An Emmy Surprise for 'Will & Grace'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (September 23, 2013). "Emmys: Bobby Cannavale Loves the 'Hustle'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2020.