Robert Michael Cannavale (/ËŒkænəˈvÉ'Ë li/; born May 3, 1970) is an
American actor known for various stage, television, and film roles,
including regular or recurring roles in Third Watch, Boardwalk Empire,
Vinyl, Will & Grace, Mr. Robot, and Master of None.Cannavale had a
recurring role on the NBC comedy series Will & Grace as Will Truman's
long-term boyfriend Officer Vincent "Vince" D'Angelo, for which he won
the 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy
Series. He also portrayed Gyp Rosetti during the third season of the
HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire, for which he won the 2013 Primetime
Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. In
2016, he starred in the HBO drama series Vinyl, produced by Martin
Scorsese and Mick Jagger. In 2017, he joined the cast of the USA
Network drama series Mr. Robot during its third season. The following
year, Cannavale portrayed Colin Belfast in the Prime Video
psychological thriller series Homecoming (2018â€"present).For his
roles in Mauritius and The Motherfucker with the Hat, Cannavale was
nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and the
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, respectively. He has appeared in
Tom McCarthy's The Station Agent (2003), Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine
(2013), Paul Feig's Spy (2015), I, Tonya (2017), and Martin Scorsese's
The Irishman (2019).Cannavale was born and raised in Union City, New
Jersey, the son of Isabel and Salvatore "Sal" Cannavale. His father is
of Italian descent, while his mother is Cuban and moved to the U.S. in
1960. He was raised Catholic and attended St. Michael's Catholic
School, where he participated in a number of extracurricular
activities, including being an altar boy and member of the chorus.
When he was eight, Cannavale secured the plum role of the lisping boy,
Winthrop, in his school's production of The Music Man and later played
a gangster in Guys and Dolls, which cemented his love for performing.
Cannavale's parents divorced when he was 13 and his mother moved the
family to Puerto Rico. After two years in the American territory, they
settled in Margate, Florida. After being kicked out of his high school
in Florida during his senior year, Cannavale returned to New Jersey in
order to be closer to New York to launch his acting career and went to
summer school to earn a diploma from Union Hill High School.
American actor known for various stage, television, and film roles,
including regular or recurring roles in Third Watch, Boardwalk Empire,
Vinyl, Will & Grace, Mr. Robot, and Master of None.Cannavale had a
recurring role on the NBC comedy series Will & Grace as Will Truman's
long-term boyfriend Officer Vincent "Vince" D'Angelo, for which he won
the 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy
Series. He also portrayed Gyp Rosetti during the third season of the
HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire, for which he won the 2013 Primetime
Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. In
2016, he starred in the HBO drama series Vinyl, produced by Martin
Scorsese and Mick Jagger. In 2017, he joined the cast of the USA
Network drama series Mr. Robot during its third season. The following
year, Cannavale portrayed Colin Belfast in the Prime Video
psychological thriller series Homecoming (2018â€"present).For his
roles in Mauritius and The Motherfucker with the Hat, Cannavale was
nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and the
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, respectively. He has appeared in
Tom McCarthy's The Station Agent (2003), Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine
(2013), Paul Feig's Spy (2015), I, Tonya (2017), and Martin Scorsese's
The Irishman (2019).Cannavale was born and raised in Union City, New
Jersey, the son of Isabel and Salvatore "Sal" Cannavale. His father is
of Italian descent, while his mother is Cuban and moved to the U.S. in
1960. He was raised Catholic and attended St. Michael's Catholic
School, where he participated in a number of extracurricular
activities, including being an altar boy and member of the chorus.
When he was eight, Cannavale secured the plum role of the lisping boy,
Winthrop, in his school's production of The Music Man and later played
a gangster in Guys and Dolls, which cemented his love for performing.
Cannavale's parents divorced when he was 13 and his mother moved the
family to Puerto Rico. After two years in the American territory, they
settled in Margate, Florida. After being kicked out of his high school
in Florida during his senior year, Cannavale returned to New Jersey in
order to be closer to New York to launch his acting career and went to
summer school to earn a diploma from Union Hill High School.
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