Joseph Michael Manganiello (/ˌmæŋɡəˈnɛloʊ/ MANG-gə-NEL-oh;
Italian: [maŋɡaˈnjɛllo], Neapolitan: [maŋɡaˈnjellə]; born
December 28, 1976) is an American actor. His professional film career
began when he played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. His
breakout role came in the form of werewolf Alcide Herveaux in five
seasons of the HBO series True Blood.Manganiello is also known for his
roles in films such as Magic Mike, Magic Mike XXL, Pee-wee's Big
Holiday, What to Expect When You're Expecting, and Sabotage, among
others. In late 2013, he became a published author when his first
book, Evolution, was released by Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books. His
directorial debut came in 2014 with the documentary feature La Bare,
which he also produced and financed. Manganiello is also known for his
role in How I Met Your Mother as Brad. In 2017 he won a Mid-Atlantic
Emmy as the narrator of the documentary Pittsburgh Is Home: The Story
of the Penguins, which documented the first 50 years of history of the
Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team. He is active with several charities,
primarily UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh for which he serves
on the board of trustees. In 2016, Manganiello was cast as Slade
Wilson / Deathstroke in the DC Extended Universe, making his first
appearance in 2017's Justice League.Manganiello was born in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Susan (née Brachanow; Croatian:
BraÄ anov) and Charles John Manganiello. His father, born and raised
outside of Boston, MA, is of Italian descent, from Naples, and his
mother is of Armenian, Austrian, and Croatian ancestry. His
great-grandmother was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide where her
husband and seven of her children were murdered and her eighth child
drowned during the escape.
Italian: [maŋɡaˈnjɛllo], Neapolitan: [maŋɡaˈnjellə]; born
December 28, 1976) is an American actor. His professional film career
began when he played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. His
breakout role came in the form of werewolf Alcide Herveaux in five
seasons of the HBO series True Blood.Manganiello is also known for his
roles in films such as Magic Mike, Magic Mike XXL, Pee-wee's Big
Holiday, What to Expect When You're Expecting, and Sabotage, among
others. In late 2013, he became a published author when his first
book, Evolution, was released by Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books. His
directorial debut came in 2014 with the documentary feature La Bare,
which he also produced and financed. Manganiello is also known for his
role in How I Met Your Mother as Brad. In 2017 he won a Mid-Atlantic
Emmy as the narrator of the documentary Pittsburgh Is Home: The Story
of the Penguins, which documented the first 50 years of history of the
Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team. He is active with several charities,
primarily UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh for which he serves
on the board of trustees. In 2016, Manganiello was cast as Slade
Wilson / Deathstroke in the DC Extended Universe, making his first
appearance in 2017's Justice League.Manganiello was born in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Susan (née Brachanow; Croatian:
BraÄ anov) and Charles John Manganiello. His father, born and raised
outside of Boston, MA, is of Italian descent, from Naples, and his
mother is of Armenian, Austrian, and Croatian ancestry. His
great-grandmother was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide where her
husband and seven of her children were murdered and her eighth child
drowned during the escape.
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