Anthony Marcus “Tony” Shalhoub (born
October 9,
1953) is an American
television,
theater and
film actor.
He is currently the star and
executive producer of the
USA Network television show
Monk, in which he plays an
obsessive-compulsive detective who is often called on by the
San Francisco Police Department to solve crimes.
Before he played
Adrian Monk, he was also known for his role as the
Sicilian cabdriver Antonio Scarpacci on the
NBC television series
Wings, on which he played the role from 1991 to 1997.
