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Bobby Cannavale Profile |
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Birth Date: May 3, 1971
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Birth Place: Union City, New Jersey, USA
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Birth Name: Roberto Cannavale
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Height: 6'2½"
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Biography |
Bobby Cannavale is an Emmy-winning American actor.
Born to an Italian father and a Cuban mother, Cannavale
began his acting career in the theater - with no official
acting training - and gained early film roles in Night Falls
on Manhattan (1997) and The Bone Collector (1999), Cannavale
became well-known when he starred as Bobby Caffey for two
seasons on Third Watch. Following this, in 2001, he starred
with Alan Arkin in 100 Centre Street - which was written and
directed by Sidney Lumet, his father-in-law.
In 2002, he joined the cast of Ally McBeal for the last five
episodes but the show was then cancelled. Following this, he
starred with Yancey Arias and Sheryl Lee in the miniseries
Kingpin.
From 2004 to 2006, he had a recurring guest role on Will &
Grace as Vince D'Angelo, the first long-term boyfriend for
Will (Eric McCormack) portrayed on the show, a move that
many fans saw as long overdue. Often portraying roles such
as these, many people have perceived Bobby as homosexual,
but he is in fact heterosexual[citation needed].
He has also appeared in the films The Guru (2002), Shall We
Dance (2004) and Romance & Cigarettes (2005), and guest
starred in Sex and the City, Oz, Law & Order - and its
spin-off series Criminal Intent and SVU.
From 1994 to 2003, Cannavale was married to Jenny Lumet,
Sidney Lumet's daughter and Lena Horne's grand-daughter.
They had one child, a son, Jacob. |
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Other Information |
He is a member of the Circle Repertory Theatre and the Lab
Theatre Company, both based in New York City.
His father is Italian and his mother is Cuban.
He was born in Union City, New Jersey, but grew up in
Coconut Creek, Florida.
He never formally studied acting.
Was married to Jenny Lumet, who is Sidney Lumet's daughter
and Lena Horne's granddaughter. They have a son, Jacob
Cannavale, born 1998. |
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