Early life

Cannavale was born and raised in Union City, New Jersey, the son of Isabel and 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. Cannavale returned to New Jersey after barely eking out a high school diploma in the late 1980s from Coconut Creek High School, in order to be closer to New York, to launch his acting career.

Career

Cannavale began his acting career in the theater - with no 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 then-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. In 2003, Cannavale briefly appeared on the last two episodes of Oz. He also appeared in the film The Station Agent as a man who befriends a little person removed from society. From 2004 to 2006, he had a recurring guest role on Will & Grace as Vince D'Angelo, the boyfriend (and eventual husband) of Will Truman (Eric McCormack). For this role, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005. He has also appeared in the films Snakes on a Plane, The Guru (2002), Shall We Dance? (2004) and Romance & Cigarettes (2005), and guest starred in Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, Oz, Law & Order - and its spin-off series Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He appeared in The Take (2007) alongside John Leguizamo and Tyrese Gibson, as Agent Steve Perelli.

Cannavale serves as the voice of Corado R. Ciarlo, known as "Babe", in the Ken Burns PBS film series The War (the story of World War II) from the perspective of the men who fought in combat and their loved ones at home. He also read the audiobook versions of Richard Price's 2008 novel Lush Life and Ed Falco's 2012 novel The Family Corleone. On August 25, 2008, ABC ordered his pilot Cupid, a remake of the 1998 program which had starred Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall, to series. In the new version of the series, Cannavale starred opposite Sarah Paulson with script development overseen by original series creator Rob Thomas. ABC debuted Cupid on March 31, 2009, but it was cancelled on May 19, 2009.

In 2008, he received a Tony Award nomination for his role as Dennis in the Broadway play, Mauritius. In 2009, CBS announced Cannavale would reprise his role of Det. Eddie Saccardo on the television show, Cold Case, for three episodes, starting with the third episode of Season 7. Cannavale was also in the film Win Win in 2011, as Terry Delfino. He later starred in the Broadway play The Motherfucker With the Hat alongside Chris Rock and Annabella Sciorra. On May 3, 2011 (his 41st birthday), he was nominated for a Tony Award for his leading role in that production.

In 2012 and 2013, he guest starred in the fourth and fifth season of Showtime's Nurse Jackie, for which he was nominated twice again for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2012 and 2013, as well as joining the cast of HBO's Boardwalk Empire, portraying the psychopathic Sicilian gangster Gyp Rosetti in the third season. His performance on Boardwalk Empire won critical acclaim, earning him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2013. That same year he also played Lewis, a vengeful clown on Modern Family during the third season, for which he was nominated for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series at the 2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards in 2012. TV Guide, in its "Cheers & Jeers 2012" issue, praised Cannavale for this "trifecta of great performances", commenting, "This guy is so good at playing bad, it's scary." He played what Matt Zoller Seitz of rogerebert.com called a "heroically moving" lead role in Danny Collins in 2015.

Personal life

From 1994 to 2003, Cannavale was married to actress/screenwriter Jenny Lumet — director Sidney Lumet's daughter and performer Lena Horne's granddaughter — with whom he has a son, actor Jake Cannavale. Cannavale and his child were cast as father and son in season four of Nurse Jackie.

Since fall 2012, Cannavale has been dating actress Rose Byrne. Cannavale and Byrne's first child, Rocco Robin Cannavale, was born February 1, 2016.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	I'm Not Rappaport	Parking Lot Customer
1996	Night Falls on Manhattan	Vigoda Assistant #1
1999	Gloria	Jack
1999	The Bone Collector	Steve
2000	3 A.M.	Jose
2002	Washington Heights	Angel
2002	The Guru	Randy
2003	Shortcut to Happiness	Cop
2003	The Station Agent	Joe Oramas	Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2004	Fresh Cut Grass	Billy Pecchio
2004	Haven	Lieutenant
2004	Shall We Dance?	Chic
2004	The Breakup Artist	Neighbor
2005	Happy Endings	Javier Duran
2005	Romance & Cigarettes	Chetty Jr. / 'Fryburg'
2006	The Night Listener	Jess
2006	Fast Food Nation	Mike
2006	Snakes on a Plane	Special Agent Hank Harris
2006	10 Items or Less	Bobby
2007	The Ten	Marty McBride
2007	Dedication	Don Meyers
2008	The Take	Agent Steve Perelli
2008	Diminished Capacity	Lee Vivyan
2008	The Promotion	Dr. Timms
2008	100 Feet	Shanks
2009	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	Commander James Kent
2009	The Merry Gentleman	Michael
2009	Brief Interviews with Hideous Men	Subject #40
2009	Louis C.K.'s Last Chance	Porn Producer	Short film
2010	F—K	Bobby	Short film
2010	The Other Guys	Jimmy
2010	Apples	Nino	Short film
2010	Weakness	Joshua
2011	Win Win	Terry Delfino	Nominated—ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actor
2011	Roadie	Randy Stevens
2013	Movie 43	Superman	Segment: "Super Hero Speed Dating"
2013	Parker	Jake Fernandez
2013	Lovelace	Butchie Peraino
2013	Blue Jasmine	Chili	Nominated—Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2014	Chef	Tony
2014	Adult Beginners	Danny
2014	Annie	Guy
2015	Danny Collins	Tom Donnelly
2015	Spy	Sergio De Luca
2015	Ant-Man	Paxton
2015	Daddy's Home	Dr. Emilio Francisco
2017	Boundaries	Leonard	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	When Trumpets Fade	Capt. Thomas Zenek	Television film
1999-2001	Third Watch	Roberto Caffey	38 episodes
2000	Sex and the City	Adam Ball	Episode: "Easy Come, Easy Go"
2001-2002	100 Centre Street	Jeremiah "J. J." Jellinek	5 episodes
2002	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Kyle Novacek	Episode: "Monogamy"
2002	Ally McBeal	Wilson Jade	5 episodes
2002, 2007	Law & Order	Randy Porter / J.P. Lange	2 episodes
2003	Kingpin	Chato Cadena	6 episodes
2003	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Julian Bello	Episode: "The Gift"
2003	Oz	Alonzo Torquemada	2 episodes
2004	Six Feet Under	Javier	3 episodes
2004-2006	Will & Grace	Vince D'Angelo	15 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2005	N.Y.-70	Det. Niko Corso	Pilot
2005	The Exonerated	Jesse	Television film
2005	Recipe for a Perfect Christmas	Alex Stermadapolous	Television film
2006	Untitled Paul Reiser Project	Danny	Pilot
2007	The Knights of Prosperity	Enrico Cortez	2 episodes
2007	M.O.N.Y.	Joe Capanelli	Pilot
2008-2009	Cold Case	Eddie Saccardo	7 episodes
2008	Lipstick Jungle	Chris 'Parks' Parker	Episode: "Chapter Seven: Carpe Threesome"
2009	Cupid	Trevor Pierce	7 episodes
2010	American Dad!	Detective Chaz Miglachio (voice)	Episode: "Cops & Roger"
2010	Louie	Chris	2 episodes
2010	Marry Me	Adam	2 episodes
2010-2011	Blue Bloods	New York County District Attorney Charles Rosselini	3 episodes
2012	Modern Family	Lewis	Episode: "Send Out the Clowns" Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
2012	Boardwalk Empire	Gyp Rosetti	12 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2012-2013	Nurse Jackie	Dr. Mike Cruz	12 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2014	Robot Chicken	Bone Age Warrior (voice)	Episode: "Super Guitario Center"
2016-present	Vinyl	Richie Finestra

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told	Steve	Williamstown Theatre Festival
2003	Fucking A	The Mayor	Public Theatre
2005	Hurlyburly	Phil	Acorn Theater
2007	Mauritius	Dennis	Biltmore Theatre Nominated—Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
2010	Trust	Morton	Second Stage Theatre
2011	The Motherfucker with the Hat	Jackie	Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play Nominated—Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Nominated—Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance Nominated—Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
2012	Glengarry Glen Ross	Richard Roma	Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
2013	The Big Knife	Charlie Castle	Roundabout Theatre

Charities

Bobby Cannavale supports the following charitable cause: ALS (amyrotrophic lateral sclerosis).

[ Source: Wikipedia ]