Anthony LaPaglia
Anthony LaPaglia | |
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LaPaglia in 2013 | |
| Born | 31 January 1959 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) | Cherie Michan (divorced) Alexandra Henkel (m. 2018) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Jonathan LaPaglia (brother) |
Anthony LaPaglia (/ləˈpɑːliə/ lə-PAH-lee-ə, Italian: [laˈpaʎʎa]; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen he has received several accolades including three AACTA Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award.
For his starring role as Jack Malone on the American television crime drama series Without a Trace (2002–09), he received a Golden Globe Award in 2004. For his role as Simon Moon on the NBC sitcom Frasier (2000–04) he won the Primetime Emmy Award. On stage, he starred in the 1997 Broadway revival of the Arthur Miller play A View from the Bridge for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
He has won three AACTA Awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Lantana (2001) and Balibo (2009), and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Nitram (2021). He acted in many feature and TV films, among them So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), Empire Records (1995), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and Road to Perdition (2002). He voiced a skua in Happy Feet (2006) and its 2011 sequel.