Tony Shalhoub is an American actor known for his performances on stage and screen.

Tony Shalhoub played the clarinet in the pilot episode of Mr Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger. However, he does not play the clarinet.

In an interview, Tony Shalhoub admitted that he had learned to play the clarinet for the episode: “They found this simple piece and they brought this guy in who taught me and I’d never played a wind instrument before, but it was really fun to do it”.

From 1991 to 1997, Tony Shalhoub starred as Antonio Scarpacci in the NBC sitcom Wings. From 2002 to 2009, he starred as Adrian Monk in the USA Network series Monk, winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Abe Weissman on Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Tony Shalhoub’s film career has also been fruitful, with roles in films such as Quick Change (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Big Night (1996), Men in Black (1997), Gattaca (1997), Paulie (1998), The Siege (1998), Galaxy Quest (1999), Spy Kids, Thirteen Ghosts, and The Man Who Wasn’t There (all 2001).