Divo of The Day “Joe Manganiello” (8/21/13)

 

Joe Manganiello was born Joseph Michael Manganiello on December 28, 1976. Joe is an American film and theatre actor. Joe holds a BFA in acting from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Joe played Flash Thompson in the original Spider-Man film series, and played recurring roles in televisions on ER, How I Met Your Mother and One Tree Hill, before landing his breakout role as werewolf Alcide Herveaux on the HBO True Blood.

 

 

Joe has garnered both popular and critical praise. In 2011, Joe Manganiello was voted "Favorite Pop Culture Werewolf of All Time" by the readers of Entertainment Weekly.

He has since split his time between True Blood and feature films such as the Steven Soderbergh directed Magic Mike and the film What To Expect When You're Expecting.

 

Trade Mark

• Towering frame and muscular physique

 

 

 

 

Trivia

• Is of Sicilian / Italian descent on his father's side, and Austrian and Armenian descent on his mother's side.

• Joe was named one of People Magazine's 2010 Sexiest Men Alive.

• Winner of the Logo Channel's 2011 New Now Next "Cause You're Hot" Award.

• Named US Magazine's "Sharp Dressed Man" of 2011.

• One of the world's 25 Fittest Guys of 2011 according to Men's Fitness Magazine.

• Ranked #1 on Men's Health Magazine's best Summer Bodies of 2011.

• Won the Saturn Award for 'Best Guest Starring Role in Television 2011' for his role as 'Alcide Herveaux' on True Blood.

• Winner of two 2011 Scream Awards for "Breakout Performance - Male" and a shared award for "Best Ensemble" (True Blood).

• Former bodyguard for singer/actor Tyrese Gibson.

• Manganiello was voted People.com 's Sexiest Man on Television 2012.

• Is friends with Matt Bomer, they went to the same drama school, together.

R.I.P. James "Tony Soprano" Gandolfini Dies: 'Sopranos' Co-Stars React to Actor's Death

James Gandolfini Dies: 'Sopranos' Co-Stars React to Actor's Death

By Yahoo! TV Staff

Associated Press/HBO, Barry Wetcher, File - FILE - This undated publicity photo, released by HBO, shows actor James Gandolfini in his role as Tony Soprano, head of the New Jersey crime family portrayed in HBO's "The Sopranos." HBO and the managers for Gandolfini say the actor died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Italy. He was 51. (AP Photo/HBO, Barry Wetcher, File)

 

 

 

Hollywood suffered a huge loss with the sudden passing of James Gandolfini on Wednesday at the age of 51. Gandolfini's managers Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders confirmed his death saying, "It is with immense sorrow that we report our client James Gandolfini passed away today while on holiday in Rome, Italy."

 

"He was a genius. Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that. He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time," said "Sopranos" creator David Chase. "A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes. I remember telling him many times, 'You don't get it. You're like Mozart.' There would be silence at the other end of the phone. For Deborah and Michael and Liliana this is crushing. And it's bad for the rest of the world. He wasn't easy sometimes. But he was my partner, he was my brother in ways I can't explain and never will be able to explain."

 

  Gandolfini's "Sopranos" co-stars shared their grief:

 

Edie Falco (Carmela Soprano): "I am shocked and devastated by Jim's passing. He was a man of tremendous depth and sensitivity, with a kindness and generosity beyond words. I consider myself very lucky to have spent 10 years as his close colleague. My heart goes out to his family." Falco continues saying she will "hold on to the memories of our intense and beautiful time together. The love between Tony and Carmela was one of the greatest I've ever known."

 

Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti): "Jimmy treated us all like family with a generosity, loyalty, and compassion that is rare in this world.. Working with him was a pleasure and a privilege. I will be forever grateful having had a friend the likes of Jimmy."