Inbothcareerandinreallife,BobbyCannavaletendstochoosetheunconventionalwayofdoingthings.Inthebeginninghisdecisionsmayhavecostthedark,swarthilygood-lookingactorsomeactingrolesand/orgood-payingmoney,butintheendhisstrongworkethicandsenseofself,despitealackofformaltraining,allowedhimtotakeasuccessfulpathoffthecrowdedactingtrail.Fromcharactergoofballandcut-up,hehasbrokeni...(展开全部) Inbothcareerandinreallife,BobbyCannavaletendstochoosetheunconventionalwayofdoingthings.Inthebeginninghisdecisionsmayhavecostthedark,swarthilygood-lookingactorsomeactingrolesand/orgood-payingmoney,butintheendhisstrongworkethicandsenseofself,despitealackofformaltraining,allowedhimtotakeasuccessfulpathoffthecrowdedactingtrail.Fromcharactergoofballandcut-up,hehasbrokenintotheleadingmanrankswithhisrecentstarringroleasareincarnatedmatchmakerintheTVseries"Cupid"(2009). BornRobertoM.CannavaleonMay3,1971,inUnionCity,NewJersey,toanItalianfatherandCubanmother,hewasinvolvedinvariousactivitiesathisUnionCityCatholicschool,St.Michaels,whilegrowingup.Analtarboy,choirboyandlector,healsoappearedinthechurchschool'svariousmusicalsincludinghisveryfirst,"GuysandDolls,"inwhichheshowedupasoneofthegangsters,and"TheMusicMan,"appearingasthelisping,scene-stealingtykeWinthrop. Bobby'sparentsdivorcedwhenhewas13andhisCubanmothermovedthefamilytoPuertoRicoforacoupleofyears.EventuallytheyreturnedtotheStatesandsettledinCoconutCreek,Florida,whereheattendedhighschool.Restlessanduncomfortableinanysortofregimentedsetting,heoftengotsuspendedforplayingtheclassclown.Graduatinginthelate1980s,andbittenbytheactingbug,BobbychosetoreturntotheNewYork/NewJerseyareainordertojumpstartanactingcareer.Workinginbarstosupporthimself,heagainavoidedtheconfinesofanactingschoolandinsteadgainedexperienceasa"reader"onoccasionwiththeNakedAngelstheatrecompany.Duringthistime(1994)hemetandmarriedJennyLumet,theactress-daughterofdirectorSidneyLumet.TheyhadsonJakethefollowingyear.Thecoupledivorcedin2003. SpottedbyplaywrightLanfordWilsonwhileperforminginanEastVillageproductionofLarryKramer's"TheNormalHeart,"BobbywasinvitedtojoinWilson'sprestigiousCircleRepertoryTheatre.Asa"reader"forseveralofthecompany's,heeventuallyearnedstagepartsin"ChileanHolidays"(1996)andinWilson's"VirgilIsStilltheFrogBoy".HealsowentontoserveasunderstudytoandreplacedMarkLinn-Bakerforatimeina1998productionof"AFleainHerEar".Anoticeableroleinthecompany'splay"TheMostFabulousStoryEverTold"byPaulRudnickledtoBobby'sbeingcastintherecurringroleofatugboatoperatorintheTVseries"Trinity"(1998).HavingonlyappearedinbitpartsthusfarinsuchmoviesasNightFallsonManhattan(1996),directedbyLumet,andI'mNotRappaport(1996),itwas"Trinity"creatorJohnWellswhocaughtBobby'sstageperformanceandhandedhimthiscareer-makingbreakoncamera. Bobby's"nice-guy"auraandblue-collarcharmprovedinvaluable,ifabitrestrictive.Oncethe"Trinity"seriesended,Wellscastthe6'3"lugwiththetrademarkcaterpillarbrowsandcrookedsmileaslovelornparamedicBobbyCaffeyinhisseries"ThirdWatch"(1999).ThecharacterbecamequitepopularbutBobby,againfeelingrestrictedandwishingtobroadenhishorizonasanactor,askedtobereleasedfromtheshow--but"inabigway".CreatorWellsobligedandhadtheparamedicfatallyshotinthechestandthenexperiencea"beyondthegrave"unionwithhischaracter'sdeceased,ne'er-do-welldad. Bobbynextjoinedthecastoffather-in-lawSidneyLumet'sacclaimedTVcourtroomdrama"100CentreStreet"(2001),starringAlanArkin,castagainsttypeasabrazenlyopportunisticprosecutor.Hesubsequentlyearnedrecurringroleson"AllyMcBeal"(1997)(in2002)and"SixFeetUnder"(2001)(in2004).Asforfilms,BobbywasfeaturedinGloria(1999),TheBoneCollector(1999),WashingtonHeights(2002)andTheGuru(2002)bythetimehescoredasthegregarioustruckdriverinthecritically-hailedindiefilmTheStationAgent(2003),whichpairedhimintriguinglyoppositethediminutiveactorPeterDinklage. Unwillingtoshirkawayfrommorecontroversialrolessuchashisgaydrugdealerwhohasthehotsforafellowprisonerintheacclaimedseries"Oz"(1997)orhiscloseteddancingneophyteinthefilmcomedyShallWeDance(2004)starringRichardGere,Bobbycontinuedtoelevatehisstatusseesawingbetweenfilm(_TheDevilandDanielWebster(2004),HappyEndings(2005),Romance&Cigarettes(2005))andTVassignments(theminiseries"Kingpin"(2003)).HeearnedbigviewerpointswithhisrecurringportrayalofWillTruman'sdourcop/boyfriendonthehitsitcom"Will&Grace"(1998)in2004andwona"GuestStar"Emmyawardintheprocess.Elsewhere,onstagehemeritedattentioninsuchproductionsas"Hurlyburly"andearnedaTonyAwardnominationforhis2007Broadwaydebutin"Mauritius". Afterfiveconsecutivefailedpilots,Bobbyhascomefront-and-centerwithhisquirkystarringroleintheABCseries"Cupid"(2009),whilecontinuingtorakeupcreditsonthebigscreen(TheMerryGentleman(2008),DiminishedCapacity(2008),TheTake(2007),100Feet(2008)).Heisdefinitelyheretostay.
