Ambrose Monk

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Ambrose Monk is a fictional character on the USA Network television series Monk. He is played by John Turturro.

Ambrose is the brother of Adrian Monk, the main character. He is smarter than Adrian, but suffers from agoraphobia. He can be seen in two episodes, "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies", and "Mr. Monk Goes Home Again", and has a romantic interest in Natalie Teeger, Adrian's assistant. He blames himself for the death of Adrian's wife, Trudy, because she was buying him cough medicine when her car was blown up.

When Adrian and Ambrose were children, they (or at least Ambrose) shared a strong bond with their father. This may have been due to his strict rules, such as not ever entering his office, and the boys' social seclusion, causing a sort of dependency. For unknown reasons, their father left when they were still young. Ever since, Ambrose has been obsessed with the idea of his return, even to the point of making him a plate for dinner every night, just in case. Adrian feels differently, believing his father will never return. However, their father showed up at Ambrose's doorstep to leave a note.

The house Ambrose lives in is cluttered with his work. He writes owner's manuals in multiple languages, for many different consumer products.

The relationship between Ambrose and Adrian parallels that of Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes.

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Secondary Characters	Charles Kroger | Trudy Monk | Ambrose Monk | Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck | Julie Teeger
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