Mario Cantone
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 Mario Cantone, April 2007 |
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| Born | December 9, 1959 Stoneham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Domestic partner(s) | Jerry Dixon (1990—present) |
| www.MarioCantone.com Official website |
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Mario Cantone (born December 9, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor, with numerous appearances on Comedy Central including Chappelle's Show. He also played Anthony Marentino on Sex and the City. His unique style is fast-paced and energetic, with much of the humor coming from his impersonations of various characters ranging from his family members, to celebrities, to stereotypes.
[edit] Biography
Cantone was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts. He hosted a children's show called Steampipe Alley from 1988 to 1993. Much of his comedy derives from the fact that he is gay, camp and Italian-American.
Previously, he appeared at a roast for comedian Denis Leary. Along with Leary, Cantone attended Emerson College in Boston. He is a favorite guest on the Opie and Anthony radio show, where he is remembered for a tune called "Getcha Balls Out". He currently narrates the Sunsilk "hairapy" advertisements.
He is the voice of the talent scout bird Mikey Abromowitz in the 2007 computer animated movie Surf's Up.
[edit] Broadway
Cantone is also a regular stage performer with numerous Broadway credits. He made his Broadway debut in 1995 as replacement for the role of Buzz in the Tony Award-winning play, Love! Valour! Compassion!. Later that year he returned to Broadway again in the revival of The Tempest. Several years later Cantone did a workshop for the The Lion King as Timon, but was not comfortable with using a puppet and eventually left the project which lead him to Sex and the City. As Cantone gained popularity and a cult following, he created his own one man show for Broadway with An Evening With Mario Cantone in which he also wrote. A year later Cantone starred in the lead of The Violet Hour. Playwright Richard Greenberg had written the part specifically for the actor. However, Cantone and the play itself, received mediocre reviews and closed after a month long run. In 2004, Cantone starred in the Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins. Cantone had originally turned down the role of Carmen Ghia in Mel Brooks' The Producers to star in Assassins in 2001 but it was cancelled because of the 9/11 Attacks. Mario's latest Broadway credit was in his second one man show Laugh Whore that he had once again written.
[edit] External links
- Mario Cantone official site
- Mario Cantone at the Internet Movie Database
- Mario Cantone MySpace profile
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