Before the big city beckoned, Tony Shalhoub's brothers and sisters introduced him to the theater. Tony was just six years old. Since that small musical production in Green Bay, Tony Shalhoub has consistently worked on his skills and range as an actor. He attended the Yale Drama School and trained for the theater. Shalhoub said that ART was a fantastic place to launch a serious acting career because of the flexibility and skills required from every cast member.
ART puts on two to three shows a week.
After four seasons with ART, Shalhoub moved to NYC where he met his wife, a fellow actress. Shalhoub immediately became shy when I asked him whether his wife was of Arab descent or not. That wasn't an issue for me. They have two young daughters, aged four and nine, and living in Los Angeles. Tony Shalhoub is now being cast in more films and TV shows than theater productions but he and his wife still miss the theater.