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Anthony LaPaglia

Birth Name:
Anthony LaPaglia
Birth Place:
Adelaide, Australia
Profession
Actor, Producer, Writer
Anthony LaPaglia

Fast Facts

  • Is a shareholder in the International Goalkeepers Academy
  • Volunteers for the Young Storytellers Program to help advocate for literacy development in the Los Angeles area
  • Received the Golden Starfish Award for Career Achievement at the 2004 Hamptons International Film Festival
  • Studied acting at the South Australian Castings Agency
  • Quote: "(On taking on different roles) "I am an eternal optimist and so I kind of -- I get excited about the potential of change as it goes along and it's successful to varying degrees․ Sometimes it's really successful, sometimes it just doesn't quite hit it․""
  • Often portrays street-savvy New Yorkers in his projects
  • Dropped his Australian accent when starting out as an actor because the only successful Australian actor he knew of, Mel Gibson, had done the same
  • Was the original choice to portray Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos," but turned the role down
  • Played goalkeeper in the 1980s for the National Soccer League's Adelaide City and West Adelaide
  • Was cast as Al Capone in "Road to Perdition," but all of his scenes were ultimately cut from the film

Awards

  • 1991CFCA Award - Most Promising Actor:Nominated
  • 1993AFI Award - Best Actor in a Lead Role:Nominated
  • 2000Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2001AFI Award - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Winner
  • 2001FCCA Award - Best Supporting Actor - Male:Nominated
  • 2001IF Award - Best Actor:Winner
  • 2002Best ActorWinner
  • 2002FCCA Award - Best Actor - Male:Winner
  • 2002Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2003Chlotrudis Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2004Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2004Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2004Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Lead Actor:Nominated
  • 2004Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama:Winner
  • 2004Achievement Award - Outstanding Achievement in Acting:Winner
  • 2004OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2004Prism Award - Performance in a Film Festival Award:Winner
  • 2004Golden Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Series, Drama:Nominated
  • 2004Best ActorWinner
  • 2005Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2005Golden Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Series, Drama:Nominated
  • 2006AFI International Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2009AFI Award - Best Lead Actor:Winner
  • 2009AFI International Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2009IF Award - Best Actor:Nominated
  • 2009IF Award - Best Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2010FCCA Award - Best Actor - Male:Winner
  • 2012BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Winner
  • 2013The Equity Award - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie:Nominated
  • 2015AACTA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2016AFCA Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2016FCCA Award - Best Actor - Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2017AACTA Award - Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama:Nominated
  • 2018Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor in a Long Fiction Program:Nominated
  • 2021AACTA Award - Best Supporting Actor in Film:Winner
  • 2021AFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2022FCCA Award - Best Actor - Supporting Role:Nominated
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