Joe Manganiello

Birth Name:

Joseph Michael Manganiello

Birth Place:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actor, Stunts, Producer, Director, Soundtrack

He won Logo TV's 2011 NewNowNext Award in a category called "'Cause You're Hot․"
He earned a Bachelor's of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama in Pittsburgh
In his senior year at Mt․ Lebanon High School, he played Jud Fry in the student production of "Oklahoma!"
Quote: "(On his relationship with cast and crew of "How I Met Your Mother) "I joke with them that I'm like the low income kid who gets bussed in to go to their high school․""
Quote: "I got picked on a lot in elementary school until my father told me to hit back․․․ I never picked on kids but after that incident, I never let anyone mess with me again․"
For his role as Alcide in the HBO series "True Blood," he got a suntan to stand out from the show's other characters and worked out for five months with trainer Ron Mathews to add muscle
He reunited with his Carnegie Mellon classmate Matt Bomer to appear in an episode of USA Network's "White Collar" series and then appeared with him again in the film "Magic Mike․"

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