Biography
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Anthony LaPaglia (born 31 January, 1959) (pronounced ) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series Without a Trace, a role which won him a Golden Globe Award.
He also appeared as Jimmy Wyler, the lead during the second and final season of the television program Murder One.
His other credits include the films Innocent Blood, The Client, Looking for Alibrandi, Lantana, Summer of Sam, So I Married an Axe Murderer, and Empire Records. LaPaglia also appeared on eight episodes of the sitcom Frasier, including the series finale, as Daphne Moon's brother Simon. The role won him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He also appeared uncredited in the film Analyze That playing an actor, Anthony Bella, who appeared in the TV show-within-a-film Little Caesar. Currently LaPaglia is the only person bombarded by 'Mr Ten Questions' from The Chaser to answer all ten questions correctly.
Background
Born in Adelaide, Australia, of Italian and Dutch extraction, Anthony LaPaglia currently lives in Santa Monica, California. LaPaglia tells that he adopted an American accent to help him get acting work after moving to America, and has now lost his Australian accent completely.[1] He is married to Australian actress Gia Carides, whom he met whilst jointly starring in the 1994 (Ben Lewin) Australian movie "Lucky Break". They have one daughter Bridget. Anthony is the brother to actor Jonathan LaPaglia, who starred in The District, and to Michael LaPaglia, both of whom are also currently based in the United States. Anthony LaPaglia attended Norwood Morialta High School.
Involvement in Australian soccer
In the 1980s LaPaglia was a goalkeeper in the National Soccer League, playing for Adelaide City and West Adelaide. LaPaglia is now part owner of A-League club Sydney FC, and has been flying from California to Sydney to attend their matches since their inception in 2005. He was the narrator and Executive Producer of The Away Game, a critically-acclaimed television documentary exploring the experiences of Australian footballers in Europe.
LaPaglia underwent a hip replacement in the summer of 2004, a result of his days playing soccer. He has fully recovered and even has played for a couple of amateur clubs in California.[2]
Charity work
LaPaglia has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program.
Selected Filmography
- The Architect (2006)
- Happy Feet (2006)
- Winter Solstice (2005)
- Happy Hour (2003)
- Road to Perdition (2002) (Deleted Scene)
- Dead Heat (2002)
- I'm With Lucy (2002)
- Lantana (2001)
- Autumn in New York (2000)
- Summer of Sam (1999)
- Phoenix (1998)
- Empire Records (1995)
- The Client (1994)
- So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993)
- Innocent Blood (1992)
- Whispers in the Dark (1992)
- Slaves of New York (1989)
- Cold Steel (1987)
External links
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