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My Take
Bobby Cannavale is my favorite kind of actor: the one who walks into a scene and immediately raises everyone's game. The two Primetime Emmys — guest comedy work in 2005 and dramatic supporting in 2013 — tell you how wide his register runs, and his stage credentials explain the precision underneath the volatility. He plays charmers, bruisers, and fools with the same total commitment, and his New Jersey-bred rhythm gives even small roles a lived-in texture. He may never be the marquee name, but directors clearly trust him with the parts that hold a story together. For me, his presence in a cast is a reliability seal.
Overview
Bobby Cannavale ( kan-uh-VAH-lee; born May 3, 1970) is an American actor. His breakthrough came with the leading role as FDNY Paramedic Roberto "Bobby" Caffey in the NBC series Third Watch, a role he played from 1999 to 2001.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bobby Cannavale
- Name (Japanese)
- ボビー・カナヴェイル
- Reading
- ぼびー・かなゔぇいる
- Born
- May 3, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dog
- Origin
- Union City, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / stage actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Coconut Creek High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Award for Ensemble Excellence
- 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.