Mario Cantone
Mario Cantone
A high-energy performer with a strong comedic bent, Mario Cantone entered show business as host of the Gotham children's show Steampipe Alley. In that venue, Cantone turned more than a few heads by injecting adult-oriented comedic material into dialogue that evaded the younger set; in the process, he reeled in a substantial audience that transcended age barriers. Taking the success of this assignment as a cue, Cantone then delved headfirst into traditional standup comedy, in such top-tiered venues as Atlantic City, Broadway, and Carnegie Hall, and also ushered in a remarkably successful stage career on and off Broadway, in such varied productions as The Taming of the Shrew, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Tempest, and The Crumple Zone. In terms of on-camera work, Cantone is perhaps best known as Anthony Marantino, the flamboyant wedding planner and friend of Charlotte (Kristin Davis), on the blockbuster HBO series Sex and the City (1998-2004) -- a role he reprised in the 2008 big-screen version. Cantone's resumé also includes an appearance in Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza's standup documentary The Aristocrats (2005, delivering one of the more colorful and surrealistic monologues in that production), Charles Picerni's road comedy Three Days to Vegas (2007), and a voice in the family-oriented animated comedy Surf's Up (2007). Cantone returned to the small screen as well, scoring a recurring role on the romantic comedy drama Men in Trees (2006-2008); he portrayed gay NYC hairdresser Terri, who was a bit of a fish out of water in the small Alaskan town of Elmo. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Mario Cantone:
- Surf's Up with Shia LaBeouf , Jeff Bridges , Jeff Bridges , Zooey Deschanel , Jon Heder , James Woods , Diedrich Bader , Kelly Slater , Rob Machado , Ash Brannon , Sal Masekela , Chris Buck , Brian Posehn , Dana L. Belben
- The Aristocrats with Jason Alexander , Hank Azaria , Shelley Berman , Lewis Black , George Carlin , Pat Cooper , Phyllis Diller , Joe Franklin , Whoopi Goldberg , Gilbert Gottfried , Allan Havey , Dom Irrera , Sue Kolinsky , Cathy Ladman , Bill Maher , Howie Mandel , Jackie Martling , Chuck McCann , Larry Miller , Kevin Nealon , Taylor Negron , Rick Overton , Gary Owens , The Passing Zone , Emo Philips , Peter Pitofsky , Kevin Pollak , Paul Reiser , Don Rickles , Chris Rock , Rita Rudner , Bob Saget , The Smothers Brothers , Carrie Snow , Larry Storch , Rip Taylor , Teller , Bruce Vilanch , Fred Willard , Steven Wright , David Brenner , Billy Connolly , Tim Conway , Franco DiGiacomo , Carrie Fisher , Eric Idle , Penn Jillette , Richard Lewis , Michael McKean , Martin Mull , Harry Shearer , David Steinberg , Dave Thomas , Robin Williams , Paul Krassner , Mark Cohen , Susie Essman , Richard Jeni , Peter Tilden , Andy Dick , Jake Johannsen , Jay Kogen , Eddie Izzard , Dana Gould , Jonathan Ross , Gregg Rogell , Jon Stewart , Carrot Top , Eddie Gorodetsky , Drew Carey , Bobby Slayton , Sarah Silverman , Judy Gold , Andy Richter , Johnny Thompson , T. Sean Shannon , Wendy Leibman , Jeffrey Ross , Merrill Markoe , Todd Glass , Lisa Lampanelli , Doug Stanhope , Alan Kirschenbaum , Chris Albrecht , Billy the Mime , Wayne Cotter , Amazing Jonathan , Jay Marshall , Eric Mead , The Onion Editorial Staff , Otto & George
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