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Anthony LaPaglia
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<p>Anthony LaPaglia is an Australian actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen he has received several accolades including three <a href="/facts/AACTA_Awards/CGv7pMdQ">AACTA Awards</a>, a <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award/4eAaPW0F">Primetime Emmy Award</a>, and a <a href="/facts/Tony_Award/Md77rBE0">Tony Award</a>. </p><p>For his starring role as <a href="/facts/Jack_Malone_(Without_a_Trace)/46jWIqBP">Jack Malone</a> on the American television crime drama series <i><a href="/facts/Without_a_Trace/QN09q8WU">Without a Trace</a></i> (2002–09), he received a <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Awards/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe Award</a> in 2004. For his role as <a href="/facts/List_of_Frasier_characters/Wysem3Ij">Simon Moon</a> on the <a href="/facts/NBC/zyfTYCvW">NBC</a> sitcom <i><a href="/facts/Frasier/VBEd6I7T">Frasier</a></i> (2000–04) he won the <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actor_in_a_Comedy_Series/RfTecMBQ">Primetime Emmy Award</a>. On stage, he starred in the 1997 Broadway revival of the <a href="/facts/Arthur_Miller/LD0W7FFA">Arthur Miller</a> play <i><a href="/facts/A_View_from_the_Bridge/1B16Ql0T">A View from the Bridge</a></i> for which he won the <a href="/facts/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Play/WgNUKFNC">Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play</a>. </p><p>He has won three <a href="/facts/AACTA_Award/CGv7pMdQ">AACTA Awards</a>, <a href="/facts/AACTA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role/5VgTTczg">Best Actor in a Leading Role</a> for <i><a href="/facts/Lantana_(film)/IdLzmApx">Lantana</a></i> (2001) and <i><a href="/facts/Balibo_(film)/20xPgQg9">Balibo</a></i> (2009), and <a href="/facts/AACTA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role/EpH7zbks">Best Actor in a Supporting Role</a> for <i><a href="/facts/Nitram/zr8y7KWd">Nitram</a></i> (2021). He also acted in <i><a href="/facts/Betsy%2527s_Wedding/mzfv6csm">Betsy's Wedding</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/facts/Mixed_Nuts/HpDtJqQD">Mixed Nuts</a></i> (1994), <i><a href="/facts/Empire_Records/T3bNlHYP">Empire Records</a></i> (1995), <i><a href="/facts/Sweet_and_Lowdown/XuAhJBFp">Sweet and Lowdown</a></i> (1999), <i><a href="/facts/Autumn_in_New_York_(film)/mtmgC0Vc">Autumn in New York</a></i> (2000), <i><a href="/facts/Road_to_Perdition/4qbgYB5j">Road to Perdition</a></i> (2002), <i><a href="/facts/Mental_(2012_film)/WUPXYMoC">Mental</a></i> (2012), <i><a href="/facts/A_Good_Marriage_(film)/B8Q2zjgd">A Good Marriage</a></i> (2014), and <i><a href="/facts/Holding_the_Man_(film)/gQXgp1bT">Holding the Man</a></i> (2015). He voiced a <a href="/facts/Skua/1dtYSvU5">skua</a> in <i><a href="/facts/Happy_Feet/NcpzrIK7">Happy Feet</a></i> (2006) and <a href="/facts/Happy_Feet_Two/doaDPdbD">its 2011 sequel</a>. </p>