Manganiello plays the role of werewolf Alcide Herveaux in season 3 of HBO's True Blood. He shot television pilots for 100 Questions and the Pittsburgh-set sitcom Livin' on a Prayer, written in part by How I Met Your Mother writer and fellow CMU alum, Kourtney Kang. In 2010, Manganiello appeared in television commercials for Taco Bell promoting its new product, the Tortada. He had a role in the independent film Irene in Time, written and directed by Henry Jaglom. Manganiello appeared in Medium in 2009, and has guest starred on all three series of CBS's CSI television franchise: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY. The Fox Home Entertainment film was shot in Puerto Rico. He starred in the direct-to-video war film Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia in 2009, alongside WWE professional wrestler Ken Kennedy. He played Stu on the Fox sitcom ' Til Death for two episodes, and starred in the short film "Wounded" that year, written by Gloria Calderon Kellett, which he first originated on the stage. Manganiello shot the series in Wilmington, North Carolina, and returned for its sixth and seventh seasons. In 2008, he joined the cast of The CW drama One Tree Hill for its the fifth season, playing bartender Owen Morello, Sophia Bush’s love interest. Manganiello played Brad, the law school buddy of Jason Segel's character Marshall Eriksen, on several seasons of the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother. He also played Officer Litchman, the love interest to Linda Cardellini's character, for a 4 episode arc on NBC's ER. In 2007, he appeared in "My No Good Reason", a Zach Braff-directed episode of the NBC series Scrubs, and in the MyNetwork TV nighttime soap opera American Heiress. Manganiello began finding work in television, playing Tori Spelling's boyfriend on VH1's So Notorious in 2006, and guest starred on Las Vegas, Jake in Progress and Close To Home that year. He reprises the role several years later, making a brief cameo at the end of Spider-Man 3 (2007). Manganiello landed the role of Eugene "Flash" Thompson, Peter Parker’s nemesis, playing opposite Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, and Willem Dafoe, as his first acting job out of college. He quickly signed with a talent agent, and 3 days later, auditioned for the role of Peter Parker in the Sam Raimi-directed film, Spider-Man (2002). Manganiello moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Carnegie Mellon. Manganiello is a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and produced and directed the 2007 short documentary "DieHardz", about Steelers fans that meet at a bar in Los Angeles. He is a supporter of Until There’s a Cure, a charity dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS, and appears in public service announcements for the organization. Manganiello traveled to New York and Los Angeles through his university to participate in group auditions, which provided him contacts in the entertainment business.Īs of 2010, Manganiello lives in Los Angeles, California. Manganiello studied all styles of classical theatre while he was there. Manganiello graduated in 2000 with a BFA in acting. ![]() He performed in theatre productions and wrote, produced and acted in the student film Out of Courage 2. Manganiello re-applied to Carnegie Mellon a year later, and was one of 17 students accepted into the acting program. He wasn't accepted, so enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh and worked at doing theatre. On weekends, he would borrow equipment to make movies with his friends, and became interested in acting to become a better amateur filmmaker.Īfter getting injured in football, Manganiello auditioned for the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama as a senior in high school. ![]() Manganiello won the role of Jud Fry in his school's production of Oklahoma!, and was involved with the school's TV studio. He grew up playing football, basketball, and volleyball, and played varsity football in high school, and was the captain of his basketball and volleyball teams. Lebanon High School, where he graduated in 1995. ![]() ![]() Bernard School, a Catholic elementary school in Mt. Manganiello is of Italian American descent, and has a younger brother. His parents are Charles and Susan Manganiello. Manganiello was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in Mt.
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