Anthony LaPaglia Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Anthony: (When asled if he thinks he could work an actual missing person's case.) Absolutely not. I'm the last person...I can't find my car keys in the morning. Trying to get out of my house is a nightmare. "Where's my wallet? Where are my keys? I have to go find a missing person."

Anthony: TV is hard even if you're working with the best.

Anthony: I like the Baldwin boys a great deal. Alec is super-smart, super-articulate, almost too smart to be an actor.

Anthony: The whole question of God and what God is, and whether it's a blond guy with a beard, I don't know... I don't know that. Do I believe that there's something greater at work than the sum of humanity? Yeah, I think so.

Anthony: We do have a fish named Shallowy. My daughter named it. She’s three!

Trivia

Anthony attended Rostrevor College, a Catholic all-male boarding school located in Adelaide, South Australia.

In the summer of 2004, Anthony under went hip relplacement surgery to repair an injury he sustained in his early soccer playing days.

Anthony has been doing an advertising campaign for American Express.

2002 Awards Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Frasier FCCA Award - Best Actor - Male for Lantana

Anthony’s Chinese sign is Dog (element: Earth).

Anthony’s film credits are as follows: 2006 - All Fall Down 2004 - Winter Solstice 2003 - Spinning Boris 2003 - Happy Hour 2003 - Manhood 2002 - Analyze That 2002 - The Guys 2002 - I'm with Lucy 2002 - Dead Heat 2002 - The Salton Sea 2001 - The Bank 2001 - The Other Side 2001 - On the Edge 2001 - Lantana 2001 - Jack the Dog 2000 - Autumn in New York 2000 - The House of Mirth 2000 - Looking for Alibrandi 2000 - Company Man 1999 - Black and Blue 1999 - Sweet and Lowdown 1999 - Summer of Sam 1999 - Lansky 1998 - Mob Law: A Film Portrait of Oscar Goodman 1998 - The Repair Shop 1998 - Phoenix 1997 - The Garden of Redemption 1997 - Commandments 1996 - Brilliant Lies 1996 - Trees Lounge 1996 - Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story 1995 - Chameleon 1995 - Empire Records 1994 - Mixed Nuts 1994 - Killer 1994 - Lucky Break 1994 - The Client 1994 - Past Tense 1993 - The Custodian 1993 - So I Married an Axe Murderer 1992 - Amazing Stories: Book One 1992 - Innocent Blood 1992 - Amazing Stories: Book One 1992 - Whispers in the Dark 1992 - Black Magic 1991 - Keeper of the City 1991 - 29th Street 1991 - One Good Cop 1991 - He Said, She Said 1991 - The Brotherhood 1990 - Mortal Sins 1990 - Criminal Justice 1990 - Betsy's Wedding 1990 - Mortal Sins 1989 - Slaves of New York 1988 - Police Story: Gladiator School 1988 - Frank Nitti: The Enforcer 1987 - Cold Steel

In 1993, Anthony received an AFI Award nomination for ‘Best Actor in a Lead Role’ for his role in Custodian.

Anthony won a 2004 Golden Globe award for "Best Actor" for his role in Without A Trace.

In the mid 1980s, Anthony was the goalkeeper for both Adelaide City and West Adelaide teams in the National Soccer League in Australia.

Anthony was previously married to actress Cherie Michan.

Anthony attended Norwood Morialta High School in South Australia.

In 2005, Anthony was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award as Best Actor in a Series, Drama for his role in Without a Trace.

Anthony filmed a number of scenes as gangster Al Capone in the movie Road to Perdition, but unfortunately all the scenes were omitted.

Anthony is married to Australian actress

Anthony is a part owner of an Australian Soccer club called Sydney FC (Football Club).

Anthony was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 43.

Anthony welcomed a daughter, with Gia Carides, named Bridget in January of 2003.

Anthony is Italian on his father's side and Dutch on his mother's side.

Anthony is the older brother of Jonathon Lapaglia, star of The District.