An actor and comedian from Sex and the City...

Mario Cantone

A New York stage actor and stand-up comedian, Mario Cantone gained critical acclaim with his 2005 Tony-nominated Laugh Whore, which first appeared at the Cort Theatre and later became a Showtime Networks special.

On TV, he was an audience favorite as Charlotte's wedding-planner-with-attitude, Anthony, on Sex and the City. Mr. Cantone starred in the Tony-winning Assassins, and he has also appeared on Broadway in the role of Buzz in the award-winning dramatic comedy Love! Valour! Compassion! He has appeared frequently on Comedy Central, including Chappelle's Show, Premium Blend, as well as his own special Comedy Central Presents: Mario Cantone. Mr. Cantone is playing on behalf of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Hi, I'm Mario Cantone. Watch me on the next Celebrity Jeopardy!

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What was the experience like?
Shocked. Because during rehearsal I really was terrible. And I couldn't get the buzzer. But, uh, the STAR WARS, was the--that did it. The feuds, I'm good with the feuds. I'm good with the Hollywood feuds.

How does the Jeopardy! stage compare to the Broadway stage?
Well, I think they both are very concentrated experience. It's just there's a little more freedom when you're on--in the theater and you're doing what you're doing and you're prepared--you're much more prepared. How do you study for this?

Did you prepare for the show?
No, I did not! I didn't study for my SATs, you think I'm going to study for this? No!

"He played Anthony Marentino, the wedding planner with an attitude, on Sex and the City. Last year, he earned a Tony nomination for his one-man show Laugh Whore. Please welcome..."

Mario won $48,350 for The Actors Fund on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune on 2021-10-31.

Mario appeared in the following archived game:
#5105, aired 2006-11-17 Martin Short vs. Joely Fisher vs. Mario Cantone 2006 Celebrity Jeopardy! game 8. From Radio City Music Hall...

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