Joe Manganiello
Joe Manganiello
Joseph Michael "Joe" Manganiellois an American actor, director, producer, and author. He played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and had various recurring roles in television on ER, How I Met Your Mother, and One Tree Hill, before landing his breakout role as werewolf Alcide Herveaux on the HBO television series True Blood. In 2011, he was voted "Favorite Pop-Culture Werewolf of All Time" by the readers of Entertainment Weekly, and one of Men's Health's "100 Fittest Men of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth28 December 1976
CountryUnited States of America
Sex accounts for about 40 percent of your relationship, but if it's bad, then it's 60.
I was kind of a dark kid. I loved Halloween, and I loved vampires and the black and white old monster movies.
Acting was my first love.
Acting was the only place that I ever felt like I belonged so went for it with everything I had.
I grew up a big comic book reader, as a kid, and I love the whole fanboy crowd.
I grew up a misfit. I never fit in.
When I'd be out-and-about at a club and the music would come on, I was never the guy that was gonna dance. But after Magic Mike - I have like two or three go-to moves. That's what Magic Mike gave me.
I had a fan make me a silver wolf-tooth necklace. That was really great.
I mean 'One Tree Hill' had some rabid fans - you'd be surprised - they're almost in a class of their own.
When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it.
When I'm training for 'True Blood,' I don't eat any sugar except for some fruit here and there. So it's no sugar, no bread, no real carbs all day.
I screen tested for Training Day many years ago, which was David Ayer's script with Antoine Fuqua directing.
David Ayer was put on my map, at that point, and I always kept note and clocked his career. When he started directing, I saw Harsh Times, I saw Street Kings and I saw End of Watch. I gave my agents a list of directors that I wanted to work with, and at the top of that list was David. I wanted to have that experience.
I did [Henrik] Ibsen and [Anton] Chekhov for years. Obviously I didn't get the kind of recognition I have now. Somebody once told me, "You ride the horse the direction it's going."