He began his career in Hollywood with a small role in the popular movie “Spider-Man”, appearing before film amateurs and comic book fans in the image of a school bully. Then he appeared in the series “Ambulance” and “How I Met Your Mother”. But he was made a star actor by the image of a werewolf in the film “True Blood”. This is one of the hottest men in Hollywood, according to numerous publications - Joe Manganyello.
Joseph Manganyello was born almost at the very end of 1976. This event took place in Pittsburgh in a family that had nothing to do with creativity and cinema. The future actor with a bright and spectacular appearance was brought up not one. He has a brother. In childhood, they both studied at a Catholic school. Joe graduated with honors.
I thought about acting while studying. He began his career with a musical production of “Oklahoma!”. He liked the stage experience. Therefore, without hesitation, I decided to attend a school film studio. In his youth, he often shot short films, renting a camera.
In addition to his passion for amateur photography, Joe from an early age paid attention to sports. At first in school, and then in college, he was a member of a football team. He even wore a captain's armband. Also played basketball and volleyball. But the movie always always put in the first place. He was educated at the famous theater school, which he entered on his second attempt.
Hollywood Career
Immediately after graduation, he went to Los Angeles. Then there was a move to New York. Everywhere Joe Mangagnello tried to break into the cinema, attended castings. Lucky only in 2002. The debut took place in the movie "Spider-Man". In front of film enthusiasts, Joe appeared in the image of Flash Thompson. Thanks to such a good debut, the actor’s career went uphill.
The next picture in the filmography of Joe was the serial project "Ambulance". A popular actor appeared in one episode. On set, he worked with celebrities such as George Clooney and Anthony Edwards. The next role was played on the film “One Tree Hill”. The actor appeared in the image of a secondary character. Then there were shootings in such multi-series projects as Medium, Las Vegas, How I Met Your Mother.
True success
Joe became a star actor after appearing in the multi-part film project True Blood. He got the role of Alcido Guervo, a werewolf who was friends with the main character of the series. Thanks to the mastery of the game, Joe was called the “favorite werewolf.” Then he received several prestigious awards and became one of the sexiest men.
Among the successful projects of Joe, the movie “Super Mike”, on which he worked together with Channing Tatum, should be highlighted. Before many fans, Joe appeared in the image of Richie. Then there were shooting in the second part - “Super Mike XXL”. Successful films include the films “What to expect when you are expecting a child” and “Sabotage”. On the set, he worked with stars such as Jennifer Lopez and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The actor appeared in the popular movie “Justice League” in the image of Defstroke. But so far only in a small episode after the credits. However, his participation in the second part of the blockbuster about superheroes has already been announced. Appears in the image of Slade Wilson and in the movie “Batman”.
Joe has not only starred in numerous movies. He also happened to work as a producer on the set.
