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As Charlotte's wedding planner with attitude, New York stage actor and
standup comedian Mario Cantone returns this season to Sex and the City as
Charlotte's friend and confident.
An accomplished stage actor, on Broadway, Cantone played the role of Buzz in
Terrence McNally's award winning dramatic comedy, "Love! Valor!
Compassion!". For the Public Theater on Broadway, Cantone played Stephano
in Shakespeare's "The Tempest". Off Broadway in Shakespeare in the Park, he
played Grumio in "Taming of the Shrew." Also Off Broadway he was Terry in
the original cast of "The Crumple Zone" and Benny in "June Moon."
Sex and the City fans get a taste of Cantone's irreverence as a
stand-up comedian who has performed a wide range of venue from warming up
jazz great Shirley Bassey at Carnegie Hall to performances at Atlantic City
"Resorts" and "Caroline's" on Broadway. Peter Marks of The New York Times
wrote, "In the realm of outrageously, joyful stand-up, there is the
shrieking, wind-up toy sensibility of Mario Cantone, a comedian of
extravagant tantrums and extravagant gifts...he is a proponent of the comedy
of outrage."
Cantone had a limited engagement on Broadway at New York's American Airlines Theater in
his one man show, "An Evening with Mario Cantone" directed by Joe Mantello.
On Comedy Central, Cantones performances are featured on The USO Comedy
Tour, Chappelle's Show, Premium Blend, as well as his own special Comedy
Central Presents Mario Cantone. Over the years his routines have included
musical parodies of Judy Garland, Jim Morrison, Peggy Lee and Liza Minnelli.
About his own one man show the comedian has said "No, I'm not going to come
out in a white shirt and leggings and miss the last note of 'Ladies Who
Lunch' a few times," he said, referring to Elaine Stritch's solo act.
Instead, he said, "Everybody thinks 'Well, you need a
theme' [or] 'you should have a play.' It's not a play. Dame Edna didn't have
a play, she had no theme at all and she was hysterical."
Cantone got his start hosting the local New York children's show, "Steampipe
Alley," where the comic slipped in sly pop culture innuendo that adults
could enjoy. His other television credits include appearances on "Late
Night with David Letterman", "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," and NBC's "Ed." The
actor was also featured in the films "Quiz Show" and "Mousetrap."
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The Look
Browse fashions from all six seasons of Sex and the City. |
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