Jonathan LaPaglia (, ; born 31 August 1969) is an Australian actor and television personality. He has hosted

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's revival of ''

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'' since 2016. As an actor, LaPaglia is known for his roles as Frank B. Parker in the television series '' Seven Days'', Kevin Debreno in ''

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'' and Detective Tommy McNamara in ''

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''.

Early and personal life

LaPaglia was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the youngest of three sons of Maria Johannes (née Brendel), a secretary, originally from

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and Gedio "Eddie" LaPaglia, an

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and

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from Bovalino,

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, Italy.As per interview on ''

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'' in 2009 His elder brothers are actor

Anthony LaPaglia Anthony LaPaglia (, ; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Jack Malone in the television drama ''Without a Trace'' (2002–2009), for which he received a Golden Globe Award in 2004. LaPaglia won a Prim ...

, and Michael LaPaglia, a car wholesaler in Los Angeles. LaPaglia lives in

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, with his wife Ursula Brooks and daughter.

Career

LaPaglia graduated from

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, and then from the

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with a

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medical degree in 1991. He worked three years as an emergency ward physician in

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, Sydney and London. Feeling restricted, he decided to follow his brother into acting. In 1994, he moved to New York City where he joined the

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. He got his first break in 1996 when he joined the cast of the television series ''

''. From 1998 until 2001 he played the role of Lt. Frank B. Parker on the science fiction series '' Seven Days''. Afterwards, he played Detective Kevin Debreno, on ''

'' from 2001–2004. LaPaglia has also guest-starred in numerous series including ''

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'', '' NCIS'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He appeared in the May 2008 issue of '' Car Craft'' magazine with his custom 6.1L Hemi '73

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. In 2011, he starred as the protagonist, Hector, in the TV adaptation of Christos Tsiolkas' novel '' The Slap'' produced for ABC TV. Although he is Australian, this was LaPaglia's first appearance in an Australian production. Having lived abroad for many years, LaPaglia found it necessary to hire a dialect coach to recover his Australian accent. His second role in an Australian production was the title character of real-life crime boss Anthony "Rooster" Perish in Channel Nine's '' Underbelly: Badness'', which was the fifth series of the true crime drama franchise. He starred in the 2014 movie '' The Reckoning'' alongside

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. Since 2016, he has been the host of

's revival of ''

''. In 2020, he was 'inducted' by an unofficial social media page into the "Inaugural ''Australian Survivor'' Hall of Fame". LaPaglia is also a sports enthusiast and model.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lapaglia, Jonathan 1969 births 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors Australian emergency physicians Australian expatriate male actors in the United States Australian male film actors Australian television personalities Australian male models Australian male television actors Australian people of Calabrian descent Australian people of Dutch descent Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni Living people Male actors from Adelaide People educated at Rostrevor College University of Adelaide Medical School alumni Expatriates in England Australian Survivor