Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) was a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, until the tragic murder of his beloved wife, Trudy, left him shattered and wracked with phobias, obsessions and compulsions. His extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder cost him his job, and for a time rendered him virtually unable to function.
With the help of therapy and the support of his loyal friends and devoted personal assistant, Monk's condition has improved, but his many fears – including germs, heights, crowds, and even milk – pose daily challenges for Monk and the people around him.
Yet despite his condition, Monk remains a brilliant detective. Though his approach to homicide investigation is unconventional, Monk's vast intelligence, gift for crime scene analysis, and legendary powers of observation have earned him a reputation as one of the best detectives in San Francisco, if not the world.
Monk dreams of regaining his badge, and in the meantime continues to work as a consultant and private detective, taking on even the most impossible cases and continuing to investigate the most personal unsolved crime of all: the murder of his wife.
Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award winner Tony Shalhoub stars as "Adrian Monk" and also serves as executive producer of the USA Network original series Monk. Shalhoub, a triple threat as an actor-director-producer, has established himself as one of the most versatile and popular character actors working today. On television, Shalhoub was a series regular on the sitcoms Stark Raving Mad and the long-running hit series Wings.
His numerous feature film roles include Spy Kids, Galaxy Quest, The Siege, A Civil Action, Searching for Bobby Fischer, The Impostors, Primary Colors, Gattaca, Men in Black, Big Night, Barton Fink, Honeymoon in Vegas, Quick Change, Longtime Companion, Thir13en Ghosts and Life or Something Like It. He also reprised his roles in the sequels for Men in Black II and Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. Shalhoub also appeared in The Last Shot with Matthew Broderick and Alec Baldwin; The Great New Wonderful with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Edie Falco and Olympia Dukakis; and in USA Films' The Man Who Wasn't There (Winner for Best Director-2001 Cannes International Film Festival) by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Billy Bob Thornton and Frances McDormand. Shalhoub was also "heard" as the voice of Luigi in the Pixar hit film, Cars. Most recently, he appeared in 1408 with John Cusack, as well as in AmericanEast, an independent film that he also co-produced.
Shalhoub made his feature directorial debut with the independent film Made Up, in which he co-starred with his wife, Brooke Adams and Gary Sinise. An accomplished stage actor, Shalhoub's New York theater work includes "Waiting for Godot," "Conversations with My Father," "The Heidi Chronicles" and "The Odd Couple" and the New York Shakespeare Festival productions of "Henry IV Part 1" and "Richard III." Most recently, he was seen in Theresa Rebeck's "The Scene," along with Patricia Heaton in New York City.
DEC 18 11:00 AM (SERIES FINALE) MR MONK AND THE END, PART I
DEC 18 12:00 PM (SERIES FINALE) MR MONK AND THE END, PART II
DEC 28 01:00 (2:05AM) MR MONK AND THE FOREIGN MAN
JAN 07 06:30 AM MR MONK'S FAVORITE SHOW
JAN 07 07:30 AM MR MONK AND THE FOREIGN MAN
JAN 08 06:00 AM MR MONK IS SOMEONE ELSE
JAN 08 07:00 AM MR MONK TAKES THE STAND
JAN 14 06:30 AM MR MONK AND THE CRITIC
JAN 14 07:30 AM MR MONK AND THE VOODOO CURSE
JAN 15 06:30 AM MR MONK GOES TO GROUP THERAPY
JAN 15 07:30 AM HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR MONK
JAN 22 06:00 AM MR MONK AND SHARONA
JAN 22 07:00 AM MR MONK AND THE DOG
JAN 28 06:00 AM MR MONK GOES CAMPING
JAN 28 07:00 AM MR MONK IS THE BEST MAN
JAN 29 06:30 AM MR MONK AND THE BADGE
JAN 29 07:30 AM (SERIES FINALE) MR MONK AND THE END, PART I
JAN 29 08:30 AM (SERIES FINALE) MR MONK AND THE END, PART II
Keep an eye out for Monk marathons and the always entertaining holiday episode. Debuting Summer 2009, Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG award winner Tony Shalhoub returned as the obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk in the 8th and final full season of the hit comedy series Monk. With 16 brand-new laugh-inducing episodes, the final season promises to be a memorable one for all Monk fans. So tune in to USA Network this summer and watch one of the most successful series in basic cable history give its final fairwell.
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