A multitalented actor, director, producer, author, and philanthropist, Joesph Michael Manganiello is best known for his role of Flash Thompson in the Spiderman trilogy. He has also worked in other movies such as Magic Mike, What To Expect When You're Expecting, Sabotage, Tumbledown, Knight of Cups, Smurfs, Drunk Parents etc. Joe has also worked in many television series such as How I Met Your Mother, American Heiress, E.R., WWE Raw, One Tree Hill, True Blood, Two and a Half Men and more. His portrayals have earned him awards such as NewNowNext Awards, Saturn Awards, Scream Awards, and the Maui Film Festival Award. He was even nominated at the Teen Choice and MTV Movie awards. Joe is also a celebrated philanthropist often seen working and contributing to social causes.
Joe Manganiello Religion
Joe was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. His father has an Italian descent and mother has German, Austrian, Croatian and Armenian ancestry. He was raised in Mount Lebanon where he attended his high school. This background and lifestyle ensures that Joe is a Christian by faith.
Joe Manganiello Political Views
With no special political affiliations and outright statements, his liberal political views can be guessed by his philanthropic activities. He was honoured by Human Rights Campaign in 2014 with their "Ally for Equality" award for his philanthropic work on behalf of marriage equality. He actively works in several charities such as Children's Hospital of Pittsburg. Joe is also a member of the committee of The Art of Elysium.
Who is he/she dating?
Joe is married to actress Sofia Vergara at the Palm Beach, Florida in 2015.
Joe Manganiello Hobbies
He was an excellent athlete for Blue Devils. He used to play varsity football, basketball, and volleyball which sufficiently describes his stoic physique and fitness. Other than sports, he has also been a part of Army Parachute's skydiving team the "Golden Knights". Another feather in his cap is that he is a trained boxer and was a former sparring partner of NHL player Brantt Myhers.
Interesting Facts
Joe has a Bachelor's degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon Univesity at Pittsburg.
Before he got a break in acting, he used to shovel sand and gravel off the truck for a construction company.
There were widespread rumors about him being the frontrunner for the character Superman in Christopher Nolan and Zach Snyder's reboot.
He was named as one of the most beautiful people by People's Magazine in 2011 and one of the sexiest man alive in 2010.
Joe was named by US magazine's "Sharp Dressed Man" in 2010, ranked #1 on Men's Health Magazine's best Summer bodies.
Readers of Entertainment Weekly voted him as the "Favourite Pop-culture Werewolf of all Time".
He self-financed, directed and produced a documentary film "La Bare".
People's magazine has even named him as the Hottest Bachelor Alive in 2014.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Manganiello
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542133/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
