For example,Stanley Tucci starred alongside Tony Shalhoubin 1996sBig Night.
Some ofMonks greatest characters were played by guest stars, from villains to friends or family of Adrian Monk.
For example, comedianAndy Richter played one ofMonks best villains.
Tony Shalhoub won two Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series Emmys for his role as Adrian Monk.
Stanley Tucci played a more meta character inMonk.
To play Monk, David Ruskin had to become Monk.
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More than dressing like Adrian or copying his gestures, Tuccis character wanted to understand how Monks mind worked.
By the end of the episode,David Ruskin actually believed he was Adrian Monk.
Ambrose Monk and David Ruskin worked as mirrors, allowing Adrian to see himself in others.
Starring Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk, Monk follows the titular detective, a private investigator with OCD who helps solve crimes with the San Francisco Police. On the side, he also investigates the death of his wife, who was killed by a car bomb. Bitty Schram, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine, and Jason Gray-Stanford also star.
Interestingly, Adrian struggled to see himself in Ambrose and David Ruskins version of Monk.
Bitty Schram, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine, and Jason Gray-Stanford also star.
