David soon realized that there was way more to Adrian than being a good detective with quirks.

Davids performance became so spot-on, that he started to believe he was Adrian.

Mr. Monk and the Actor ends on a bittersweet note as Adrian questions whether he couldve saved Trudy.

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The case itself was not that interesting compared to everything else that happened in the episode.

At first, Adrian was more worried about impressing the famous actor that Trudy was once a fan of.

As the episode goes on, what Natalie warned Adrian about becomes true.

Stanley Tucci in Mr. Monk And The Actor and Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk

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Mr. Monk and the Actor ends on a bittersweet note as Adrian questions whether he couldve saved Trudy.

Tucci continued to tease Shalhoub by saying that he wanted to prove that playing Adrian Monk wasnt hard.

Shalhoub explained that he tried to get Tucci on the show several times, but it never worked out.

Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and Secondo (Stanley Tucci) laughing over a messy dinner table in Big Night.

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.

The result was one ofMonk’s greatest moments.

Bitty Schram, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine, and Jason Gray-Stanford also star.

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Headshot Of Tony Shalhoub In The 29th Annual Critics' Choice Awards

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