- Tony Shalhoub’s Siblings are made up of three brothers and 6 sisters including the actress Susan Shalhoub Larkin
- The Monk actor has won many awards over the cause of his career, yet it was his older sister, Susan who first suggested he act at the age of six
- Despite being the 9th child in the Shalhoub family and the most renowned, it did not affect him from having a close relationship with his siblings
Tony Shalhoub’s Siblings are not as renowned as him though some have also been in the entertainment industry while others have built quiet lives away from the paparazzi. Famous for his role of Adrian Monk in Monk (2002-2009) the multi-award-winning actor is the second youngest child among his parent’s 10 children.
Aside from being from a large family, Tony and his siblings have remained closely knitted over the years.
Let’s Meet Tony Shalhoub’s Siblings
Sherry Matzdorff
Born on December 19, 1939, she is the oldest among Tony Shalhoub’s 9 siblings born to their parents, Helen Seroogy Shalhoub and Joseph Shalhoub who were both of Lebanese descent. Her birth marked another beginning for Tony’s parents, especially their father who had lost many members of his family to the Assyrian genocide years earlier.
She was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and during her childhood, her father drove a refrigerated truck to support the family.
The details about her education are not so clear. Notwithstanding, she started another phase of her life when she got married to Peter Paul Matzdorf in 1963. The union was blessed with their first child, a son named Peter Joseph Matzdorf the following year. Not long after also, they had their second son, Michael Gary Matzdorf on September 20, 1965.
Sadly, Sherry lost her oldest child who was 43 in 2008 after a brief illness. Prior to his death, Tony’s nephew was a blacksmith artist whose work had appeared at the Fine Line Designs Gallery during the emerging artist exhibition in 2001.
William Shalhoub
William Shalhoub was born on October 10, 1940, one year after the second world war broke out.
Not much is known about his career, however, he was married to Donna Louise Shalhoub for over 50 years. They got married in 1964 and were together for the next 54 years till her death in 2018.
Before her sad death, their marriage was blessed with two children, Andrew William Shalhoub, and Heidi Louise Shalhoub.
Michael Thomas Shalhoub
He is the third child of Tony Shalhoub’s parents. Michael was born on February 12, 1942, two years after his older brother, William.
He is also an actor like his brother. In fact, both men shared the screen together. He appeared in Monk. While his appearances were in a few scenes, it makes him and Tony one among other Hollywood siblings that worked alongside each other.
So far, his credited movies are; Monk (2002), Silver City (2004), and Disney Infinity (2013).
Aside from his acting roles, he keeps his life private, hence, all that is known about him now is his marriage to Beverly Paulette Shalhoub whom he married in 1972.
Looking at the number of years that they have been married, it is unclear if the couple had children or not.
Susan Shalhoub Larkin
Like her famed brother, Susan is also in the entertainment industry. She was born on June 6, 1944. Aside from being the fifth child of the Shalhoub family, she was educated at St. Joseph’s Academy and graduated in 1962.
Susan was instrumental to her little brother’s acting career, she encouraged him to participate in a High school production of The King and I when Tony was only 6 years old.
Years later, she also continued an acting career that landed her many roles. So far, she has appeared in the 2013 series Sleepy Hollow which also happens to be her first credited movie per IMDB. Her other movies include; Last Vegas (2013) and Stranger Things (2016).
Aside from her acting career, she was married to James Anthony Larkin, an architect for more than 5 decades. She met him in 1968 in Atlanta and got married to him on May 31, 1969.
Together with him, the celebrity sister had three children, Chris, Joe, and Tony. Sadly, she lost her husband on May 7, 2022, after more than 5 decades of marriage.
Maggie Shalhoub
She was born Maxine Margaret Shalhoub on September 21, 1945, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She is one of Tony Shalhoub’s oldest siblings. Though she avoids the spotlight, she got married to Robert Wilis Gensler in 1967.
The marriage which lasted 12 years produced one child, Tobin John Gensler. Since her divorce, not much is known about her.
Jane Shalhoub
She was born Jane Helen Dubois on April 26, 1948. Reportedly, she got married to Chester Clifton Dubois in 1975, and together they welcomed two children, Rachel Elizabeth Dubois and Daniel James Dubois.
Her marriage did not last long as she and her husband divorced 14 years later in 1989. Since then, she has been living quietly, hence the little information regarding her whereabouts and if she remarried or not.
Deborah Shalhoub Landin
She was born Deborah Ann Landin on July 17, 1950, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Deborah was part of the childhood of Tony Shalhoub, with whom he described as growing up in a crowded house filled with siblings.
Apparently, she also lives quietly. Yet, she married her husband, Bradley Benjamin Landin in 1982 in her hometown, Green Bay. Together she and Bradley are the parents of Elizabeth Ann Landin.
Daniel Shalhoub
Perhaps the closest sibling to the Monk actor, he was born on February 10, 1952. He and Tony have an age difference of less than a year.
Daniel who is also referred to as Dan followed the line of their father who was a businessman during their childhood. Despite being a businessman, he is not into the selling of meat like Joe Shalhoub, he runs a line of businesses in the cleaning industry.
As such he started a window blind cleaning business named White Glove Ultra-Sonic Blind Cleaning in 1988 and is based in Milwaukee. Over the years, his business must have thrived as it is still running. Moreso, his decision to clean for a living has been likened to his brother’s famous role as the super neat detective Monk.
Away from his business, he got married to Karen Kaye Shalhoub in 2002. Aside from this, not much is known about their children.
Moving forward, his cleaning business is his source of livelihood. As such, the businessman also invented a dog cleaning device known as the Shapoopie. Apparently, he invented the device to ease the cleaning involved with dogs.
As revealed by his famous brother while promoting the device on a talk show, the invention started from the experience of having to clean up after a stray dog he brought home. Since he hated the cleanup, he had to find an easier way of doing it, thus, the invention of the dog cleaning device.
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Amy Shalhoub
Born on November 4, 1956, Amy Jacqueline Shalhoub. She is the youngest of Tony Shalhoub’s siblings. Amy graduated from Green Bay East High school. Shortly after that, she enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, Riverfalls where she obtained both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Speech Pathology.
Having trained as an educator, she became a children’s speech therapist in the Denmark School, Wisconsin. She also joined the teachers union. In 2011, she appeared alongside her brother, Tony in a rally to support workers’ rights.
Prior to her becoming an experienced educationist, she got married to Geoffrey Thomas Gialdini in 1982.
Following this, the couple was blessed with two daughters, Meghan Elizabeth Gialdini and Jade Jennifer Gialdini.
Tony Shalhoub happens to be the 9th child among his parent’s ten children. Having started life in Greenbay to parents of Lebanese descent, he and his siblings make up 1 among four Americans born to immigrant parents and later became successful. Other children of immigrant parents include; Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, and Leonard Nimoy.
