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8	Joseph Michael "Joe" Manganiello (born December 28, 1976 in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American actor, director, producer, and author. He's best known for playing Alcide Herveaux on Creator/{{HBO}}'s ''Series/TrueBlood'' and Big Dick Richie in the ''Film/MagicMike'' films.
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10	Apart from his acting career, he's also a published writer and film director/producer. His self-help and fitness book ''Evolution'' was published in 2013, followed by the release of his 2014 directorial debut ''La Bare'', a {{documentary}} centered on a male strip club of the same name in Dallas, Texas.
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12	He was married to ''Series/ModernFamily'' star Creator/SofiaVergara from 2015 until 2023, when the two announced that they were separating and planning to divorce.
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15	!! Selected filmography:
16	* Film/SpiderManTrilogy as [[Characters/MarvelComicsFlashThompson Flash Thompson]]:
17	** ''Film/SpiderMan1'' (2002)
18	** ''FIlm/SpiderMan3'' (2007)
19	* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (2006 -- 2012) as Brad Morris
20	* ''Series/OneTreeHill'' (2008 -- 2010) as Owen Morello
21	* ''Series/TrueBlood'' (2010 -- 2014) as Alcide Herveaux
22	* ''Film/WhatToExpectWhenYoureExpecting'' (2012) as Davis
23	* ''Film/MagicMike'' (2012) as Big Dick Richie
24	** ''Film/MagicMikeXXL'' (2015)
25	** ''Film/MagicMikesLastDance'' (2023)
26	* ''Film/{{Sabotage\|2014}}'' (2014) as Joseph "Grinder" Phillips
27	* ''Film/PeeWeesBigHoliday'' (2016) {{as himself}}
28	* ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage'' (2017) as Hefty Smurf (voice)
29	* ''Film/{{Rampage\|2018}}'' (2018) as Burke
30	* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse as [[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade Wilson / Deathstroke]]
31	** ''Film/{{Justice League\|2017}}'' (2017)
32	** ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' (2021)
33	* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'' (2019) as Ax Tagrin (voice)
34	* ''Film/{{Archenemy}}'' (2020) as Max Fist
35	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Koati}}'' (2021) as Balam (voice)
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37	!! He provides examples of:
38	* AscendedFancast: He was a fairly popular choice for the role of Deathstroke and was eventually cast because producers found a fanart of it.
39	* AscendedFanon: His D&D character, the lawful evil paladin of Tiamat Arkhan the Cruel, has made an appearance in ''TabletopGame/BaldursGateDescentIntoAvernus'', where players can go through him to petition Tiamat herself for aid.
40	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: At 6'5", he's naturally this with any actress he's paired with -- ''especially'' his ''True Blood'' love interest, the 5'5" Creator/AnnaPaquin.
41	* {{Metalhead}}: He snuck a Music/{{Metallica}} song into his wedding ceremony, albeit a violin and cello version of "Nothing Else Matters". He also throws up the metal horns any chance he gets.
42	* MrFanservice: To the point where he's practically a WalkingShirtlessScene in some of the stuff he's in.
43	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
44	** He was originally cast to play Wes on ''Series/{{Scream Queens\|2015}}'', but pulled out before production began, eventually replaced by Oliver Hudson.
45	** He was set to appear as Deathstroke in more Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse films than ''Justice League'' such as a ''Batman'' film and even a film centered around his character, but the constant changes in the plans of Creator/DCFilms made them fall into DevelopmentHell.

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