STAGE TUBE: Mario Cantone Talks Martin And Hayes

Stage favorite Mario Cantone appears on The Joy Behar Show tonight, April 9th. STAGE TUBE brings you this sneak peek at the appearance, where Cantone talks candidly about fellow performers Ricky Martin and Sean Hayes.

The celebrated New York stage actor and stand-up comedian, Mario Cantone gained critical acclaim with his Tony-nominated one-man show Laugh Whore, from its appearance at the Cort Theatre on Broadway to the Showtime special. The previous theatre season saw Cantone starring in the Tony-winning Assassins by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. Four-time Tony-winner Joe Mantello directed both hit shows.

An accomplished stage actor, Cantone has appeared on Broadway in the role of "Buzz" in Terrence McNally's award-winning dramatic comedy, Love! Valor! Compassion! and "Stephano" in Shakespeare's The Tempest at the Public Theater. Off Broadway, Cantone was the original "Terry" in The Crumple Zone, played "Benny" in June Moon and "Grumio" in the Shakespeare in the Park production of The Taming of the Shrew.

He starred in the June release of Sony's animated film, Surf's Up and appeared in the hilarious film The Aristocrats. On television, Cantone can currently be seen as Anthony Marentino, Charlotte's wedding-planner-with-attitude, now that HBO's Sex And The Cityis in syndication on TBS, and he is also a frequent guest on The View. On Comedy Central, Cantone's performances have been featured on The USO Comedy Tour, The Dave Chappelle Show, and Premium Blend as well as his own special, Comedy Central Presents: Mario Cantone.

Cantone has performed his irreverent stand-up comedy at a wide range of venues, including Carnegie Hall, where he warmed up jazz great Shirley Bassey, to performances at Atlantic City "Resorts" and Caroline's on Broadway. Over the years his routines have included musical parodies of Judy Garland, Jim Morrison, Peggy Lee, Bruce Springsteenand Liza Minnelli.

Cantone got his start hosting the local New York children's show Steampipe Alley, where the comic slipped in sly pop culture innuendo that adults could enjoy. His other television credits include appearances on Late Night with David Letterman, Oprah, Martha, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and NBC's Ed. The actor was also featured in the films Quiz Show and Mousetrap. Cantone's other film credits include Crooked Lines (Cannes 2003) and Last Request.