PERSON: Mario Cantone

Actor, Comedian, Writer

Mario Cantone (born December 9, 1959) is an American comedian, writer, actor, singer, and television host. He is best known for his numerous stage shows. He played Anthony Marentino in Sex and the City (2000–2004) and its revival And Just Like That... (2021–2025) and Terri in Men in Trees (2006–2008). He hosted the children’s television program Steampipe Alley, which aired on WWOR-TV from 1988 to 1993.

Cantone was born in Massachusetts, and raised in Stoneham, where his Italian-American family moved when he was two. He was the fourth of five children of Mario Sr., a Boston restaurant owner, and his wife, Elizabeth. His father moved the family to Stoneham, according to Cantone in a 2004 New York Times interview to get her away from her bookie relatives. Cantone stated that the problem “was that she was not only a bookie but she was also a compulsive gambler.” His mother, who had been a big band singer in her youth, died when he was 21.

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