Anthony "Tony" Hale (born September 30, 1970) is an American actor, best known for his role in the Fox comedy series Arrested Development as the neurotic Buster Bluth. He currently plays Gary Walsh, the sycophantic personal aide to the Vice President of the United States on the HBO comedy Veep, for which he won the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, TV Land Future Classic Award
Nominations
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Movies
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, The Angry Birds Movie, American Ultra, The Heat, Stranger than Fiction, Happythankyoumoreplease, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, The Tale of Despereaux, Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, The Informant!, Because I Said So, The Answer Man, Unaccompanied Mi...
TV Shows
Arrested Development, Good Vibes, Ctrl, Andy Barker, P.I., Veep, Awkward Situations for Men
Star Sign
Libra
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Trademark
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Often plays immature yet sweet-natured characters
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Quote
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[on playing Gary, who deals with 'The Veep's personal needs from within an always-present tote-bag] He has a relationship with the bag. We are very close. He takes better care of that bag than most people do of their pets. I think Gary actually goes home at night and practices his technique in front of the mirror - how quickly he can get stuff out of that bag. It's pretty much his Superman cape. He never wants to not have that by his side. I wouldn't be surprised if he vacations with it.
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[on Gary's girlfriend, whom we never see] He's not really a go-into-the-bar kind of guy. Maybe he met her at a local cat shelter, or playing putt-putt golf. He tends to gravitate towards dominating women, so I don't know if this girl would necessarily be playing putt-putt. There are a lot of mommy-issues going on. Her pick-up line might have been 'Why the hell are you carrying such a large bag?'
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[on being scolded by Selina, 'The Veep'] She might as well have just taken a sword and sliced his chest open. Mostly what he hears with Selina, even when she's cursing him out, he just hears poems. I mean, he took a sneeze for Selina, which in his world was like taking a bullet for her. He steps up to the plate.
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[on his favorite TV program] 'The Carol Burnett Show'. I watched it over and over. Tim Conway is a huge icon for me. He just had this ability - he trusted the material and he trusted the situation and he never pushed the comedy. I just loved watching him. He could just move his eyes a little bit and it would just make you laugh immediately.
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Fact
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After he had accepted his 2013 EMMY for his supporting comedy performance on Veep (2012), he stood on stage behind co-star Julia Louis-Dreyfus as she also accepted her own EMMY and pretended to feed her lines, just as he does on the show, playing her groveling assistant.
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A graduate of Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama.
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A member of Sigma Chi Fraternity.
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He met his future wife, Martel Thompson, at a Bible study group in New York.
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Tony and his wife, Martel Thompson, welcomed their first child, a girl, on 24 February 2006. Loy Ann Hale was born in Los Angeles and weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces.
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Often recognized as the star of the famous VW commercial featuring his dancing to the song "Mr. Roboto."
Ovid / Real Estate Broker / Pope Nicholas 3rd (voice)
Clark and Michael
2006
TV Series
Tony Mesner
Unaccompanied Minors
2006
Alan Davies
Stranger Than Fiction
2006
Dave
The Room
2006
TV Movie
Craigers
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
2006
Remington Biographer
RV
2006
Frank
The Proper Care & Feeding of an American Messiah
2006
Homeowner with Demons
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
2006
Jack Dabbs
Fortunes
2005
Phil Yount
Stacked
2005
TV Series
Brent
Stateside
2004
Dori's Uncle Donnie
My Blind Brother
2003
Short
Bill
Sex and the City
2001
TV Series
Tiger
The Sopranos
2001
TV Series
RN Collins
Dawson's Creek
2001
TV Series
Dr. Bronin
The $treet
2000
TV Series
Trainee
Raging Hormones
1999
Wiseguy Driver
Legacy
1998
TV Series
Hyram
Ghost Stories
1997
TV Movie
Billy Thorpe (as Tony Haskin)
Ghost Stories
1997
TV Series
Billy Thorpe
The Least of These
1995
TV Movie
Stewart
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow
2014
Short producer
Ctrl
2009
TV Series producer - 10 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sanjay and Craig
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
performer: "More Than Words"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Extra School
2015
Short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
2016
TV Special
Gary Walsh / Himself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2016
TV Series
Himself - Surprise Appearance / Himself
Stand Up to Cancer
2016
TV Special
Himself
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter
2016
TV Series
Himself
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Player
Live with Kelly and Michael
2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016
TV Series
Himself
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2016
TV Series
Himself
Chelsea
2016
TV Series
Himself
The Chris Gethard Show
2016
TV Series
Himself
@midnight
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
2016
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
Today
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
Conan
2013-2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest
No, You Shut Up!
2016
TV Series
Himself
E! Live from the Red Carpet
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself - Taittinger Toast / Himself
Hollywood Game Night
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Player / Himself - Celebrity Guest
Celebrity Food Fight
2015
TV Series
Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005-2015
TV Series
Himself
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards
2015
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2015
TV Series
Himself
Larry King Now
2013-2015
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards
2015
TV Special
Himself
Last Call with Carson Daly
2015
TV Series
Himself
Celebrity Name Game
2014-2015
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Player
Tiny Tiny Talk Show
2015
TV Series
Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2012-2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Documentary short
Himself
Stand Up to Cancer
2014
TV Special
Himself
Entertainment Tonight
2014
TV Series
Himself
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie / Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series / Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series & Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
The Soup
2014
TV Series
Himself
The 4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself
The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables
2014
TV Series
Himself
The Mommy Show
2014
TV Series
Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2014
TV Series
Himself
Late Show with David Letterman
2013-2014
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself - Presenter (uncredited)
Bitter Party of Five
2013
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards
2013
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Overheard
2013
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
Good Day L.A.
2013
TV Series
Himself
The Talk
2013
TV Series
Himself
Speakeasy: With Paul F. Tompkins
2013
TV Series
Himself
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013
Documentary
Himself
The Mythical Show
2013
TV Series
Himself
Veep: Season 2 - Invitation to the Set
2013
TV Series
Himself
Kevin Pollak's Chat Show
2012
TV Series
Himself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Attack of the Show!
2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Actor, 'Veep'
MSN Exclusives
2012
TV Series
Himself (2014)
Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher
2006
TV Series
Himself
MADtv
2005
TV Series
Himself
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2005
TV Special
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Veep (2012)
2014
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Comedy Supporting Actor
Veep (2012)
2013
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Veep (2012)
2006
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Ensemble of the Year
Arrested Development (2003)
2004
Future Classic Award
TV Land Awards
Arrested Development (2003)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Veep (2012)
2016
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Comedy Supporting Actor
Veep (2012)
2016
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Veep (2012)
2016
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Veep (2012)
2015
Critics' Choice TV Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Veep (2012)
2015
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Comedy Supporting Actor
Veep (2012)
2015
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Veep (2012)
2014
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Veep (2012)
2014
American Comedy Award
American Comedy Awards, USA
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series
Veep (2012)
2014
Critics' Choice TV Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Veep (2012)
2014
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Veep (2012)
2014
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Arrested Development (2003)
2014
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Veep (2012)
2010
Streamy Award
The Streamy Awards
Best Male Actor in a Comedy Web Series
Ctrl (2009)
2006
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Arrested Development (2003)
2005
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Comedy Supporting Actor
Arrested Development (2003)
2005
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Arrested Development (2003)
2005
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Arrested Development (2003)
Known for movies
Arrested Development (2003-2013) as Buster Bluth / British Soldier
$250,000
