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Robert M. "Bobby" Cannavale (born May 3, 1970) is an American actor known for his leading role as Bobby Caffey in the first two seasons of the television series Third Watch. He also had a recurring role as Officer Vince D'Angelo on the comedy series Will & Grace.
Cannavale grew up in Union City, New Jersey, to an Italian American father and a Cuban American mother. He was raised Roman Catholic and attended Catholic school. Cannavale graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Coconut Creek, FL.
Cannavale began his acting career in the theater – with no acting training – and gained early film roles in Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) and The Bone Collector (1999), Cannavale became well-known when he starred as Bobby Caffey for two seasons on Third Watch. Following this, in 2001, he starred with Alan Arkin in 100 Centre Street – which was written and directed by Sidney Lumet, his then-father-in-law.