Manganiello and his pet dog Bubbles with Elmo
Joe Manganiello (b. 1976) is an actor whose breakout role was Alcide Herveaux on the HBO series True Blood.
In 2025, Manganiello met with Elmo, Felix, and Slimey at the South by Southwest festival.
Manganiello's film credits include Sam Raimi's Spider-Man and Spider-Man 3 (as Flash Thompson), What to Expect When You're Expecting, the Magic Mike series, Pee-wee's Big Holiday, Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Justice League (as Deathstroke).
He recurred on How I Met Your Mother, ER, One Tree Hill, and Star Wars Resistance, and he's had guest parts on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Scrubs, Two and a Half Men, Mom, and The Big Bang Theory.
Manganiello and Ben Lamm with Elmo and Felix
Manganiello and Slimey
Manganiello, Caitlin O'Connor, and Bubbles with Elmo