Joe Manganiello: True Blood's big loved wolf

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Whos afraid of the wolf? It will be hard to cower in fear if the werewolf happens to be Alcide Herveaux of True Blood. He might be eternally wrestling with the monster in him, but Alcide has managed to endear himself to the hardcore fans of the hit HBO urban fantasy series since his introduction in season three, many thanks to the actor fleshing out the character, Joe Manganiello.

For the uninitiated, the crux of the story of True Blood, created and produced by Alan Ball, is the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in Louisiana. Theres Sookie Stackhouse (played by actress Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress who falls in love with vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and who also shares some romantic tension with fanged hunk Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard). The weres, short for werewolves, came into the picture in season three, with Alcide, a reclusive werewolf who performs favors for Eric, making an impact as another love interest of Sookie.

Alcide was already a favorite among fans of the Southern Vampire Mysteries novels of Charlaine Harris, which the deliciously dark TV series is based on. And it helped that Alcide and Joe are a match made in TV heaven.

Joe was flown in from Hollywood by HBO Asia to promote the season four of the series, which premiered last Nov. 3. According to HBO Asia executive Karen Lai, it was the actors first time in Asia and that he was such a trooper, devoid of the so-called celebrity airs and was very accommodating, even with requests for picture-taking. He also checked out some tourist spots, including the Giant Buddha at Lantau Island.

On Joes first day last Nov. 1 were roundtable interview! s and a presscon at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong with the regional media, including The STAR. He talked about his breakout role, how he snagged the part and how he waited for over a decade for a break like this.

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