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Adrian Monk

CBUB Wins: 3
CBUB Losses: 6
Win Percentage: 33.33%

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Read more about Adrian Monk at: Wikipedia

Official Site: USA Network

Adrian Monk is a fictional character portrayed by Tony Shalhoub and the protagonist of the USA Network television series Monk. He is a renowned former homicide detective for the San Francisco Police Department. Monk suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and multiple phobia, all of which intensified after the murder of his wife Trudy, resulting in his suspension from the department. He works as a private police homicide consultant and undergoes therapy with the ultimate goal of overcoming his grief, taking control of his phobias and disorder, and being reinstated as a police detective.

Series co-creator David Hoberman says that he based Monk partly on himself, and also on other fictional detectives, such as Lt. Columbo and Sherlock Holmes. Other actors considered for the role included Dave Foley, John Ritter, Henry Winkler, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina and Michael Richards. The network eventually chose Shalhoub because they felt he could "bring the humor and passion of Monk to life." Two of these candidates, Stanley Tucci and Alfred Molina, had guest appearances on Monk (respectively, season 5's "Mr. Monk and the Actor" and season 6's "Mr. Monk and the Naked Man").

Both Monk and Shalhoub have garnered many accolades. Monk was included in Bravo's list of The 100 Greatest Television Characters of All Time, and Shalhoub has won various awards for his portrayal, including a Golden Globe Award, three Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Award.

Monk was originally envisioned as a "more goofy and physical" Inspector Clouseau type of character. However, co-creator David Hoberman came up with the idea of a detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder. This was inspired by his own bout with self-diagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder; in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interview, he stated that, "Like Monk, I couldn't walk on cracks and had to touch poles. I have no idea why – but if I didn't do these things, something terrible would happen."

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Fantasy Teams Season 9 Record:

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Result Opponent A Score   B Score
Loss Black Cat 5 to 9
Loss The Joker 1 to 8

Regular play Record:

Result Opponent A Score   B Score
Win Conan Edogawa 60 to 31
Loss James Bond 22 to 71
Win The Stepford Wives 83 to 25
Loss Jigsaw (John Kramer) 12 to 17
Win Shawn Spencer 16 to 10
Loss Batman (Richard Grayson) 6 to 10
Loss L (Death Note) 8 to 21