Dominic Zamprogna
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| Dominic Zamprogna | |
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 Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri on General Hospital |
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| Born | April 21, 1979 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Linda Leslie (November 1, 2009 – present) |
Dominic Zamprogna (born April 21, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on television series Edgemont and General Hospital.
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[edit] Early life
Zamprogna was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. His parents operated a dance school and his father, Lou Zamprogna, was a dancer, choreographer,[1][2] and ran an acting school at Theatre Aquarius.[2] Zamprogna is the brother of Gema Zamprogna and twin of Amanda Zamprogna (both are actresses).[2] He is of Italian and English descent.[citation needed]
As a child, Dominic enjoyed soccer and basketball and wanted to become an athlete.[2] He had some roles as a child;[2] including F/X2 and the popular series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", in which he played Rush from The Tale of Cutter's Treasure part 1 and part 2"[citation needed]
[edit] Career
In 1997, at the age of 18, Zamprogna appeared in the movie The Boys Club,[2] and two years later in the TV series Edgemont. He also appeared in 9 episodes of Battlestar Galactica and in several films.[2]
He attended the University of Toronto briefly but left, later noting "I was no good at school work."[2]
Zamprogna appears in ABC's daytime soap-opera General Hospital as Dante Falconeri.[2]
[edit] Personal life
On November 1, 2009, Zamprogna married his longtime girlfriend, Linda Leslie, in Los Angeles, California. His wife gave birth to their daughter, Anbilliene, on October 19, 2010.[3]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | F/X2 | Chris Brandon | |
| 1991 | Counterstrike | Son | Episode: "Hide and Seek" |
| 1992 | Wojeck: Out of the Fire | Jesus Arcadio | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Trial of Red Riding Hood | TV movie | |
| 1993 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Peter (voice) | Episode: "Cave Man" |
| 1993 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Jed | Episode: "The Tale of the Full Moon" |
| 1994 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Rush Keegan | Episode: "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Part 1" Episode: "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Part 2" |
| 1994 | The Magic School Bus | Caller (voice) | Episode: "All Dried Up" |
| 1994 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Matt | Episode: "May I Ride With You" |
| 1995 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Matt | Episode: "May I Walk with You" |
| 1995 | The NeverEnding Story | Atreyu (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 1995 | Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story | Billy | TV movie |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle IV | Rudy Marlowe | |
| 1996 | Ready or Not | Cam | Episode: "I Do, I Don't" |
| 1996 | Wind at My Back | Tony Piretti | Episode: "A Family of Independent Means" |
| 1997 | Wind at My Back | Tony Piretti | Episode: "Moving Mountains" |
| 1997 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Matt | Episode: "May I Talk with You" |
| 1997 | The Book of Jamie G. | Jamie G | TV movie |
| 1997 | The Boys Club | Kyle | |
| 1999 | PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Kevin | Episode: "Solitary Confinement" |
| 2000 | The Stalking of Laurie Show | Andrew | TV movie |
| 2001 | Come l'America | Older Matteo | TV movie |
| 2001 | Dying to Dance | TV movie | |
| 2001 | Danger Beneath the Sea | AS Ryan Alford | TV movie |
| 2001 | MythQuest | Gorgos | Episode: "The Minotaur" |
| 2001 | Leap Years | Hector | Episode: "1.8" |
| 2001 | Edgemont | Mark Deosdade | 2001–2005 (70 episodes) |
| 2002 | Drummer Boy | Philip Renold | |
| 2002 | Odyssey 5 | Justin Deckard | Episode: "Rapture" |
| 2003 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Police Constable | Episode: "The Ducks Are Too Depressing" Episode: "Twenty Five Dollar Conversation" |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | LaMarr | Episode: "Memorial" |
| 2004 | Stargate: Atlantis | Aries | Episode: "Childhood's End" |
| 2004 | Cold Squad | Episode: "Girlfriend in a Closet" | |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica | James Lyman | 2004–2006 (10 episodes) |
| 2004 | Meltdown | Agent Steve Ritchie | TV movie |
| 2005 | Deadly Skies | Hockstetter | TV movie |
| 2005 | Bloodsuckers | Damian | TV movie |
| 2005 | The Engagement Ring | Young Johnny | TV movie |
| 2005 | Tru Calling | Donald Stuart Mitchell III | Episode: "Grace" |
| 2005 | It Waits | Justin Rawley | Video |
| 2006 | Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance | James Lyman | 9 episodes |
| 2006 | Supernatural | Beau | Episode: "Dead Man's Blood" |
| 2006 | Blade: The Series | Kurt | Episode: "Hunters" |
| 2006 | Engaged to Kill | Nick | TV movie |
| 2007 | A Valentine Carol | Ben | TV movie |
| 2007 | Painkiller Jane | Phil | Episode: "Playback" |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Med-Flight Tech #1 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Flash Gordon | Rake | Episode: "Sorrow" |
| 2008 | The Border | Roberto Abrantes | Episode: "Normalizing Relations" |
| 2008 | The L Word | Greg / Jim | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Cutting for Stone | Phillip | |
| 2009 | Smallville | Bruno Mannheim | Episode: "Stiletto" |
| 2009 | Hostile Makeover | Tate | TV movie |
| 2009 | 2012 | Paramedic | |
| 2009 | Stargate Universe | Dr. Boone | Episode: "Light" Episode: "Life" |
| 2009 | General Hospital | Dante Falconeri | 2009–present (233+ episodes) |
[edit] References
- ^ "Gema Zamprogna Biography (1976–)". FilmReference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/98/Gema-Zamprogna.html. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Gary Smith (Sep 10 2010). "Soap stud!". Hamilton Spectator. http://www.thespec.com/whatson/article/254746--soap-stud. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ http://soaps.sheknows.com/generalhospital/news/id/8987/Its_A_Baby_Girl_General_Hospital_Dominic_Zamprogna
