James Carpinello
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 James Carpinello with his wife Amy Acker in 2005 |
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| Born | August 13, 1975 Albany, New York |
| Spouse | Amy Acker (2003-present) |
James Carpinello (born August 13, 1975) is an American film, television, and Broadway actor who came to national attention with his appearances in Tori Spelling's VH1 sitcom So NoTORIous. He is also in Rock of Ages.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Broadway productions
Carpinello first appeared on Broadway in the 1999 musical Saturday Night Fever as Tony Manero.[1] The musical is based on the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever in which the role of Manero was played by John Travolta.[2]
He was next cast as Link Larkin in the Broadway musical version of Hairspray, but left the show prior to its first pre-Broadway performances in Seattle in order to shoot the film The Great Raid in 2002. He was replaced by Matthew Morrison.
For his third Broadway outing, Carpinello was cast in the Broadway musical Xanadu.[3] Like Saturday Night Fever, Xanadu is based on a film of the same name—1980s Xanadu, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Michael Beck as Sonny, the leading role for which Carpinello was cast.[4] Due to breaking his leg in three places[5] while roller skating during a rehearsal on June 12, 2007, Carpinello was forced to leave the production just two weeks before its scheduled June 26, 2007, opening at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Cheyenne Jackson assumed the role of Sonny as of June 22, 2007; the musical's opening was rescheduled for July 10, 2007.[6][7]
Carpinello is now currently starring as rocker Stacee Jaxx in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.[8] Originally before the show opened on Broadway, actor Will Swenson performed the role of Jaxx, until Swenson was offered the lead comedic role of Berger, in the revival Broadway Production of HAIR. Carpinello replaced him before Rock of Ages officially premiered.
[edit] Television appearances
Carpinello has appeared on episodes of the CBS TV show, The Good Wife as Detective Anthony Burton. He guest starred on the Season 4 premier of the USA TV show, In Plain Sight. He played former soldier Joey in Mission Creep, the fourth episode of CBS crime drama Person of Interest.
[edit] Personal lifeOn April 23, 2003, Carpinello married actress Amy Acker. They have two children— a son Jackson James, born on January 25, 2005, and a daughter Ava Grace, born on September 1, 2006. [edit] Filmography[edit] Film
[edit] Television
[edit] Broadway
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