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.jpg) Peter Facinelli, 2009 | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Jennie Garth (2001–present) |
Peter Facinelli (born November 26, 1973) is an American actor. He became known as the star of FOX's 2002 television series Fastlane. He plays Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight series.
Early life
Facinelli grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of Italian immigrants Bruna, a homemaker, and Pierino Facinelli, a waiter.[1] He was raised Roman Catholic[1] and attended St. Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, New York.[2] He studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City; his teachers there included William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Giancarlo Esposito, and Camryn Manheim.
Career
Facinelli made his feature film debut in Rebecca Miller's Angela in 1995 and came to the attention of critics in the TV-movie The Price of Love later that year. In 1996, Facinelli played opposite future wife Jennie Garth in An Unfinished Affair. Other TV roles followed, including a part in After Jimmy (1996) and a college dropout in Calm at Sunset. Facinelli co-starred with Amanda Peet and Michael Vartan in the 1997 AIDS-themed drama Touch Me (1997) and co-starred as a high school student in two 1998 features with Ethan Embry and Breckin Meyer, Dancer, Texas Pop. 81, and Can't Hardly Wait, which starred Jennifer Love Hewitt and co-starred Melissa Joan Hart and Jerry O'Connell.
Facinelli appeared in the sci-fi film Supernova starring James Spader in 2000. He made appearances in Riding in Cars with Boys in 2001 and Scorpion King in 2002, followed by a leading role in the Fox drama Fastlane. Facinelli had a recurring role in the HBO series Six Feet Under in 2004 and a role in the FX original series Damages beginning in 2007. Facinelli starred in Hollow Man 2 with Christian Slater. It was released direct-to-video in May 2006.
After wrapping up Finding Amanda with Matthew Broderick, Facinelli played Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptation of Twilight, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer.[3] Facinelli reprised his role in the sequels of the film, The Twilight Saga: New Moon,[4] and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. He will also continue to portray the role in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, the last installment of the saga, which is set to be released in 2011. The film, however, has not yet begun an active stage of production.[5]
He costars as Dr. Fitch Cooper in the Showtime dark comedy series Nurse Jackie.[6] He will soon star in "Loosies," a story of a New York pickpocket that he wrote himself and being produced by Verdi Corrente Productions. [7]
Personal life
Facinelli met his wife, Jennie Garth, on the set of An Unfinished Affair, a 1996 made-for-TV movie. They married on January 20, 2001. He and Garth have three daughters together: Luca Bella (June 29, 1997), Lola Ray (December 6, 2002) and Fiona Eve (September 30, 2006).
Filmography
Template:Filmography table begin |- |rowspan=3|1995 |The Price of Love |Brett |(TV) |- |Angela |Lucifer | |- |Law & Order |Shane Sutter |1 episode |- |rowspan=4|1996 |Calm at Sunset | James Pfeiffer |(TV) |- |After Jimmy |Jimmy Stapp |(TV) |- |Foxfire |Ethan Bixby | |- |An Unfinished Affair |Rick Connor |(TV) |- |1997 |Touch Me |Bail | |- |rowspan=4|1998 |Telling You |Phil Fazzulo | |- |Welcome to Hollywood |Actor | |- |Can't Hardly Wait |Mike Dexter | |- |Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 |Terrell Lee Lusk | |- |rowspan=2|1999 |Blue Ridge Fall |Danny Shepherd | |- |The Big Kahuna |Bob Walker | |- |rowspan=3|2000 |Honest |Daniel Wheaton | |- |Ropewalk |Charlie | |- |Supernova |Karl Larson | |- |rowspan=3|2001 |Riding in Cars with Boys |Tommy Butcher | |- |Tempted |Jimmy Mulate | |- |Rennie's Landing |Alec Nichols | |- |rowspan=2|2002 |Fastlane |Donovan 'Van' Ray |TV Series |- |The Scorpion King |Takmet | |- |2003-2005 |Six Feet Under |Jimmy |Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2005) |- |rowspan=3|2005 |The Lather Effect |Danny | |- |Chloe | | |- |Enfants terribles |Curtis | |- |rowspan=3|2006 |Hollow Man 2 |Det. Frank Turner |Video |- |Touch the Top of the World |Erik Weihenmayer |(TV) |- |Arc |Paris Pritchert |Indie Gathering Award for Best Actor |- |rowspan=4|2007 |Damages | Gregory Malina |(TV) |- |Lily |The Man | |- |That Guy |Jack | |- |Battle Olympia |Possessed Office High Jumper | |- |rowspan=3|2008 |Finding Amanda |Greg | |- |Reaper |Jesus | |- |Twilight |Carlisle Cullen | |- |rowspan=2|2009 |The Twilight Saga: New Moon |Carlisle Cullen | |- |Nurse Jackie |Dr. Fitch "Coop" Cooper |2009-present |- |2010 |The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |Carlisle Cullen |Completed |"Loosies" Template:Filmography table end
References
- ^ a b Tauber, Michelle (2002-11-11). "Vroom, Vroom!". People. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
Given Facinelli's Catholic upbringing, ...
- ^ Roleke, John (2009-12-24). "Twilight Star Home for the Holidays in Queens". About.com. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ Carroll, Larry (2008-02-19). "'Twilight' Film's First Family Revealed: Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser Lead Cullen Clan". MTV. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ Carroll, Larry (2008-11-26). "Peter Facinelli Excited To Play Carlisle Cullen Again In 'New Moon'". MTV. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/news/usmovies.accesshollywood.com/cullen-family-stars-sign-breaking-dawn
- ^ "Nurse Jackie: Official Site". Sho.com. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ie8547ace0ecf6e074ff7edcac6785721
External links
- Peter Facinelli's Official Website
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- Peter Facinelli's Official Twitter page