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Peter Facinelli
Peter Facinelli, August 2008
SpouseJennie Garth (2001 - present)

Peter Facinelli (born November 26 1973) is an American actor, best-known as the star of FOX's 2002 television series Fastlane. He played Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptation of Twilight.

Biography

Personal life

Facinelli grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of Italian immigrants Bruna, a homemaker, and Peter Facinelli, Sr., a waiter.[1] 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.

Facinelli met his future 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 22, 1997), Lola Ray (December 6, 2002) and Fiona Eve (September 30, 2006).

Film and television projects

Facinelli starred in Hollow Man 2 with Christian Slater. It was released direct-to-video in May 2006. He was also in films such as Riding in Cars with Boys, The Scorpion King, and Can't Hardly Wait. In 2004 and 2005, he was a recurring guest on the hit HBO show Six Feet Under. He also appears on the FX original series Damages. Facinelli played Carlisle Cullen in the movie Twilight, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer.[2] He costars as Dr. Cooper in the Showtime dark comedy series Nurse Jackie, premiering in June 2009.[3][4]

Facinelli will reprise his role as Dr. Carlisle Cullen in 2009's The Twilight Saga: New Moon.[5]

Filmography

  • The Price of Love (1995) (TV) - Brett
  • Angela (1995) - Lucifer
  • Calm at Sunset (1996) (TV) - James Pfeiffer
  • After Jimmy (1996) (TV) - Jimmy Stapp
  • Foxfire (1996) - Ethan Bixby
  • An Unfinished Affair (1996) (TV) - Rick Connor
  • After Jimmy (1996) (TV) - Jimmy
  • Touch Me (1997) - Bail
  • Telling You (1998) - Phil Fazzulo
  • Can't Hardly Wait (1998) - Mike Dexter
  • Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998) - Terrell Lee Lusk
  • Blue Ridge Fall (1999) - Danny Shepherd
  • The Big Kahuna (1999) - Bob Walker
  • Honest (2000) - Daniel Wheaton
  • Ropewalk (2000) - Charlie
  • Supernova (2000) - Karl Larson
  • Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) - Tommy Butcher
  • Tempted (2001) - Jimmy Mulate
  • Rennie's Landing (2001) - Alec Nichols
  • Fastlane (2002) TV Series - Donovan 'Van' Ray
  • The Scorpion King (2002) - Takmet
  • Six Feet Under (2003-2005) - Jimmy
  • The Lather Effect (2005) - Danny
  • Chloe (2005)
  • Enfants terribles (2005) - Curtis
  • Hollow Man 2 (2006)
  • Touch the Top of the World (2006) (TV) - Erik Weihenmayer
  • Damages (2007) (TV) - Gregory Malina
  • Lily (2007)
  • Finding Amanda (2008) - Greg
  • Chelsea Lately (2008) - Himself
  • Twilight (2008) - Carlisle Cullen
  • New Moon (2009) - Carlisle Cullen
  • Nurse Jackie (2009) - Dr. Cooper
  • Eclipse (2010) - Carlisle Cullen

References

  1. ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20138444,00.html
  2. ^ Larry Carroll (2008-02-19). "'Twilight' Film's First Family Revealed: Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser Lead Cullen Clan". MTV. Retrieved 2008-02-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Nurse Jackie: Official Site". Sho.com. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  4. ^ Starr, Michael (June 30, 2008). "Nurse Edie: First Look at Sopranos Star's Dark, New Hospital Comedy". New York Post. NYPost.com. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
  5. ^ "Rob Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Peter Facinelli: men of New Moon, II". Twilight Examiner. 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2009-03-10.