Christian Potenza
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Christian Potenza | |
Actor Christian Potenza |
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Born | December 23, 1972 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Notable roles | Officer Holland in King's Ransom (2005) |
Christian Potenza (December 23, 1972) is a Canadian actor born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [1] He has been in television since 1997, when he first appeared in the television series Riverdale as the character Jimmy.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Christian Potenza was born December 23, 1972) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He currently lives in Port Credit, Ontario, with his model-girlfriend Becky and his young daughter, Teagan.
[edit] Television
He has been in television since 1997, when he first appeared in the television series Riverdale as the character Jimmy. His other performances include appearing as Doug in the CBC hockey comedy series The Tournament, as well as CSA Agent Joel in 2002's Jackie Chan movie The Tuxedo.[2] Most of Potenza's best-known roles are in television commercials: he is the giant yellow toothbrush in the "evil gingivitis" commercials for Listerine, as well as the "Let's get naked!" man on the subway in the well-known Tostitos ad.[2]
[edit] Film
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Feature films
Year | Film | Role |
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1999 | Forever Mine | Corrections Officer |
2002 | The Tuxedo | CSA Agent Joel |
2003 | The Arbuckle Academy | Bobby |
2004 | Ham & Cheese | Patt Watts |
My Brother's Keeper aka Sang du frère, Le (Canada: French title) | Dave | |
2005 | King's Ransom | Officer Holland |
A Wing and a Prayer | Barry | |
The White Dog Sacrifice | Rob | |
Neil | Homeless Man | |
2006 | Run Robot Run! | Garth |
Population 436 | Frank Ramsey |
[edit] Television
Year | Program | Episode | Role |
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1997 | Riverdale | Jimmy | |
1998 | Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Rudy | |
1999 | La Femme Nikita aka Nikita (Canada: English title) | Any Means Necessary | Reuben |
2000 | The Famous Jett Jackson | Beauregard's Beach Bash | Deputy Spencer |
Hendrix | Chas Chandler | ||
One Kill | Parker | ||
The Thin Blue Lie | Danny O'Brien | ||
Twice in a Lifetime | Birds of Paradise | Young Barry Kirkbride | |
2001 | Degrassi: The Next Generation aka Degrassi: La nouvelle génération (Canada: French title) | The Mating Game | Cashier |
The Famous Jett Jackson | Battle of Wilsted | Deputy Spencer | |
Leap Years | Episode #1.10 | Lighting Guy | |
Leap Years | Episode #1.12 | Lighting Guy | |
Leap Years | Episode #1.13 | Lighting Guy | |
Leap Years | Episode #1.14 | Lighting Guy | |
Leap Years | Episode #1.15 | Lighting Guy | |
2002 | Escape from the Newsroom | Chris | |
Patti | |||
2003 | The One | Bill | |
2004 | 6Teen | Take This Job and Squeeze It! | Jude Lizowski |
6Teen | The Big Sickie | Jude Lizowski | |
2005 | The Tournament | Doug | |
2006 | 6Teen | A Ding from Down Under | Jude Lizowski |
The Shakespeare Comedy Show | Episode #1.2 | ||
2007 | Ten Seconds | Friend |
[edit] References
- ^ Christian Potenza Biography. Star TV. Retrieved on 2006-10-25.
- ^ a b Helwig, David. A Saultite take on the Evil Gingivitis. SooToday. Retrieved on 2006-10-25.
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NAME | Potenza; Christian Potenza |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chris |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Canadian actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
DATE OF DEATH | living |
PLACE OF DEATH |