James Carpinello

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James Carpinello (born August 13, 1975 in Albany, New York) is an American film, television, and Broadway actor who came to national attention with his appearances in Tori Spelling's VH1 sitcom So NoTORIous.


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[edit] Personal Life

On April 23, 2003, Carpinello married actress Amy Acker. They have two children—son Jackson James, born on January 25, 2005, and daughter Ava Grace, born on September 1, 2006.

[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 Big Raid.

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 an injury to his foot 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.[5]

Cheyenne Jackson assumed the role of Sonny as of June 22, 2007; the musical's opening was rescheduled for July 10, 2007.[6][7]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television

[edit] Broadway

[edit] References

  1. ^ Saturday Night Fever at the Internet Broadway Database
  2. ^ Saturday Night Fever at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ Xanadu at the Internet Broadway Database
  4. ^ Xanadu at the Internet Movie Database
  5. ^ Xanadu Star James Carpinello Exits Roller-Skating Musical With Injured Foot. Broadway.com, June 13, 2007. Retrieved on June 13, 2007.
  6. ^ Cheyenne Jackson Skates Into Xanadu as Delayed Musical's New Sonny Broadway.com, June 14, 2007. Retrieved on July 21, 2007.
  7. ^ Xanadu Sets New 7/10 Opening Date Broadway.com, June 18, 2007. Retrieved on July 21, 2007.

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