Peter Facinelli

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Peter Facinelli

Born November 26, 1973 (1973-11-26) (age 34)
Queens, New York, USA
Spouse(s) Jennie Garth

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

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Facinelli grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, in a family with a rich Italian-American heritage.[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).

[edit] Film and television projects

Facinelli's last project was Hollow Man 2, which co-starred 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, playing Jimmy. He also appears on the FX original series Damages. Facinelli will also be playing Carlisle Cullen in the upcoming movie Twilight.[2]

[edit] Filmography

  1. The Price of Love (1995) (TV) - Brett
  2. Angela (1995) - Lucifer
  3. Calm at Sunset (1996) (TV) - James Pfeiffer
  4. After Jimmy (1996) (TV) - Jimmy Stapp
  5. Foxfire (1996) - Ethan Bixby
  6. An Unfinished Affair (1996) (TV) - Rick Connor
  7. After Jimmy (1996) (TV) - Jimmy
  8. Touch Me (1997) - Bail
  9. Telling You (1998) - Phil Fazzulo
  10. Can't Hardly Wait (1998) - Mike Dexter
  11. Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998) - Terrell Lee Lusk
  12. Blue Ridge Fall (1999) - Danny Shepherd
  13. The Big Kahuna (1999) - Bob Walker
  14. Honest (2000) - Daniel Wheaton
  15. Ropewalk (2000) - Charlie
  16. Supernova (2000) - Karl Larson
  17. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) - Tommy Butcher
  18. Tempted (2001) - Jimmy Mulate
  19. Rennie's Landing (2001) - Alec Nichols
  20. Fastlane (2002) TV Series - Donovan 'Van' Ray
  21. The Scorpion King (2002) - Takmet
  22. Six Feet Under (2003-2005)
  23. The Lather Effect (2005) - Danny
  24. Chloe (2005)
  25. Enfants terribles (2005) - Curtis
  26. Hollow Man 2 (2006)
  27. Damages (2007) (TV) - Gregory Malina
  28. Lily (2007)
  29. Finding Amanda (2008) - Greg
  30. Twilight (2008) - Carlisle Cullen
  31. Thicker (2008) - Holloway
  32. Road to Super Stardom: The Mark Reich Story (2009) - Bartosz Barcicki

[edit] References

  1. ^ Peter Facinelli Biography. Yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  2. ^ Larry Carroll. "'Twilight' Film's First Family Revealed: Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser Lead Cullen Clan", MTV, 2008-02-19. Retrieved on 2008-02-21. 

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