Carmine Giovinazzo

Carmine Giovinazzo

Carmine Giovinazzo, 2005
Born Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo
August 24, 1973
Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York
Spouse(s) Vanessa Marcil (2010–2013; divorced)

Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo /ˈkɑːrmaɪn ˌdʒioʊvɪˈnɑːzoʊ/ (born August 24, 1973) is an American actor, writer and musician, known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in CSI: NY.

Early life

Giovinazzo was born and raised in Staten Island, New York, the son of Nancy and Dominick Giovinazzo.[1] He comes from a family of policemen and has Italian, English, Native American, and Norwegian ancestry.[2] Growing up on Staten Island, Giovinazzo was an avid athlete. He graduated from Port Richmond High School in 1991 and attended Wagner College on a baseball scholarship.[3] He had hoped to become a professional baseball player, but a serious back injury dashed his career plans, so, with the support of his family, he turned to acting. He studied acting at Wagner College and HB Studios, and spent 4 years working mostly non-paying roles around the NYC area "making his bones."[4]

Career

In 1997, Giovinazzo moved to Los Angeles, California, Not long after, he successfully landed his first Hollywood role in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot, in which his character was the show's first on-screen victim. Afterwards, he appeared in numerous guest-starring roles on television and in film, including Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss, For Love of the Game, The Big Brass Ring, and Black Hawk Down. He was also cast as one of the stars of the short-lived UPN sitcom Shasta McNasty. Other films in which he had starring roles include In Enemy Hands with William H. Macy, and Players with Freddy Rodriguez and Peter Dobson. He played Tony Galper, the victim in "Columbo Likes the Nightlife", the final episode of the TV series Columbo.

Giovinazzo was cast as forensic scientist Danny Messer on the hit TV series CSI: NY. Giovinazzo is the first actor to appear in all three CSI series; his CSI: NY character was introduced in the CSI: Miami episode "MIA/NYC NonStop" (along with the other cast members of CSI: NY) and he guest-starred in the third season of the original Las Vegas-based CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as a street racer named Thumpy G in the episode "Revenge is Best Served Cold", though it is never specified that this guest spot was in any way related to his character on CSI: NY. Giovinazzo penned the sixth season vampire-themed episode "Sanguine Love",[5] joining series leads Melina Kanakaredes and Gary Sinise, who have also written episodes for the series.


Personal life

Giovinazzo plays the guitar, writes songs and poems.[4] He is also a painter, mostly in oils, and one of his paintings appeared in the "Tri-Borough" episode of CSI: NY.[6] He is currently a lead vocalist in his band "Ceesau". They released one album in 2008, Era of the Exposed, with five songs.[7] The song "Tear To Spare" from his album was played in the CSI: NY sixth season episode "Sanguine Love," which was also written by Giovinazzo.[8]

He is a cousin of Vincent Giovinazzo, Buddy Giovinazzo, Michael "Big Mean Schkeen" Giovinazzo, Rick Giovinazzo,[9] and Larry Romano. He has a dog named Enzo.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Conception Billy Film short
1996 No Way Home Frankie Hamm Film
1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Christopher Boal Episode 1.01 "Welcome to the Hellmouth"
1997 Pacific Blue Cody Fisher Episode 3.08 "Matters of the Heart"
1998 Fallen Arches Frankie Romano Film
1998 Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Gundy Film
1999 The Big Brass Ring Young Billy Film
1999 Providence Kit Episode 1.17 "Heaven Can Wait"
1999 For Love of the Game Ken Strout Film
1999 Shasta McNasty Scott All 22 episodes
2000 Terror Tract Frank Sarno Film ("Nightmare" segment)
2001 The Learning Curve Paul Cleveland Film
2001 Black Hawk Down Goodale Film
2002 Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie T-Bone TV movie
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Thumpy G Episode 3.01 "Revenge is Best Served Cold"
2003 Columbo Tony Galper Episode 13.05 "Columbo Likes the Nightlife"
2004 In Enemy Hands Buck Cooper Film
2004 CSI: Miami Danny Messer Episode 2.23 "MIA/NYC NonStop"
2004–2013 CSI: NY Danny Messer All 197 episodes
2008 This Is Not a Test Trey Film
2013 Duke Dare Film
2014 Graceland Sid Markham 2nd season recurring role

References

  1. ↑ "Carmine Giovinazzo Biography". Film Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Biography for Carmine Giovinazzo". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ Tomashoff, Craig (March 30, 2006). "CSI: NY's Bat Man". TV Guide. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Buckley, A. J. (April 2010). "Before the Scene with Carmine Giovinazzo". Scene (Louisiana's Entertainment Magazine), p. 18. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ Batallones, Henrik (February 3, 2010). "CSI: NY: Previewing Episode 6.14 'Sanguine Love'". BuddyTV. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ Huntley, Kristine (January 7, 2005). "CSI: New York – 'Tri-Borough' review". CSI Files. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Ceesau". ReverbNation. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ "CSI: NY Music: Season 6". CSI: NY Fan Wiki. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Rick Giovinazzo Biography". Film Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2008.

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