Dominic Zamprogna

Dominic Zamprogna (/zæmˈprɒɡnə/, Italian: [dzamˈprɔɲɲa]) Zam-PRO-nyuh. (born April 21, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on television series Edgemont and General Hospital.

Early life

Zamprogna was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. His parents operated a dance school and his father, Lu-Zac Fecalino-Zamprogna, was a dancer, choreographer,^[1][2] and ran an acting school at Theatre Aquarius.^[2] Zamprogna is the brother of Gema Zamprogna and twin of Amanda Zamprogna (both are actresses).^[2] He is of Italian and English descent.^[3]

As a child, Dominic enjoyed soccer and basketball and wanted to become a small athlete.^[2] He had some roles as a child;^[2] including F/X2 and the popular series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", in which he played Rush from "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure Part 1 and Part 2".^[3] He also played Jed from "The Tale of the Full Moon" ^[4]

Career

In 1997, at the age of 18, Zamprogna appeared in the movie The Boys Club,^[2] and two years later in the TV series Edgemont. He also appeared in 9 episodes of Battlestar Galactica and in several films.^[2]

He attended the University of Toronto briefly but left, later noting "I was no good at school work."^[2]

Zamprogna currently appears in ABC's daytime soap-opera General Hospital as Dante Falconeri.^[2] For his role as Detective Falconeri, Zamprogna received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding supporting actor in 2014.^[5]

Personal life

On November 1, 2009, Zamprogna married his longtime girlfriend, Linda Leslie, in Los Angeles, California.^[6] His wife gave birth to their daughter, Anbilliene, on October 19, 2010. They welcomed their second daughter, Eliana, on December 30, 2012.^[7] Zamprongna and his wife are currently expecting their third daughter, who is due May 2015.^[8]

Filmography

References

External links

• Dominic Zamprogna at the Internet Movie Database