Dominic Zamprogna
| Dominic Zamprogna | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 21, 1979 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Leslie (m. 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
Dominic Zamprogna (/zæmˈprɒɡnə/, Italian: [dzamˈprɔɲɲa]) Zam-PRO-nyuh. (born April 21, 1979) is a Canadian actor and voice artist. 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, Lou 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] and 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.[6] His wife gave birth to their daughter, Anbilliene, on October 19, 2010. They welcomed their second daughter, Eliana, on December 30, 2012.[7] Their third daughter, Adeline Pauline, was born on May 17, 2015.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | F/X2 | Chris Brandon | |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle on the Attack | Rudy Marlowe | |
| 1997 | Boys Club, TheThe Boys Club | Kyle McLarea | |
| 2002 | Drummer Boy | Philip Renold | |
| 2005 | It Waits | Justin Rawley | |
| 2008 | Cutting for Stone | Phillip | |
| 2009 | 2012 | Paramedic |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Counterstrike | Son | Episode: "Hide and Seek" |
| 1992 | Wojeck: Out of the Fire | Jesus Arcadio | TV movie |
| 1992 | Trial of Red Riding Hood, TheThe Trial of Red Riding Hood | TV movie | |
| 1993 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Peter | Episode: "Cave Man" |
| 1993 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Jed | Episode: "The Tale of the Full Moon" |
| 1994 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Rush Keegan | Episode: "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Part 1" Episode: "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Part 2" |
| 1994 | Magic School Bus, TheThe Magic School Bus | Caller (voice) | Episode: "All Dried Up" |
| 1994–1997 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Matt | Episode: "May I Ride with You" (1994) Episode: "May I Walk with You" (1995) Episode: "May I Talk with You" (1997) |
| 1995 | NeverEnding Story, TheThe NeverEnding Story | Atreyu (voice) | TV series |
| 1995 | Flight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story | Billy | TV movie |
| 1996 | Ready or Not | Cam | Episode: "I Do, I Don't" |
| 1996–1997 | Wind at My Back | Tony Piretti | Episode: "A Family of Independent Means" (1996) Episode: "Moving Mountains" (1997) |
| 1997 | Book of Jamie G., TheThe Book of Jamie G. | Jamie G | TV movie |
| 1999 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Kevin | Episode: "Solitary Confinement" |
| 2000 | The Stalking of Laurie Show | Andrew | TV movie |
| 2001 | Come l'America | Older Matteo | TV movie |
| 2001 | Dying to Dance | Zack | TV movie |
| 2001 | MythQuest | Kadilus | Episode: "The Minotaur" |
| 2001 | Leap Years | Hector | Episode: "1.8" |
| 2001 | Danger Beneath the Sea | AS Ryan Alford | TV movie |
| 2001–2005 | Edgemont | Mark Deosdade | Main role |
| 2002 | Odyssey 5 | Justin Deckard | Episode: "Rapture" |
| 2003 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Police Constable #1 | Episode: "The Ducks Are Too Depressing" Episode: "Twenty Five Dollar Conversation" |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | LaMarr | Episode: "Memorial" |
| 2004 | Meltdown | Agent Steve Ritchie | TV movie |
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantis | Aries | Episode: "Childhood's End" |
| 2004 | Cold Squad | Mark | Episode: "Girlfriend in a Closet" |
| 2004–2006 | Battlestar Galactica | James "Jammer" Lyman | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Tru Calling | Donald Stuart Mitchell III | Episode: "Grace" |
| 2005 | Bloodsuckers | Damian | TV movie |
| 2005 | Engagement Ring, TheThe Engagement Ring | Young Johnny | TV movie |
| 2006 | Supernatural | Beau | Episode: "Dead Man's Blood" |
| 2006 | Engaged to Kill | Nick Morgan / Ivan / Patrick Stiles | TV movie |
| 2006 | Deadly Skies | Hockstetter | TV movie |
| 2006 | Blade: The Series | Kurt | Episode: "Hunters" |
| 2006 | Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance | James "Jammer" Lyman | 9 episodes |
| 2007 | Valentine Carol, AA Valentine Carol | Ben | TV movie |
| 2007 | Painkiller Jane | Phil | Episode: "Playback" |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Med-Flight Tech #1 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Flash Gordon | Rake | Episode: "Sorrow" |
| 2008 | Border, TheThe Border | Roberto Abrantes | Episode: "Normalizing Relations" |
| 2008 | L Word, TheThe L Word | Greg / Jim | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Smallville | Bruno Mannheim | Episode: "Stiletto" |
| 2009 | Hostile Makeover | Tate | TV movie |
| 2009 | Stargate Universe | Dr. Boone | Episode: "Light" Episode: "Life" |
| 2009–present | General Hospital | Dante Falconeri | Main role |
References
- ↑ "Gema Zamprogna Biography (1976– )". FilmReference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Smith, Gary (September 10, 2010). "Soap stud!". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- 1 2 "Dominic Zamprogna". TV.com. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ↑ "The Tale of the Full Moon" at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Cushman, Dustin (May 21, 2014). "GH Daytime Emmy Reels: Bradford Anderson and Dominic Zamprogna". Soaps She Knows. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Marrying Kinds". Soap Opera Digest. June 24, 2013. p. 69.
- ↑ "General Hospital Newsroom: Fatherhood". Soaps She Knows. October 21, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Dante's a Dad Again!". ABC Soaps in Depth. May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
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