Carmine Giovinazzo

Carmine Giovinazzo
Born (1973-08-24) August 24, 1973
Staten Island, New York, United States
Occupation Actor, writer, musician
Years active 1996–present
Spouse(s) Vanessa Marcil (m. 2010; div. 2013)
Relatives Buddy Giovinazzo (cousin)
Larry Romano (cousin)

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

Early life

Giovinazzo was born and raised in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, the son of Nancy and Dominick Giovinazzo.[1] Growing up, Giovinazzo was an avid athlete. He graduated from Port Richmond High School in 1991 and attended Wagner College on a baseball scholarship.[2] He had hoped to become a professional baseball player, but a serious back injury dashed his career plans; with the support of his family, he turned to acting. He studied acting at Wagner College and HB Studios, and spent four years working mostly non-paying roles in the New York area.[3]

Career

In 1997, Giovinazzo moved to Los Angeles. Not long afterward, 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, which was nominated for a Peoples Choice Award. 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 and 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",[4] joining series leads Melina Kanakaredes and Gary Sinise, who have also written episodes for the series.

Starting from 2014, Giovinazzo began portraying the recurring role of Sid Markham in the second season of the USA television series Graceland. In this series, he reunited with his former CSI: NY co-star, Vanessa Ferlito.

Personal life

Giovinazzo plays the guitar, and writes songs and poetry.[3] He is also a painter, mostly in oils, and one of his paintings appeared in the "Tri-Borough" episode of CSI: NY.[5] He is currently a lead vocalist in the band Ceesau, which released one album, Era of the Exposed (2008).[6] The song "Tear To Spare", from this album, was played in the CSI: NY sixth-season episode "Sanguine Love", which Giovinazzo wrote.

Giovinazzo is a cousin of Buddy Giovinazzo and Larry Romano.[7]

Giovinazzo married actress Vanessa Marcil on July 11, 2010, in a private ceremony in New York City.[8] Giovinazzo filed for divorce in August 2012 on the basis of irreconcilable differences.[9] The divorce was finalized in March 2013.[10]

His Sister Alise, coincidentally, worked for the NYPD.

Filmography

Year Film 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"
2001 The Learning Curve Paul Cleveland Film
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 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"
2004–13 CSI: NY Danny Messer All 197 episodes
2008 This Is Not a Test Trey Film
2013 Duke Dare Film
2014–15 Graceland Sid Markham 9 episodes (2.06–3.02)
2015 The Player Ray Episode 1.04 "The Big Blind"
2016 Criminal Minds Andrew Meeks Episode 11.15 "A Badge and a Gun"

References

  1. ↑ "Carmine Giovinazzo Biography". Film Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
  2. ↑ Tomashoff, Craig (March 30, 2006). "CSI: NY's Bat Man". TV Guide. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Buckley, A. J. (April 2010). "Before the Scene with Carmine Giovinazzo". Scene (Louisiana's Entertainment Magazine), p. 18. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ Batallones, Henrik (February 3, 2010). "CSI: NY: Previewing Episode 6.14 'Sanguine Love'". BuddyTV. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  5. ↑ Huntley, Kristine (January 7, 2005). "CSI: New York – 'Tri-Borough' review". CSI Files. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ceesau". ReverbNation. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Rick Giovinazzo Biography". Film Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
  8. ↑ Porter, Rick (July 13, 2010). "Vanessa Marcil, CSI: NY star Carmine Giovinazzo get married". Zap2it. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Ex-'90210' Star Vanessa Marcil Files for Divorce". TMZ. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  10. ↑ "FORMER '90210' STAR Divorce Final from Nicest DUI Arrestee Ever". TMZ. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
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