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Peter Facinelli. Actor: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1. Peter Facinelli was born in Queens, New York, the youngest child of Bruna (Reich) and Pierino Facinelli, a waiter. His parents are Italian immigrants, originally from Trentino, Northern Italy. He has three sisters.
- November 26, 1973
children: Fiona Eve Facinelli, Lola Ray Facinelli, Luca Bella Facinelli. Peter Facinelli was born on 26th November 1973 in New York City to parents Bruna and Pierino Facinelli. While his father worked as a waiter, his mother was a homemaker. Facinelli was raised in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.
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Facinelli was born in Ozone Park, a neighbourhood in Queens, NY, and is the youngest child of Bruna and Pierino Facinelli, Italian immigrants, originally from Tentino in Northern Italy. Like most immigrants at the time, Pierino was a relentless hard-worker, waiting tables six days a week while Bruna was a homemaker.
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Peter Facinelli is an American actor and producer.
He played Gene Curtis/Ivan in the 2018 series
Facinelli grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of Italian immigrants Bruna (née Reich), a homemaker, and Pierino Facinelli, a waiter. His parents are from the Val di Non valley, which is located in Trentino, Northern Italy. His father is from Revò, while his mother is from Spormaggiore. He was raised Roman Catholic and attended St. Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, New York.
He studied acting at New York University, as well as 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 made his feature film debut in Rebecca Miller's Angela in 1995 and came to the attention of critics in the TV-movie The Price of Love later that year. In 1996, Facinelli played opposite his then-future wife Jennie Garth in An Unfinished Affair. Other TV roles followed, including a part in After Jimmy (1996) and a college dropout in Calm at Sunset. Facinelli co-starred with Amanda Peet and Michael Vartan in the 1997 AIDS-themed drama Touch Me (1997) and co-starred as a high school student in two 1998 features with Ethan Embry and Breckin Meyer, Dancer, Texas Pop. 81, and Can't Hardly Wait, which starred Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Facinelli appeared in the sci-fi film Supernova starring James Spader in 2000. He made appearances in Riding in Cars with Boys in 2001 and The Scorpion King in 2002, followed by a leading role in the Fox drama Fastlane. Facinelli had a recurring role in the HBO series Six Feet Under in 2004 and a role in the FX original series Damages beginning in 2007. Facinelli starred in Hollow Man 2 with Christian Slater. It was released direct-to-video in May 2006.
In 2006, he was cast in Touch the Top of the World, a true story of Eric Weihenmayer, the first blind person to climb Mount Everest. The film is based on his best selling autobiography.
After wrapping up Finding Amanda with Matthew Broderick, Facinelli played Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptation of Twilight, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer. According to an interview, "I almost didn't read for Twilight. My agent said, 'Do you want to do a vampire movie?' And I was like, 'No.' I was totally thinking blood and guts and bats in caves, like some kind of horror movie. They literally talked me into reading the book and I actually enjoyed the book a lot." Facinelli continued his portrayal in the sequels of the film.
He played Dr. Fitch Cooper for seven seasons on the Showtime dark comedy series Nurse Jackie.
He is the founder of the production company Facinelli Films. Their first feature film, Loosies, which was written entirely by Facinelli, was filmed in 2011. He starred in the film, which is a story of a New York pickpocket that being produced by Verdi Corrente Productions. In 2011 he also wrote and produced the Hallmark Channel telefilm Accidentally in Love which starred his then-wife Jennie Garth. In 2015, he played Maxwell Lord in Supergirl.
Facinelli met actress Jennie Garth on the set of An Unfinished Affair in 1995. Facinelli and Garth married 20 January 2001 in a traditional Roman Catholic ceremony. They have three daughters. In March 2012, Facinelli filed for a divorce from Garth, which was finalized in June 2013.
Facinelli is a Roman Catholic. Garth converted before their wedding.
Oct 2, 2023 · By Hanna Seariac. Hanna is a reporter for the Deseret News where she covers courts, crime, policy and faith. “Twilight” star Peter Facinelli opened up about his family and faith in an interview with Fox News Digital. Facinelli played Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the “Twilight” series. His most recent project is a film called “On Fire ...
Jun 6, 2020 · Peter Facinelli (born November 26, 1973) is an American actor and producer. He starred as Donovan "Van" Ray on the Fox series Fastlane from 2002 to 2003. He played Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novel series, and is also known for his role as Mike Dexter in the 1998 film Can't Hardly Wait.
Peter Facinelli Biography. Peter Facinelli was born in Queens, New York, the youngest child of Bruna (Reich) and Pierino Facinelli, a waiter. His parents are Italian immigrants, originally from Trentino, Northern Italy. He has three sisters.
