smgfanatic Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 American actor Peter Facinelli was born on November 26, 1973, in Ozone Park, Queens, NY. He attended St. Francis Prep in Fresh Meadows, NY, and studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City. Peter made his film debut in 1995 as a devil in "Angel" and went on to have roles in "Riding In Cars With Boys," "Scorpion King" and as the villain in the high school party film "Can't Hardly Wait." His television credits include "Six Feet Under," and "Law & Order," and he lent his voice to Fox's "American Dad," but he is best known for his role as Donovan Ray in "Fast Lane." In 1996, he met his wife actress Jennie Garth while filming "An Unfinished Affair." They live in Los Angeles with their three children. Though he could have easily fallen into a "nice guy" Hollywood stereotype, clean-cut actor Peter Facinelli refused to be pigeonholed in one set category or type of role; that very versatility, in turn, became one of Facinelli's trademarks. He grew up amid a large Italian-American family in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, NY, studied at St. Francis Preparatory High, and then enrolled at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in Manhattan, where his mentors included Giancarlo Esposito, William H. Macy, and Felicity Huffman. By the mid- to late '90s, Facinelli made a beeline for the West Coast and, in seemingly no time at all, began to build a hefty resumé of acting roles, occasionally in a lead capacity. Early projects included the 1998 slice-of-lifer Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (as a wealthy young man eager to leave his Texas town with his buddies and start over in L.A.), the 1998 teen-oriented romantic comedy Can't Hardly Wait, and -- as largely a showcase for Facinelli's acting chops -- the stagy ensembler The Big Kahuna (1999), with Facinelli, Kevin Spacey, and Danny DeVito as industrial lubricant salesmen sharing a hotel suite. In that film, Facinelli played a born-again Christian who threatens to alienate his colleagues when he inadvertently lets their prize client slip through his fingers. In 2001, Facinelli married 90210 actress Jennie Garth, whom he had met when they co-starred together in the 1996 TV movie An Unfinished Affair. He also began to find even greater success on the big screen in 2001, appearing as Takmet in the Rock-headlined blockbuster action movie The Scorpion King, and in a small part in the Penny Marshall-helmed comedy drama Riding in Cars with Boys, starring Drew Barrymore. In addition to his successful film career, Facinelli found a good deal of exposure on the small screen. His first major TV role was on the short-lived Fox series Fastlane (2002-2003); on that Fast and the Furious-like action program, produced by McG, he starred alongside Bill Bellamy and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen as undercover cop Van Ray. In 2004, Facinelli landed a small recurring role on the critically lauded HBO drama Six Feet Under as Jimmy, one of Claire's (Lauren Ambrose) friends at art school. A few years later, in 2007, the actor cropped up on television again, this time in a recurring role on the suspenseful basic-cable mystery drama Damages, starring Glenn Close; he portrayed Gregory Malina, a seemingly small player early on in season one of that series, who ends up having a pivotal part in the elaborate mystery of that season. Meanwhile, Facinelli was still active in features, appearing in such films as sci-fi thriller Hollow Man 2 (2006) and the comedy Finding Amanda (2008). On a much-anticipated note, he also signed for one of the leads in the vampire drama Twilight (2008). Source: Starpulse Quote
smgfanatic Posted February 8, 2009 Author Posted February 8, 2009 Damages Promotional Screencaps from "Jesus, Mary and Joe Crocker." Quote
Mickiala Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I this one when he bites Esme's neck Quote
smgfanatic Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 I'd let him bite me any day. :brows: Thanks for the pics! Quote
Mickiala Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Here's a photo somebody made(not sure that is really his body or photoshopped)Still it's cute Quote
DirrtyXtina87 Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Thank you so much for making a thread for Peter! I love him, and he is excellent as Carlisle in 'Twilight'. Quote
smgfanatic Posted February 11, 2009 Author Posted February 11, 2009 I think he's more muscular than that, mickiala. It's a cute picture though. Thank you for posting it! You're welcome, sweetie. He was excellent in twilight. I can't wait for the second one. Quote
victoria's_secret Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 ^ i agree when i saw that he was casted as carlisle, him as a blonde was pretty much what i had in mind Quote
Liz_twilighter Posted February 14, 2009 Posted February 14, 2009 He's THE BEST! I like him very much! Thank you for the photos! Quote
Mickiala Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Premiere of Twilight,Mann Village,Westwood CA,November 17 2008 Quote
Mickiala Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 He's gorgeous!!! He's my favorite Cullen Quote
Liz_twilighter Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 He's ok but Edward - Robert is better! Quote
Mickiala Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 He is in New Moon right??? When is IMDB going to update and say he is??? <_< Quote
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