23 Facts About Peter Facinelli

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Peter Facinelli was born on November 26,1973 and is an American actor and film and television producer.

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Peter Facinelli starred as Donovan "Van" Ray on the Fox series Fastlane from 2002 to 2003.

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Peter Facinelli played Dr Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novel series, and is known for his role as Mike Dexter in the 1998 film Can't Hardly Wait.

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Peter Facinelli portrayed Maxwell Lord on the first season of the TV series Supergirl.

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Peter Facinelli grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of Italian immigrants Bruna, a homemaker, and Pierino Peter Facinelli, a waiter.

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Peter Facinelli's parents are from the Val di Non valley in Trentino, northern Italy.

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Peter Facinelli's father is from Revo, while his mother is from Spormaggiore.

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Peter Facinelli was raised Catholic and attended St Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, New York.

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Peter Facinelli studied acting at New York University, as well as at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City.

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Peter 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.

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In 1996, Peter Facinelli played opposite his then-future wife Jennie Garth in An Unfinished Affair.

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Peter Facinelli co-starred with Amanda Peet and Michael Vartan in the 1997 AIDS-themed drama Touch Me and co-starred as a high school student in two 1998 features with Ethan Embry and Breckin Meyer, Dancer, Texas Pop.

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Peter Facinelli appeared in the sci-fi film Supernova starring James Spader in 2000.

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Peter Facinelli 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.

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Peter 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.

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Peter Facinelli played Dr Fitch Cooper for seven seasons on the Showtime dark comedy series Nurse Jackie.

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Peter Facinelli is the founder of the production company Facinelli Films.

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Peter Facinelli starred in the film, which is a story of a New York pickpocket that being produced by Verdi Corrente Productions.

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In 2015 Peter Facinelli co-wrote the novel After the Red Rain with Barry Lyga and Robert DeFranco.

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Peter Facinelli met actress Jennie Garth on the set of An Unfinished Affair in 1995.

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In March 2012, Peter Facinelli filed for divorce from Garth, which was finalized in June 2013.

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Peter Facinelli began dating actress Jaimie Alexander in 2012 after meeting on the set of Loosies.

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In 2009, Peter Facinelli acquired Italian citizenship through jus sanguinis in order to shoot a film in Europe, which required that all actors be European citizens.