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Carmine Giovinazzo
Giovinazzo in 2008
Born	Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo (1973-08-24) August 24, 1973 (age 51) New York City, U.S.
Occupations	Actor writer painter musician
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Vanessa Marcil ​ ​(m. 2010; div. 2013)​
Relatives	Buddy Giovinazzo (cousin) Larry Romano (cousin)

Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo (/ˈkɑːrmaɪn dʒiˌoʊvɪˈnɑːzoʊ/ KAR-myne jee-OH-vin-AH-zoh, 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, a retired NYPD police officer. Growing up, Giovinazzo was an avid athlete. He played baseball for 4 years at Port Richmond High School where he was an Advance all-star as a senior, eventually graduating in 1991, and went on to attend Wagner College on a baseball scholarship. 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.

Career

In 1997, Giovinazzo moved to Los Angeles. Not long afterward, he successfully landed his first Hollywood role in the pilot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 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 the Learning Curve, 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 People's 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 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 character was introduced in the CSI: Miami episode "MIA/NYC NonStop" (along with the other CSI: NY cast members), and he guest-starred in season three of the Las Vegas-based original series as street racer 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 season six's vampire-themed episode "Sanguine Love", joining series leads Melina Kanakaredes and Gary Sinise who have also written episodes for the series.

In 2014, Giovinazzo portrayed the recurring role of Sid Markham in season two 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. He is also a painter, mostly in oils, and one of his paintings appeared in the "Tri-Borough" episode of CSI: NY. He is currently a lead vocalist in the band Ceesau, which released one album, Era of the Exposed (2008). 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.

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

Filmography

References

1. "Carmine Giovinazzo".
2. "Carmine Giovinazzo Biography". Film Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
3. Tomashoff, Craig (March 30, 2006). "CSI: NY's Bat Man". TV Guide. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
4. ^ Buckley, A. J. (April 2010). "Before the Scene with Carmine Giovinazzo". Scene (Louisiana's Entertainment Magazine), p. 18. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
5. Batallones, Henrik (February 3, 2010). "CSI: NY: Previewing Episode 6.14 'Sanguine Love'". BuddyTV. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
6. Huntley, Kristine (January 7, 2005). "CSI: New York – 'Tri-Borough' review". CSI Files. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
7. "Ceesau". ReverbNation. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
8. "Rick Giovinazzo Biography". Film Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
9. Porter, Rick (July 13, 2010). "Vanessa Marcil, CSI: NY star Carmine Giovinazzo get married" Archived December 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Zap2it. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
10. "Ex-'90210' Star Vanessa Marcil Files for Divorce". TMZ. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
11. "FORMER '90210' STAR Divorce Final from Nicest DUI Arrestee Ever". TMZ. March 18, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

External links

• Carmine Giovinazzo at IMDb
• Carmine Giovinazzo Archived June 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine at the CSI: NY Fan Wiki
• Ceesau on Facebook

• 1973 births
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• American male video game actors
• American television writers
• Living people
• American male television writers
• Male actors from Staten Island
• Wagner College alumni
• Screenwriters from New York (state)
• 21st-century American singers
• 21st-century American male singers