Carmine Giovinazzo
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Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo is an American actor
and singer, best known for his role as Detective Danny Messer
in CSI: NY
.
, the son of Nancy and Dominick, who was a police officer. He comes from a family of policemen and has Italian, British, Native American, and Norwegian ancestry. Growing up on the streets of Staten Island, Giovinazzo was an avid athlete; though he played many different sports, baseball
and roller hockey
were his preferences. He graduated from Port Richmond High School
in 1991 and attended Wagner College
. He had hoped to become a professional baseball player, but a serious back injury dashed his career plans, so, with the support of his family, he turned to acting. As a child, Giovinazzo participated in making short films, but remembers no particular time when he had the idea to start acting.
. Not long after, 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
. 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 is currently cast as forensic scientist Danny Messer
on the hit TV series CSI: NY
. Giovinazzo 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". Giovinazzo penned the sixth season vampire
-themed episode "Sanguine Love", joining series leads Melina Kanakaredes
and Gary Sinise
, who have also written episodes for the series.
and writes songs and poems in his spare time. 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 his band "Ceesau". They released one album in 2008, Era of the Exposed, with five songs. The song "Tear To Spare", written by Giovinazzo, was played in the CSI: NY sixth season episode "Sanguine Love".
He is a cousin of Vincent Giovinazzo, Buddy Giovinazzo
, Michael "Big Mean Schkeen" Giovinazzo, Rick Giovinazzo, and Larry Romano
.
Giovinazzo married actress Vanessa Marcil
on July 11, 2010 in a private ceremony in New York City
with family and closest friends. They are currently expecting their first child together.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and singer, best known for his role as Detective Danny Messer
Danny Messer
Danny Messer is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: NY, portrayed by actor Carmine Giovinazzo.-Background:It has been implied that Danny Messer grew up on Staten Island , in a family of law enforcers and law breakers...
in CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
.
Early life
Giovinazzo was born and raised on Staten IslandStaten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
, the son of Nancy and Dominick, who was a police officer. He comes from a family of policemen and has Italian, British, Native American, and Norwegian ancestry. Growing up on the streets of Staten Island, Giovinazzo was an avid athlete; though he played many different sports, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and roller hockey
Roller hockey
Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used. There is traditional "Roller Hockey," played with quad roller skates, and...
were his preferences. He graduated from Port Richmond High School
Port Richmond High School
Port Richmond High School is on the North Shore of Staten Island in the Port Richmond neighborhood. It is located at 85 St Josephs Avenue, between Innis Street and Charles Avenue. The principal is Timothy M. Gannon....
in 1991 and attended Wagner College
Wagner College
Wagner College is a private, co-educational, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 total students located atop Grymes Hill in New York City's borough of Staten Island...
. He had hoped to become a professional baseball player, but a serious back injury dashed his career plans, so, with the support of his family, he turned to acting. As a child, Giovinazzo participated in making short films, but remembers no particular time when he had the idea to start acting.
Career
In 1997, Giovinazzo moved to Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Not long after, 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
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss is a 1998 American independent, gay-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Tommy O'Haver and starring Sean P. Hayes, Brad Rowe, and Meredith Scott Lynn...
, For Love of the Game
For Love of the Game (film)
For Love of the Game is a 1999 American drama sports film based on the novel of the same title by Michael Shaara...
, The Big Brass Ring
The Big Brass Ring
The Big Brass Ring is a 1999 drama film, starring William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Irene Jacob, Jefferson Mays, and Miranda Richardson ....
, and Black Hawk Down. He was also cast as one of the stars of the short-lived UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
sitcom Shasta McNasty
Shasta McNasty
Shasta McNasty is an American sitcom that aired on UPN during the 1999-2000 season. The show was created by Jeff Eastin and produced by Eastin and Neal H. Moritz...
. Other films in which he had starring roles include In Enemy Hands
In Enemy Hands (film)
In Enemy Hands aka "U-Boat", is a World War II submarine film released in 2004, starring William H. Macy.-Plot:Macy stars as the COB on a fictitious US Navy submarine, the USS Swordfish...
with William H. Macy
William H. Macy
William Hall Macy, Jr. is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though...
, and Players with Freddy Rodriguez
Freddy Rodriguez
Freddy Rodriguez is an American actor known for playing the characters Hector Federico "Rico" Diaz on HBO's Six Feet Under and El Wray in Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror...
and Peter Dobson
Peter Dobson
Peter Dobson is an American actor who has appeared in Drowning Mona, The Frighteners, The Poseidon Adventure, and the film adaptation of Last Exit to Brooklyn. He also had a cameo role in Forrest Gump as Elvis Presley. Peter also credits himself under alternate name Derek Hoyle...
. He played Tony Galper, the victim in "Columbo Likes the Nightlife", the final episode of the TV series Columbo.
Giovinazzo is currently cast as forensic scientist Danny Messer
Danny Messer
Danny Messer is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: NY, portrayed by actor Carmine Giovinazzo.-Background:It has been implied that Danny Messer grew up on Staten Island , in a family of law enforcers and law breakers...
on the hit TV series CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
. Giovinazzo is the first actor to appear in all three CSI series; his CSI: NY character was introduced in the CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
episode "MIA/NYC NonStop
MIA/NYC NonStop
"MIA/NYC NonStop" is the twenty-third episode in Season 2 of the American crime drama CSI: Miami and the pilot of the CBS drama CSI: NY. The episode aired on May 17, 2004.-Plot:...
" (along with the other cast members of CSI: NY) and he guest-starred in the third season of the original Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
-based CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
as a street racer named Thumpy G in the episode "Revenge is Best Served Cold". Giovinazzo penned the sixth season vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
-themed episode "Sanguine Love", joining series leads Melina Kanakaredes
Melina Kanakaredes
Melina Eleni Kanakaredes Constantinides is an American actress. She is widely known for two starring roles on U.S. prime-time television drama series; playing Detective Stella Bonasera in CSI: NY and portraying Dr...
and Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise
Gary Alan Sinise is an American actor, film director and musician. During his career, Sinise has won various awards including an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. In 1992, Sinise directed, and played the role of George Milton in the successful film adaptation of...
, who have also written episodes for the series.
Personal life
Giovinazzo plays the guitarGuitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and writes songs and poems in his spare time. 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 his band "Ceesau". They released one album in 2008, Era of the Exposed, with five songs. The song "Tear To Spare", written by Giovinazzo, was played in the CSI: NY sixth season episode "Sanguine Love".
He is a cousin of Vincent Giovinazzo, Buddy Giovinazzo
Buddy Giovinazzo
Buddy Giovinazzo is an independent filmmaker and author who is known for his gritty-low budget debut film, Combat Shock, and his collection of harrowing short stories of low urban life in his 1993 novel, Life is Hot in Cracktown....
, Michael "Big Mean Schkeen" Giovinazzo, Rick Giovinazzo, and Larry Romano
Larry Romano
Lawrence John Romano better known as Larry Romano, is an American film and television actor.Born on July 31, 1963 in Staten Island, New York, he was a regular on NYPD Blue and the sitcom The King of Queens, on which he played "Richie Iannucci". He also played First Base in the motion picture Lock...
.
Giovinazzo married actress Vanessa Marcil
Vanessa Marcil
Vanessa Marcil is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Brenda Barrett Corinthos on General Hospital, Gina Kincaid on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sam Marquez on Las Vegas....
on July 11, 2010 in a private ceremony in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
with family and closest friends. They are currently expecting their first child together.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Welcome to the Hellmouth Welcome to the Hellmouth "Welcome to the Hellmouth" is the series premiere of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This episode and "The Harvest" were originally aired as a two-part series premiere on The WB Television Network... " |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Pacific Blue Pacific Blue (TV series) Pacific Blue is an American crime drama series about a team of police officers with the Santa Monica Police Department who patrolled its beaches on bicycles. The show ran for five seasons on the USA Network, from March 2, 1996 to April 9, 2000, with a total of one hundred and one episodes... |
Cody Fisher | Episode 3.08 "Matters of the Heart" |
| 1998 | Fallen Arches Fallen Arches (film) Fallen Arches is a 1998 comedic crime film starring Richard Portnow, Karen Black, Ron Thompson, Peter Onorati, Tamara Braun, Carmine Giovinazzo, Louis Ferriera and written, produced and directed by Ron Cosentino.-Plot:... |
Frankie Romano | Film |
| 1998 | Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss is a 1998 American independent, gay-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Tommy O'Haver and starring Sean P. Hayes, Brad Rowe, and Meredith Scott Lynn... |
Gundy | Film |
| 1999 | The Big Brass Ring The Big Brass Ring The Big Brass Ring is a 1999 drama film, starring William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Irene Jacob, Jefferson Mays, and Miranda Richardson .... |
Young Billy | Film |
| 1999 | Providence Providence (TV series) Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr... |
Kit | Episode 1.17 "Heaven Can Wait" |
| 1999 | For Love of the Game For Love of the Game (film) For Love of the Game is a 1999 American drama sports film based on the novel of the same title by Michael Shaara... |
Ken Strout | Film |
| 1999 | Shasta McNasty Shasta McNasty Shasta McNasty is an American sitcom that aired on UPN during the 1999-2000 season. The show was created by Jeff Eastin and produced by Eastin and Neal H. Moritz... |
Scott | All 22 episodes |
| 2000 | Terror Tract Terror Tract Terror Tract is a 2000 anthology dark comedy/horror film, featuring John Ritter as a real-estate agent trying to sell a variety of houses to a young couple; each with a horror story associated with it. The segment "Make Me an Offer" is the overall plot of the movie with Ritter and the three... |
Frank Sarno | Film ("Nightmare" segment) |
| 2001 | The Learning Curve The Learning Curve The Learning Curve is a 2001 American thriller film about two Los Angeles nightclub scenesters who team up as con artists. It explores themes of ruthless ambition and its consequences. The film was directed by Eric Schwab, and stars Carmine Giovinazzo, Norbert Weisser, and Monet Mazur.-Plot:Paul... |
Paul Cleveland | Film |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | Goodale | Film |
| 2002 | Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie | T-Bone | TV movie |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Thumpy G | Episode 3.01 "Revenge is Best Served Cold" |
| 2003 | Columbo Columbo Columbo is an American crime fiction television film series, which starred Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. It was created by William Link and Richard Levinson. The show popularized the inverted detective story format... |
Tony Galper | Episode 13.05 "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" |
| 2004 | In Enemy Hands In Enemy Hands (film) In Enemy Hands aka "U-Boat", is a World War II submarine film released in 2004, starring William H. Macy.-Plot:Macy stars as the COB on a fictitious US Navy submarine, the USS Swordfish... |
Buck Cooper | Film |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Danny Messer Danny Messer Danny Messer is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: NY, portrayed by actor Carmine Giovinazzo.-Background:It has been implied that Danny Messer grew up on Staten Island , in a family of law enforcers and law breakers... |
Episode 2.23 "MIA/NYC NonStop MIA/NYC NonStop "MIA/NYC NonStop" is the twenty-third episode in Season 2 of the American crime drama CSI: Miami and the pilot of the CBS drama CSI: NY. The episode aired on May 17, 2004.-Plot:... " |
| 2004–present | CSI: NY CSI: NY CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes... |
Danny Messer | All 170 episodes (so far) |
| 2008 | This Is Not a Test This Is Not a Test This Is Not a Test may refer to:* This Is Not a Test , a nuclear-war film directed by Fredric Gadette* This Is Not a Test , a comedy/drama film starring Hill Harper* This Is Not a Test!, a 2003 album by Missy Elliott... |
Trey | Film |
| 2011 | Duke | Dare | Film (post-production) |
External links
- Carmine Giovinazzo – CSI: NY Cast at CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
- Carmine Giovinazzo at the CSI: NY Fan Wiki
- Ceesau official website