Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo (born August 24, 1973) is an American actor.

Biography

Early life

Giovinazzo was born and raised on Staten Island, the son of Nancy and Dominick, who was a police officer.Carmine Giovinazzo Biography (1973-) He comes from a family of policemen and has Italian (originally from Naples), Norwegian and English ancestry. Growing up in 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. "Before I knew it, I was running around Manhattan with a headshot and taking classes at HB Studios." He did several short films at NYU and SUNY, plus a few independent films before he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career further.