Carmine Giovinazzo Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarmine dʒoviˈnattso]; American english pronunciation: ʤɪ-oʊ-vɪ-ˈnɑ-zoʊ or jee-oh-vi-'nah-zoh; born August 24, 1973) is an American actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in CSI: NY. Giovinazzo was born and raised on Staten Island, the son of Nancy and Dominick, who was a police officer. He comes from a family of policemen and has Italian, English, Native American, and Norwegian ancestry. Growing up on the streets of Staten Island, Giovinazzo was an avid athlete; though he played many different... MORE

Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarmine dʒoviˈnattso]; American english pronunciation: ʤɪ-oʊ-vɪ-ˈnɑ-zoʊ or jee-oh-vi-'nah-zoh; born August 24, 1973) is an American actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in CSI: NY. Giovinazzo was born and raised on Staten Island, the son of Nancy and Dominick, who was a police officer. He comes from a family of policemen and has Italian, English, 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. In 1997, Giovinazzo moved to Los Angeles. 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 LESS