Name |
James Carpinello |
Height |
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Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
13-August-1975 |
Place of Birth |
Albany, New York, U.S. |
Famous for |
Acting |
James Carpinello is an American film, television, and Broadway actor who came to national attention with his appearances in Tori Spelling's VH1 sitcom So NoTORIous. He is also in Rock of Ages. Carpinello first appeared on Broadway in the 1999 musical Saturday Night Fever as Tony Manero. The musical is based on the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever in which the role of Manero was played by John Travolta. He was next cast as Link Larkin in the Broadway musical version of Hairspray, but left the show prior to its first pre-Broadway performances in Seattle in order to shoot the film The Great Raid in 2002. He was replaced by Matthew Morrison.
Carpinello next starred as rocker Stacee Jaxx in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. When the show previously played off-Broadway, actor Will Swenson performed the role of Jaxx, until Swenson was offered the lead comedic role of Berger, in the revival Broadway Production of HAIR. Carpinello replaced him before Rock of Ages started performances on Broadway. Carpinello has appeared on episodes of the CBS TV show, The Good Wife as Detective Anthony Burton. He guest starred on the Season 4 premier of the USA TV show, In Plain Sight. He played former soldier Joey in "Mission Creep", the third episode of CBS crime drama Person of Interest. He is a regular on the FOX medical/crime drama The Mob Doctor.