James Carpinello
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Biography
Actor James Carpinello was most commonly known for his roles in television dramas. In 1999, he starred as Tony Manero in the Broadway production of "Saturday Night Fever." In 1999, he headlined the L.A. revival of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Carpinello's acting career began with roles in the series "Felicity" (1998-2002), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC, 1999-) and "NCIS" (CBS, 2003-). He also appeared in "The Closer" (TNT, 2005-2012). During the early stages of his acting career, Carpinello worked in films like the dramatic adaptation "The Punisher" (2004) with Thomas Jane. Several more television roles followed in the early 2000s and the 2010s, including stints on "So noTORIous" (2006) and "Blue Bloods" (CBS, 2010-). As his entertainment career progressed, he appeared in the Benjamin Bratt action flick "The Great Raid" (2005). More recently, he tackled roles on "The Blacklist" (NBC, 2013-) and "Gotham" (Fox, 2014-). He also appeared in "Gangster Squad" (2013) with Josh Brolin. Most recently, Carpinello acted in "Let's Kill Ward's Wife" (2014).
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Life Events
1998
Breakthrough stage role in "Stupid Kids"
1999
Headlined the L.A. revival of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
1999
Starred as Tony Manero in the Broadway production of "Saturday Night Fever"
2000
Cast as Randy on the WB series "Felicity"
2004
Starred as Bobby Saint/John Saint in "The Punisher," based on the marvel comic
2006
Co-starred in Tori Spelling's VH1 sitcom, "So NoTORIous"
2007
Cast as Sonny in "Xanadu," a Broadway musical adapted from the movie of the same name
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