Peter Facinelli

Published: 3:31PM Tuesday July 21, 2009

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Peter Facinelli was born November 26, 1973 and is now internationally known for his role as Carlisle Cullen.

But Facinelli's had a wide and varied acting career - and was last seen on TV ONE in Damages as Gregory Malina as well as Six Feet Under.

He studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School, New York City, New York under such teachers as William H. Macy, Desperate Housewives' Felicity Huffman and Giancarlo Esposito

Raised in Queens, New York, Peter met his wife Jennie Garth (from zipcode 90210!) on the set of a television movie and the pair married in 2001.

You'll see him on the big screen in the upcoming Thicker and the interestingly titled The Absinthe Drinkers.

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