American actor Peter Scanavino is famous for Law and Order: Bio, Wiki, Wife, Family, Education

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Peter Scanavino is an American actor who is known for his role as Dominick Carisi in the crime thriller series Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Debuting in the year 2005, Peter has come a long way in his field and is now an established actor of the American entertainment world.

Peter Scanavino-childhood, age, education

Peter Scanavino was born on 29 February 1980 in Denver in Colorado. He is aged 38 now and as regards his parents, it is learned that he is the son of Pieretta and David J. Scanavino who is a urologist. He has a brother named David Scanavino who is an artist. There is no information revealed about his high school and college life. He probably had liked acting right from his childhood days. He is an American national and his ethnicity is Italian.

Peter Scanavino-career

Peter was first seen on TV in Jonny Zero in which he played Travis. He was also seen the same year in three shows namely Third Watch, Law and Order: Trial by Jury, and in Law and Order: Criminal Intent. He portrayed a cult leader in 1006’s Under Surveillance’. He was also seen in the TV series The Bedford Diaries. Between 2009 and 2013, he appeared in several TV series and these included Royal Pains, Law and Order: Old Friends, The Good Wife, A Gifted Man, Do No Harm, Golden Boy, Unforgettable, and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. He was also cast in films such as Happythankyoumoreplease, Zenith, Javelina, Frances Ha, etc.

Peter Scanavino and his main role-2014

It was 2014 when Peter got a lead role in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit in which he played the NYPD detective Dominick Carisi and won accolades for it. His character is new and said to be fresh who is learning his trade with time. The executive director of the show is Warren Leight and he had said:

“(Detective Carisi) [comes] in [to SVU] and shake things up…a guy who maybe needs a little bit of refining.”

Talking of his character, Peter said:

“Carisi [is] a total outsider. He’s brusque and he doesn’t get the nuances and he’s not very experienced so he puts his foot in his mouth a lot of times. But he’s learning. He’s picking it up. I think he’s a good detective, but he’s got a lot to learn on how to… approach cases.”

Peter has a net worth is $ 700k.

Peter Scanavino-body measurements/social media

Peter has a height of 6 feet. As regards his weight and other body measurements there are no details revealed. He has brown hair and hazel colored eyes. He is a favorite with his viewers and is also a social media-active person. He has a Twitter account and his following is huge on it. He also owns an Instagram account and on this his follower count is 91.6k. His Facebook has 4.4k likes.

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Peter Scanavino-personal life, wife, children

Peter Scanavino had a long-term girlfriend in Lisha Bai whom he married on 2 July 2011. The couple now has two children. His second child is a son who is called Leo and was born on 8 January 2016.

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