Paolo Seganti
Paolo Seganti ( born May 20, 1965 in Milan ) is an Italian actor.
Life
Born in 1965 in Milan, Paolo Seganti moved at the age of 18 years to Los Angeles, where he tried his hand as an amateur boxer, as in Italy, until he discovered acting for himself and played several years of theater. His good looks earned him the way lucrative modeling contracts for campaigns for Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Jeanne Lanvin and Calvin Klein. In New York, he then focused again on his acting career and was there to see, among others, in the lead role of Peter Shaffer 's play Equus.
In 1994 he played the role of Damian Grimaldi in 164 episodes of the long-lived American television series young and passionate - How Funny People ( As the World Turns ). Two years later, he starred in two episodes of the sitcom The Nanny ( The Nanny ). In 1996, he was in a small role in Woody Allen's star studded movie musical Everyone Says I Love You ( Everyone Says I Love You) his screen debut. In the critically acclaimed neo-noir LA Confidential, he joined in 1997 alongside Russell Crowe as a gangster Johnny Stompanato on which, as shown in the film, was once the lover of screen diva Lana Turner.
It was followed by other appearances in series such as Nash Bridges (1997) and Babylon 5 (1997). 1999 Seganti played in Franco Zeffirelli Tea with Mussolini (tea with Mussolini ) on the side of Cher and Maggie Smith. In the same year he won both Léa Bosco, Hardy Krüger Jr. and Esther pig the title role in the German - Italian television miniseries The Courier of the Czar (Michele Strogoff - Il corriere dello zar ) based on the novel by Jules Verne. In the French television series Largo Winch - Dangerous Heritage ( Largo Winch, 2001-2003), he played in 35 episodes in the title role of Largo Winch, based on a novel series by the Belgian Jean Van Hamme. In addition, he was in some episodes of CSI: Miami ( 2002), ER - Emergency Room (ER, 2005) and The Closer (2006) to see. In 2007, he also starred in La figlia di Elisa - Ritorno a Rivombrosa, a spin -off of the Italian telenovela Elisa ( 2003-2005).
Since 2005, he is married to the actress Carlotta Chang. Their daughter Stella came back in 1999 to the world.
Filmography (selection)
Awards
1994 Seganti was for the Soap Opera Digest Award in the category Best Young Actor in the television series Young and Passionate - nominated How life goes. A year later he was nominated for the same role again for this price, now as " Hottest Male Star".