Giancarlo Esposito is an American actor. He was born on 26 April 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The boy's mother was an African-American opera singer, and his father was a carpenter. The future actor spent his childhood in Denmark, and then his family moved to the United States of America. For several years the boy lived in Elmsford, and then moved to Cleveland.
In 1964, the family left Cleveland and finally settled in Manhattan, New York. Having mastered the new place, the guy entered the Elizabeth
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Giancarlo Esposito is an American actor. He was born on 26 April 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The boy's mother was an African-American opera singer, and his father was a carpenter. The future actor spent his childhood in Denmark, and then his family moved to the United States of America. For several years the boy lived in Elmsford, and then moved to Cleveland.
In 1964, the family left Cleveland and finally settled in Manhattan, New York. Having mastered the new place, the guy entered the Elizabeth Seton College and successfully graduated from the Faculty of Television and Radio.
The debut of the aspiring actor took place in 1966 on Broadway. At the age of eight, the boy played a slave in a play by Maggie Flynn.
Esposito received his first major theatrical role in 1980. This was the role of Cooper in the play “Cat on a hot roof”, and a year earlier Giancarlo made his film debut in the film “Running”.
In the eighties, the actor received episodic roles in the films “Cadets”, “Switch places” and “Extraordinary changes at the last minute”, and also starred in the television series.
Miami Police: Vice department .
In 1984, Esposito, along with Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane played in the musical drama Cotton Club by the famous Francis Ford Coppola, but the following year the actor again received only minor roles in low-budget films. In 1986, the actor got the chance to play with Pat Hingle and Emilio Estevez in a horror film.
"Maximum acceleration" Stephen King.
Esposito’s fame brought the role of a student in the film School Amazing in 1988. The film was directed by Spike Lee. After that, the actor was showered with offers of roles, and he brilliantly played in such films as “Malcolm X” and “Do it right.”
Also, the actor is widely known for his roles in such American television series as “Homicide”, “Detective Nash Bridges”, “Fallen Angels”, “Undercover cops”, “Thinking like a criminal: the behavior of a suspect”.
"Lie me up" "Impact", "Speaking to Ghosts", "Once Upon a Time" and "Bones".
In total, during his career, the talented actor played in more than one hundred and forty films, and also tried himself as a director and producer.
Esposito is married and has three daughters. The actor is currently starring in the film Adele, which is scheduled to premiere in 2014.
