Carmine Giovinazzo's 'NY' Role Brings Him Full Circle

Carmine Giovinazzo (Danny Messer) comes from a family of cops, but the actor never thought he'd get to wear a badge... until his role on CSI: New York.

"My father was a cop years and years ago. My sister's a cop, 15 years. My brother in law is one, worked for the mayor for a little bit, intelligence and all that," he told Tony Danza on the Tony Danza Show. "I think they always used to say that I'd be the hairdresser and she'd be the cop or something like that. But yeah, it's ironic that I'm playing the cop now."

Unlike most native New Yorkers, who dislike Los Angeles for its alienating feel, Giovinazzo has fallen in love with the city. "I love it. I love it because it's completely the opposite of New York. I like the change, I like the difference, I like the living by the mountains and by the beach and all that. Yeah, I dig it."

Although CSI: New York has been on the air a year and a half, Giovinazzo can still walk the streets without being cased around by the fans. "I'm still pretty incognito," he said. "And you know, people look at me a little funny and I kinda look back at them and forget that maybe they're looking at me because I'm on a show and I kinda get pissed off and I'm like, 'What are you looking at?'"

Thanks to user _maybesomeday from the Messer/Flack community at LiveJournal, for the video.

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