Giancarlo Esposito Biography
Giancarlo Esposito is an American actor born on April 26, 1958, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has featured in many TV shows like AMC’s “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul”. He won the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama award at the 2012 Critics’ Choice Television Awards and was also nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Giancarlo Esposito Age
The actor was born on April 26, 1958, in Copenhagen, Denmark and is currently 61 years of age as of 2019.
Giancarlo Esposito Height
Esposito stands at an average height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Giancarlo Esposito Family and Education
Giancarlo was born to an Italian father and an African-American mother. His father’s name is Giovanni Esposito, a stagehand and carpenter from Naples and his mother Elizabeth Foster, an African American opera and nightclub singer from Alabama. Esposito was raised in Denmark until the age of 6 when his family settled in Manhattan, New York. He attended Elizabeth Seton College in New York and earned a two-year degree in radio and television communications.
Giancarlo Esposito Career
His Broadway debut came in 1966 at age 8 playing a slave child opposite Shirley Jones in the short-lived musical Maggie Flynn (1968), set during the New York Draft Riots of 1863. In the 1980s he appeared in films such as Taps, Maximum Overdrive, King Of New York and “Trading Places”. He also performed in TV shows like Miami Vice and Spenser.
In the 90s, He appeared in the top indie films Night on Earth, Fresh, and Smoke, as well as its sequel “Blue in the Face”. He also featured in the mainstream film Reckless with Mia Farrow and Waiting to Exhale starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett.
He appeared as “Mike Giardello” an FBI agent on the TV crime drama Homicide: Life on the Street. He played the film roles of Darryl in Trouble on the Corner and Charlie Dunt in Nothing to Lose in 1997. He also has credits from NYPD Blue, Law & Order, The Practice, New York Undercover, and Fallen Angels: Fearless.
He also starred in Last Holiday as Senator Dilling’s, alongside Queen Latifah and Timothy Hutton. He also played a ruthless detective named Esposito in the 2005 film Hate Crime. He has also featured in New Amsterdam and CSI: Miami. He played ex-musician Roberto, the Puerto Rican father of Omarion Grandberry’s In Feel the Noise (2007). He made his debut as a director with Gospel Hill (2008); he also produced the film and starred in it.
Esposito featured as Gooper in an African American production of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He then joined the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series. He played the role of Ra’s al Ghul in Son of Batman and Black Spider in Batman: Assault on Arkham. He also had a recurring role in the first season of The Get Down on Netflix.
In 2017, Esposito reprised his role as Gus Fring in the Breaking Bad prequel series, Better Call Saul. During the second season of the show, an anagram of the first letters of every episode name spelled out “FRING’S BACK”, which was revealed to be intentional by showrunners Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Esposito appeared in a teaser for the third season portraying Gus as the Los Pollos Hermanos owner, officially confirming Esposito’s involvement in season 3.
Giancarlo Esposito Wife
Esposito married Joy McManigal in 1995; they later divorced. The couple was blessed with four beautiful daughters.
Giancarlo Esposito Children
- Kale Lyn Esposito
- Syrlucia Esposito
- Ruby Esposito
- Shayne Lyra Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito Net Worth
He has an estimated Net worth of 6 million dollars.
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) About Giancarlo Esposito
Who is Giancarlo Esposito?
Giancarlo Esposito is an American actor born April 26, 1958, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
How old is Giancarlo Esposito?
The actor was born on April 26, 1958, in Copenhagen, Denmark and is currently 61 years of age as of 2019.
How tall is Giancarlo Esposito?
He stands at an average height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Is Giancarlo Esposito married?
He was previously married to Joy McManigal with whom he has four daughters.
How much is Giancarlo Esposito worth?
He has an estimated net worth of 6 million dollars as of 2019.
Is Giancarlo Esposito dead or alive?
He is alive and in good health.
Where is Giancarlo Esposito now?
He is currently an actor in the USA.
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