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Peter Facinelli was born on 26 November 1973, in Queens, New York, USA of Italian descent. Facinelli is an actor perhaps best known for his performance as one of the main characters in the American crime drama series “Fastlane” aired in 2002 and 2003 on Fox channel. Since 2009 to the present, Peter is a star of the American comedy-drama TV series “Nurse Jackie”, and for the last couple of years, Peter Facinelli’s wealth has grown because the actor has starred in the “Twilight Saga 1 & 2” film adaptations.

So just how rich is Peter Facinelli? Peter’s net worth is estimated by sources to now be $19 million, a great amount of which he has accumulated through both his acting and film producing careers.

Peter Facinelli Net Worth $19 Million

Peter Facinelli`s parents were immigrants from northern Italy. Facinelli attended New York University wherein he studied acting. Peter continued improving his skills in acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School. It was a great school in New York City having many famous persons working as teachers, including Felicity Huffman, Giancarlo Esposito and William H. Macy.

Peter Facinelli’s net worth started growing with his first film role in the 1995 movie “Angela” by Rebecca Miller. The film was Rebecca Miller`s debut and it gained a couple of awards, including one at the Sundance Film Festival. In the same year Peter appeared in the TV series’ “The Price of Love” and “Law & Order”.

As for his other roles in TV series’ and TV films throughout his career, Peter Facinelli also appeared in “Calm at Sunset” (1996), “After Jimmy” (1996), “An Unfinished Affair” (1996), “Six Feet Under” (2003-2005), as well as in “Damages” (2007) and “Reaper” (2008). From 2013 to the present Peter Facinelli has grown his net worth  by taking a role in “Glee”, an American musical comedy drama.

Many other performances have also increased Peter Facinelli net worth, as he is a star of movies, too. He starred along with Amanda Peet in “Touch Me” (1997), and in “Can`t Hardly Wait” (1998) with another celebrity Jennifer Love Hewitt. Released in the same year, “Dancer, Texas Pop 81” is also on the list of Peter Facinelli’s filmography, along with such stars as Breckin Meyer and Ethan Embry. Peter`s experience in acting also includes appearances in such movies as “Supernova” (2000), “Riding In Cars With Boys” (2001), and “The Scorpion King” (2002) among others.

Peter Facinelli was also a co-producer and co-writer of “Accidentally in Love”, released in 2011. In the film adaptation of “Twilight Saga”, based on the books written by Stephanie Meyer, including “Twilight”, “New Moon”, “Eclipse”, and “Breaking Down”, Peter Facinelli portrayed a doctor named Carlisle Cullen. In the “Twilight Saga”, Peter starred along with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke and many other celebrities. This set of films became known worldwide and especially well-liked among teenagers. Hence, starting in 2008 and ending in 2012, “Twilight Saga” considerably benefitted Peter Facinelli’s net worth.

Peter is also a founder of Facinelli Films, a production company which had “Loosies” (2011), written by Peter Facinelli, as its first product.

As regards Peter`s personal life, from 2001 to 2013 he was married to Jennie Garth, a star of “An Unfinished Affair”. The couple welcomed three daughters.