Dominic_Zamprogna

Dominic Zamprogna

Dominic Zamprogna

Canadian actor (born 1979)


Dominic Zamprogna (/zæmˈprɒɡnə/, Italian: [dzamˈproɲɲa]; born April 21, 1979) is a Canadian actor and voice artist. He is perhaps best known for his roles on the television series Edgemont, Battlestar Galactica and General Hospital.

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Early life

Zamprogna was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. His parents operated a dance school and his father, Lou Zamprogna, was a dancer, choreographer,[1] and ran an acting school at Theatre Aquarius.[1] Zamprogna is the brother of Gema Zamprogna and twin of Amanda Zamprogna (both are actresses).[1] He is of Italian descent.[2]

As a child, Dominic enjoyed soccer and basketball and wanted to become a small athlete.[1] He had some roles as a child actor,[1] including F/X2 and the popular series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, in which he played Rush in "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure Part 1 and Part 2"[2] and Jed in "The Tale of the Full Moon".

He attended the University of Toronto briefly, but left, later noting "I was no good at school work."[1]

Career

In 1996, at the age of 17, Zamprogna appeared in the movie The Boys Club.[1] In 2000, he was cast as Mark Deosdade, one of the lead roles in the Canadian teen drama series Edgemont;[3] Zamprogna went on to appear in every episode of Edgemont's five seasons.[4] Zamprogna also appeared in nine episodes of Battlestar Galactica, as well as in several films.[1]

In 2009, Zamprogna joined the cast of ABC's daytime soap opera General Hospital as Dante Falconeri.[1] For his role, Zamprogna received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for outstanding supporting actor in 2014.[5] In June 2018, he confirmed he was exiting the soap and had filmed his last scenes.[6] He made a couple brief returns to the soap, first in November 2018, and again in March 2019. In May 2020, he expressed a desire to return to General Hospital, even to the point of signing a contract if one is offered.[7] In July of the same year, it was announced that Zamprogna would return to the role,[8] making his first re-appearance on August 3, 2020.

Personal life

On November 1, 2009, Zamprogna married his longtime girlfriend, Linda Leslie, in Los Angeles.[9] His wife gave birth to their daughter, Anbilliene, on October 19, 2010. They welcomed their second daughter, Eliana, on December 30, 2012.[10] Their third daughter, Adeline Pauline, was born on May 17, 2015.[11]

Filmography

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References

  1. Smith, Gary (September 10, 2010). "Soap stud!". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  2. "Dominic Zamprogna". TV.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  3. McIntyre, Grant (March 10, 2001). "Children's Television – Edgemont". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  4. "10 Fun Facts About Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri)". Soap Shows. September 23, 2015. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016. He [Zamprogna] was in all 71[sic] episodes of Edgemont, an accomplishment he shares with two other actors, Sarah Lind and Vanessa King.
  5. Cushman, Dustin (May 21, 2014). "GH Daytime Emmy Reels: Bradford Anderson and Dominic Zamprogna". Soaps She Knows. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  6. Butler, Karen (June 15, 2018). "Dominic Zamprogna Confirms He Is Leaving General Hospital". TV Insider. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  7. Purvis, Matt (2020-05-20). "Dominic Zamprogna Wants to Return to General Hospital – & We're Ready for It". Soaps.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  8. Bowe, Jillian (July 30, 2020). "BREAKING NEWS: Dominic Zamprogna BACK at GH". Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media, Inc. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  9. "Marrying Kinds". Soap Opera Digest. June 24, 2013. p. 69.
  10. "General Hospital Newsroom: Fatherhood". Soaps She Knows. October 21, 2010. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  11. "Dante's a Dad Again!". ABC Soaps in Depth. May 20, 2015. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  12. "2005 Leo Awards Nominees & Winners" (PDF). leoawards.com. 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  13. "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  14. "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  15. "The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  16. "The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2020. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

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