Gilles Marini /Ê'iË l məˈriË ni/ (born January 26, 1976) is a
French-American actor known for his roles in the film Sex and the
City, and in the American television shows Brothers & Sisters,
Switched at Birth and Devious Maids. He was also the runner-up in
season 8 of Dancing with the Stars, and was one of the returning
celebrities in season 15. He was also a French co-host on the Netflix
show Ultimate Beastmaster.Marini was born in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes,
France, to a Greek mother and Italian father. He worked as a baker in
his father's bakery from the age of eight. After completing high
school, he joined the French army and was stationed in Paris, where he
served as a fireman in the Paris Fire Brigade. There, Marini met Fred
Goudon, a photographer who introduced him to the world of modeling.
After fulfilling his military duties in his early twenties, he went to
the United States to learn English while working as a model. One of
his first jobs was a television commercial for Bud Light beer. He made
his acting debut at the age of 29, in the 2005 horror film Screech of
the Decapitated.Marini played Dante in Sex and the City: The Movie,
and has appeared on Brothers & Sisters, Ugly Betty, Dirty Sexy Money,
Criminal Minds, Nip/Tuck, The Bold and the Beautiful, Passions, and 2
Broke Girls. His film credits include One and the Other (L'Une et
L'Autre) and The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down. On February 8,
2009, it was announced that Marini would participate in the eighth
season of Dancing with the Stars. His professional partner was Cheryl
Burke. He also took part in the fifteenth season of Dancing with the
Stars for another chance to win the mirrorball trophy. He danced with
season fourteen winner, Peta Murgatroyd. They were the eighth couple
eliminated from the competition, alongside Kirstie Alley and Maksim
Chmerkovskiy.In 2009, Marini was introduced as a recurring character
on ABC's family drama Brothers & Sisters. He played Luc Laurent, the
French love interest of Rachel Griffiths' character Sarah Walker, in
what was slated to be a five-episode arc, but was promoted to series
regular in 2010. Brothers & Sisters was cancelled by ABC in May 2011,
after the fifth season ended. He also appeared as Bay Kennish's
biological father, Angelo Sorrento, in Switched at Birth. On September
18, 2012, it was announced that he would become a series regular for
the second season.
French-American actor known for his roles in the film Sex and the
City, and in the American television shows Brothers & Sisters,
Switched at Birth and Devious Maids. He was also the runner-up in
season 8 of Dancing with the Stars, and was one of the returning
celebrities in season 15. He was also a French co-host on the Netflix
show Ultimate Beastmaster.Marini was born in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes,
France, to a Greek mother and Italian father. He worked as a baker in
his father's bakery from the age of eight. After completing high
school, he joined the French army and was stationed in Paris, where he
served as a fireman in the Paris Fire Brigade. There, Marini met Fred
Goudon, a photographer who introduced him to the world of modeling.
After fulfilling his military duties in his early twenties, he went to
the United States to learn English while working as a model. One of
his first jobs was a television commercial for Bud Light beer. He made
his acting debut at the age of 29, in the 2005 horror film Screech of
the Decapitated.Marini played Dante in Sex and the City: The Movie,
and has appeared on Brothers & Sisters, Ugly Betty, Dirty Sexy Money,
Criminal Minds, Nip/Tuck, The Bold and the Beautiful, Passions, and 2
Broke Girls. His film credits include One and the Other (L'Une et
L'Autre) and The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down. On February 8,
2009, it was announced that Marini would participate in the eighth
season of Dancing with the Stars. His professional partner was Cheryl
Burke. He also took part in the fifteenth season of Dancing with the
Stars for another chance to win the mirrorball trophy. He danced with
season fourteen winner, Peta Murgatroyd. They were the eighth couple
eliminated from the competition, alongside Kirstie Alley and Maksim
Chmerkovskiy.In 2009, Marini was introduced as a recurring character
on ABC's family drama Brothers & Sisters. He played Luc Laurent, the
French love interest of Rachel Griffiths' character Sarah Walker, in
what was slated to be a five-episode arc, but was promoted to series
regular in 2010. Brothers & Sisters was cancelled by ABC in May 2011,
after the fifth season ended. He also appeared as Bay Kennish's
biological father, Angelo Sorrento, in Switched at Birth. On September
18, 2012, it was announced that he would become a series regular for
the second season.
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