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April 2, 1961

Christopher Peter Meloni

Sherman Williams (1 July 1995 - present) 2 children

Actor

1999-2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)

2011 Dirty Movie

2010 F--K (short)

2009 Carriers

2009 Green Lantern: First Flight (video) (voice)

2009 Michael & Michael Have Issues. (TV series)

2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV series)

2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

2008 Nights in Rodanthe

2008 Gym Teacher: The Movie (TV movie)

2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

2007 BelzerVizion (short)

2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV series)

2005 Wonder Showzen (TV series)

2004 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

2003 Scrubs (TV series)

1998-2003 Oz (TV series)

2002 Murder in Greenwich (TV movie)

2002 That Brief Moment (short)

2001 Wet Hot American Summer

2000 Law & Order (TV series)

1999 Runaway Bride

1999 Shift (TV movie)

1999 Carlo's Wake

1998 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)

1998 Brown's Requiem (uncredited)

1998 The Souler Opposite

1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998 Target Earth (TV movie)

1997 Brooklyn South (TV series)

1997 Every 9 Seconds (TV movie)

1997 Leaving L.A. (TV series)

1997 The Last Don (TV mini-series)

1996-1997 NYPD Blue (TV series)

1997 The Small Hours

1996 Bound

1995 Twelve Monkeys

1995 Misery Loves Company (TV series)

1995 Hope & Gloria (TV series)

1995 A Dangerous Affair (TV movie)

1994 Junior

1994 Golden Gate (TV movie)

1994 Clean Slate

1993 The Boys (TV series)

1991-1994 Dinosaurs (TV series)

1993 Without a Kiss Goodbye (TV movie)

1992 Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (TV movie)

1991 In a Child's Name (TV movie)

1990-1991 The Fanelli Boys (TV series)

1990 When Will I Be Loved? (TV movie)

1989-1990 1st & Ten (TV series)

1988 The Equalizer (TV series)

Director

2011 Dirty Movie

Appearances

2011 Showing Up (documentary)

2011 National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary) Narrator

2009-2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)

2010 The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)

2010 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV series)

2006-2010 Jeopardy! (TV series)

2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)

2010 Sundance Skippy (documentary)

2009 My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story (documentary)

2004-2009 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)

2008 Today (TV series)

2008 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)

2004-2008 Live with Regis and Kelly (TV series)

2008 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)

2000-2008 The Daily Show (TV series)

2008 Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education (TV movie)

2007 Sesame Street (TV series) (uncredited)

2007 Rachael Ray (TV series)

2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie) (uncredited)

2006 Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education (TV movie)

2006 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)

2004-2006 Celebrity Poker Showdown (TV series)

2006 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)

2006 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)

2005 MADtv (TV series)

2004-2005 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)

2003-2005 The View (TV series)

2003 SVU: The Beginning (video short)

2002 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase (TV movie)

1999-2001 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)

1989 The More You Know (TV series)

Emmy Awards

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999).

Prism Awards

2009 Nominated Prism Award Performance in a Drama Episode for: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999).

2008 Nominated Prism Award Performance in a Drama Series Episode for: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999).

2004 Nominated Prism Award Performance in a TV Drama Series Episode for: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999).

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Christopher Peter Meloni (born on April 2, 1961) is an American Emmy-nominated actor known for his near opposite roles as the protective and committed Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and as the bisexual serial killer Chris Keller on HBO's Oz. He bears resemblance to another actor, Elias Koteas.

Meloni worked as a construction worker prior to getting his acting break. He has also worked as a bouncer, bartender, and personal trainer. Meloni worked his way up the acting ladder with commercials, short-lived TV series, and bit parts in a number of films. His first noticeable role was as the hotheaded son of a Mafia Don in the 1996 thriller Bound. He also appeared as Robbie's friend Spike in Dinosaurs and Julia Roberts' fiance in Runaway Bride.


His first real moment of stardom came in 1998 from his controversial role as bisexual sociopath Chris Keller in the HBO prison drama Oz. The role called for him to passionately kiss and touch other men, frequently display rear and full frontal nudity, and even urinate into a bucket. Meloni's raw magnetism and affable reaction towards the open sexuality of his character earned him press attention, particularly within the gay community, in which he is considered a sex symbol as evidenced by the existence of a number of fan sites. In 1999, he even jokingly kissed his onscreen partner Lee Tergesen (who played Tobias Beecher, Meloni's on screen boyfriend on Oz) at an awards dinner for GLAAD.


L&O producer Dick Wolf, impressed by Meloni's acting abilities, signed him up for SVU in 1999, where he has remained ever since. From 1999 to 2003, he appeared on both shows simultaneously. He even returned to his comedic roots when he portrayed the character "Gene" in Wet Hot American Summer in 2001, and the character of "Freakshow" (albeit in heavy make-up) in the 2004 comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. He would make another cameo in its sequel, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, as "The Grand Wizard". Meloni competed in the eighth series of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown, finishing in second place, behind Robin Tunney, and ahead of Macy Gray, Joy Behar, and Andy Dick. He played for Feed the Children. He also appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy on November 10, 2006, defeating fellow Law & Order stars Sam Waterston and Kathryn Erbe. Meloni split his $50,000 charity prize between the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Program and the Montefiore Advocacy Center.


Meloni was included in the 2006 edition of People magazine's Sexiest Men Alive. On July 6, 2006, Meloni was nominated for his first Emmy Award, in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, for his role as Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

All aspects of life that I look around, I'm very thankful to be standing where I am.

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