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Christopher Peter Meloni (also known as Chris Meloni, or Christopher Meloni)
(b. April 2, 1961) is an American actor best known for his roles as
Detective Elliot Stabler on the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
and bisexual sociopath Chris Keller on the HBO Drama Oz.
Christopher Meloni and wife Sherman Williams
Christopher Meloni, in the Law & Order: SVU intro, as Detective Elliot
Stabler.Meloni is Italian on his father's side, French-Canadian on his
mother's side.
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Originally from Washington DC, he attended the University of Colorado at
Boulder, where he first began studying acting, graduating in 1983. After
graduation, he went to New York where he continued his studies with Sandford
Meisner at the famed Neighborhood Playhouse. Meloni and his wife Sherman (a
production designer)share residences in New York and Los Angeles.
Christopher and Sherman have two kids daughter Sophia Eva Pietra, born in
Los Angeles. b. March 23, 2001 and son, Dante Amadeo, b. January 2, 2004.
Meloni worked as a construction worker prior to getting his acting break. He
earned a degree in history at the University of Colorado. Meloni started his
acting career at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he did his
undergraduate studies. He has also worked as a bouncer, bartender, and
personal trainer. Meloni is best known for his role as Detective Elliot
Stabler in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Meloni worked his way up the acting ladder with 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 lesbian thriller Bound. His first
real moment of stardom came 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 submit to 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 and legions of fans, particularly within the gay community.
In 1999, he even jokingly kissed his onscreen partner Lee Tergesen 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. |
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