NEWS & MEDIA
03.04.10 - IESB.net Exclusive Interview
IESB sat down with Facinelli to talk about the Twilight phenomenon, working with Eclipse director
David Slade and find out his feelings on a two-part Breaking Dawn, the next book to tackle after Eclipse
is released in theaters June 30th. You can read the interview here.
02.22.10 - Winners Announced! Coop's Video Contest
The contest is over, and the videos were great. Now to announce the winners! The top 5 entries
from each category are now available, with the top winner from each category to be notified tomorrow by Peter personally!
You can see the winners, as well as their entries by clicking here.
02.15.10 - Coop's YouTube Contest Enter for your chance to win!
For the DVD release of Nurse Jackie Season 1 available on Feb 23rd, I'm running a little contest.
I'm asking fans to create a video of their favorite "Coop" scenes and post it on YouTube. For the complete
listing of contest details, as well as the prizes, please click here.
01.31.10 - Associated Content Covering the Nashville Convention
Peter was a guest at the Q&A session this weekend in Nashville where he revealed
interesting facts about his life, career and the Twilight movies: Twilight, New Moon and the upcoming
Eclipse. So what Secrets Did he reveal? Click here to find out.
01.28.10 - Video Diary, Part 2 Get ready for round 2
Showtime's 'Nurse Jackie', Peter (Dr. Fitch Cooper) takes viewers behind the scenes
with him once again as they wrap up shooting for season two. You can view all the antics in
Part 2 of Coop's diary by clicking here.
01.27.10 - Prestige Magazine January 2010
A Twilight exclusive, Prestige Magazine brings us an interview with the vampire.
Uprising, unveiling, undead, Peter Facinelli tellls us why the family that drinks blood
together, stays together. Click here for the scans.
01.26.10 - The Tennessean Twilight star grateful for intense fans
He's a veteran actor with a career stretching over 15 years, and since taking on the Twilight role,
he's embraced the fan community by staying in contact with them through Twitter and online chats.
To see what he thinks about his loyal fans and the conventions, click here.
01.25.10 - Video Diary, Part 1 Coop takes us behind the scenes
In anticipation for season two of Showtime's 'Nurse Jackie', Peter (Dr. Fitch Cooper) takes viewers
behind the scenes with him during shooting, and covers everything from Coop's hair 'issues' to Peter's
attempt at beatboxing. You can view Part 1 of Coop's Diary here.
01.24.10 - LIVE Q&A Powered by CoveritLIVE
On January 23rd, Peter took part in a LIVE chat with his fans to discuss everything from the
Twilight Sage to his role on Showtime's Nurse Jackie. The full transcript can now be found in the media
archives section of the site. Click here to read it.
01.20.10 - LIVE Chat Brought to you by Showtime & TV.com
To celebrate the premiere of Twilight on Showtime, join us on Saturday, January 23rd at 7:30pm
ET (4:30pm PT) for a live Q&A chat with Peter Facinelli, who plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the vampire
series, For more information, click here.
01.09.10 - OK! Magazine & PopSugar.com Winter TCA & More!
Peter joins the panel at the 2010 CBS Showtime Winter TCA, courtesy of PopSugar.com.
Also available is Peter's latest interview with OK! Magazine, where he dishes on why 'Eclipse'
is his favorite book in the Twilight series. You can read both articles here.
12.29.09 - The Wrap 'Twilight' Star's App Has Bite
Peter Facinelli has swooped into the hearts of movie fans everywhere as Carlisle Cullen in
the 'Twilight Saga', and now he's developed an iPhone app that lets you become the bloodsucker
of your dreams. You can read all about his latest creation here.
12.23.09 - iVillage.com Peter's Dicusses New Moon & the Holidays
With the second season of 'Nurse Jackie' now wrapped up, Peter heads home for the holidays.
But before he does, he took a moment to chat about a beloved Christmas tradition, New Moon fan requests and why
he's in favor of a fifth Twilight movie. Read all about it here.
12.15.09 - MTV.com Peter's Breaking Dawn Wishlist
When MTV News spoke to Peter at Z100's Jingle Ball Friday, he shared a full wish-list of things he would
like in regards to the fourth (and, according to him, fifth) installments of the series. You can read all about what
he had to say by heading to the interviews section of the site.
12.07.09 - OK Magazine Peter Celebrates His Birthday
It's birthday season in the Peter Facinelli-Jennie Garth home as Peter and daughter Lola celebrate their
milestones just ten days apart. Read all about it by clicking here.
12.04.09 - People Solving the Christmas Dilemma
Although Peter admits that he and wife Jennie Garth disagree every year when it comes to picking the perfect
Christmas tree, the couple have landed upon a wise solution to their woes. Want to find out what it is, then head
over to the interviews section of the site.
12.02.09 - LA Times Peter Talks Twilight Saga & The Media Whirlwind
As "New Moon," the latest installment in the massively successful "Twilight" saga, continues its reign in theaters,
Facinelli, who plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen, the patriarch of the Cullen clan, still finds the frenzy daunting, but states that
having been in the business for several years now, it's easier to handle. You can read the interview
here
HamptonRoads.com
Lock up your daughters! A vampire is coming to town.
EVENT INFO
Peter Facinelli autograph signing, blood drive
Admission: $25 for an autograph, $40 for photo with actor and donating blood is free.
Event Dates:
Aug 15, Saturday noon to 4 p.m. for autographs; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to give blood
Event location:
Pemborke Mall
4554 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach VA, 23462
(757) 497-6255
Peter Facinelli took a break Tuesday from filming in Vancouver for "Eclipse," the third movie in the "Twilight" (teenagers-in-vampire-love) series, to
discuss his upcoming flight to Hampton Roads..
He vows to use standard airline transportation. No bat stuff.
Facinelli, who plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen, a prominent member of the notorious Cullen vampire family, will appear Saturday in broad daylight (noon, no less)
at Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach. He's doing it to aid the American Red Cross blood drive, an irony that doesn't escape him.
"I got the idea some months ago when I read an article about a boy in Florida who was badly in need of a certain type blood. It dawned on me that with
the phenomenal popularity of the films, we could do something to attract attention to the need for blood donors. I wanted to do it."
For a fee, he'll talk to fans, sign autographs and get photos taken during his time at Pembroke.
Based on the best-selling novels by Stephenie Meyer, the "Twilight" movies are causing a sensation in theaters that matches the uproar in bookstores,
where the series has sold 70 million copies and remains on the New York Times best-seller list in the children's series category.
"New Moon," the second film, will open Nov. 20. "Eclipse" is set to open in summer 2010. For Facinelli, known for roles in "Six Feet Under," "The Scorpion King"
and the current Showtime series "Nurse Jackie," among others, it has meant a career bonanza.
"I've been working in the business for some 15 years, so I get recognized for varied roles, but this is the first time I get screams. Yes, it is different, but I'm 35
years old and can handle it, but still, you never get used to the excitement of these fans."
Facinelli figures it must be even more intense for Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen.
"It must still be shell shock. It's hard for a guy 23 years old to adjust to something like this. He's mobbed by fans. You don't get used to that. Believe me, it's
not something anyone would want. Think about it. What's the benefit?"
Facinelli will work on "Eclipse" through October and hopes there will be a fourth "Twilight" movie, "although it isn't set, definitely, yet." (Wanna bet?) He'll
return to the hit TV series "Nurse Jackie," co-starring Edie Falco, which has been renewed for a second season.
It's a nice run for the guy from Queens, N.Y., who says he always wanted to be an actor but was too shy to do anything about it until college. He studied
acting at NYU, went to California and has been working ever since.
"I never liked theater. I always wanted to do film," he said.
He's married to actress Jennie Garth, a veteran of the 1990s TV series "Beverly Hills 90210."
"Who would have thought that after 10 years on that show, she'd get another go at it?" he said. The new version, "90210," now airs on The CW network, and
Garth plays a high school guidance counselor. They have three children.
He ran into author Meyer at Disneyland the other day, where both had taken their children.
"It's a small world," he said, laughing. "She's on the set occasionally, too."
He's taking the red-eye from Vancouver on Friday night and arriving in Norfolk on Saturday morning in time to be at Pembroke Mall at noon.
"I won't be bushed," he said. "When I meet the fans, they're like a cup of coffee. They're so exciting. This is like no job I've had before."
