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
LA Times
December 2, 2009
HOLLYWOOD - Peter Facinelli strolled into a Los Angeles television studio on a recent Saturday morning for another"Twilight"-related
appearance. But you wouldn't know he was part of a worldwide phenomenon. He wasn't flanked by brawny Hollywood-standard security
guards. And there were no screaming"Twi-hards" lurking nearby. Just Peter and his backpack. He prefers it that way.
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.
"There's not many movies - I can't even think of five - that people would camp out for," Facinelli, 36, said before going in front of the camera.
"It can be overwhelming. I feel very fortunate to be a part of something like that. Not many actors can say that."
Facinelli - who has three daughters and is married to"Beverly Hills, 90210" alum Jennie Garth - grew up in New York City. He began his
acting career 15 years ago, with bit parts in TV shows, then burst onto the scene in the film"Can't Hardly Wait." The 1998 teen flick, which
starred '90s darling Jennifer Love Hewitt, didn't rake in"Twilight" numbers, but it helped launch the careers of such stars as Seth Green,
Jason Segel, and Selma Blair.
Things were different then," Facinelli said."We were young, and in this movie teens were watching but there wasn't paparazzi out taking all
of our pictures. . . . Now, 30 seconds after a picture is taken, it's on the Internet; and 45 seconds later, hundreds of people have commented on it."
He went on to star in Fox's short-lived series"Fastlane" and appeared in the HBO series"Six Feet Under" and FX's"Damages." When his
agents approached him about taking a role in a"vampire movie," Facinelli was hesitant.
"I was like, 'Um, no,' " Facinelli recalled."I was proud of my roles up to that point. I was thinking a gory, B slasher movie. You know, vampires
in caves who turn into bats. It just wasn't my cup of tea. But I read the first book and I couldn't put it down."
Two films into the saga, Facinelli has seen his life - and career - go into overdrive.
In between his"medical" commitments - aside from playing bloodsucking Dr. Cullen in the"Twilight" saga, he plays a doctor on Showtime's
"Nurse Jackie" - Facinelli is communicating with fans. He can usually be spotted using his iPhone, blasting tweets to his million-plus followers
on a daily - if not hourly - basis.
"It's my way of having control over what people know about me," Facinelli said.
It's a savvy attempt to combat the hysteria. While his young"Twilight" costars grapple with the media whirlwind attached to the vampire saga's
success, a slightly older Facinelli has a different outlook.
"It is easier for me to deal with now," he said."I can't compare to Rob [Pattinson] and Kristen [Stewart], because I'm not with them on a
day-to-day basis. But I can say that for me, when I was 23 or 24, I wouldn't have been able to handle this level of success. Being put under
a microscope, I wouldn't have been able to process it."
