Christopher Peter Meloni

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Christopher Peter Meloni Wiki Biography

Christopher Peter Meloni is known under the name of Christopher Meloni in the entertainment industry. It has been estimated that the overall size of Christopher Meloni’s net worth is as much as $35 million. Christopher Meloni’s name is well known name in cinema, where he has established his career as an actor. However, he is still primarily known as an actor from TV series. He is well known for his role in the series ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’. Thus, TV has been source of Meloni’s net worth, too. Christopher has been accumulating his net worth since 1989.

Christopher Peter Meloni was born on April 2, 1961 in Washington, D.C., United States. In 1983, he became a graduate from University of Colorado at Boulder.

Christopher Meloni began his career as well as the accumulation of his net worth with a role in the sitcom ‘1st & Ten’. Afterwards, he starred alongside Ann Morgan Guilbert, Ned Eisenberg and Joe Pantoliano in the sitcom ‘The Fanelli Boys’ for a season. In 1995, he appeared in the sitcom ‘Misery Loves Company’ which also lasted for a season. Other significant roles on television which have increased Chistopher’s net worth were roles in the crime drama ‘Oz’ (1998 – 2003) created by Tom Fontana, and in the legal drama ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ (1999 – 2011) created by Dick Wolf. In addition to this, Meloni has appeared episodically in a long list of television series including ‘Golden Gate’ (1993), ‘Leaving L.A.’ (1997), ‘Brooklyn South’ (1997), ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ (1998), ‘Wonder Showzen’ (2005), ‘Michael & Michael Have Issues’ (2009), ‘Surviving Jack’ (2014) and others.

Besides being a great television actor, Meloni has added much to his net worth by appearing on the big screen, too. In 1994, he debuted in the film ‘Clean Slate’ directed by Mick Jackson. Afterwards, he starred in ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ (2001) directed by David Wain, ‘Man of Steel’ (2013) directed by Zack Snyder, ‘White Bird in a Blizzard’ (2014) written, co-produced and directed by Gregg Araki and ‘They Came Together’ (2014) directed by David Wain. And what is more, he appeared in the main cast of the films ‘Junior’ (1994) directed by Ivan Reitman, ‘12 Monkeys’ (1995) directed by Terry Gilliam, ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ (1998) directed by Terry Gilliam, ‘Runaway Bride’ (1999) directed by Garry Marshall, ‘Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle’ (2004) directed by Danny Leiner, ‘Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay’ (2008) directed by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, ‘Nights in Rodanthe’ (2008) directed by George C. Wolfe, ‘Brief Interviews with Hideous Men’ (2009) produced, written and directed by John Krasinski, ‘Carriers’ (2009) directed and written by brothers David and Alex Pastor, ‘42’ (2013) directed and written by Brian Helgeland and ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ (2014) directed by Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller. Christopher Meloni’s net worth increased each time after he was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2006, and PRISM Awards in 2004 and 2008.

Christopher Meloni is married to Doris Sherman Williams. They family has two children.

IMDB Wikipedia ‘Golden Gate’ (1993) ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ (1998) ‘Leaving L.A.’ (1997) ‘Michael & Michael Have Issues’ (2009) ‘Surviving Jack’ (2014) ‘Wonder Showzen’ (2005) “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1999- 2011) “Oz” (1997-2003) “True Blood” (2008-2014) $35 Million 1961 2008 6 ft (1.829 m) Actor Actors American film directors Ann Morgan Guilbert April 2 Brian Helgeland Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Brooklyn South (1997) Cecile Meloni Chris Meloni Christopher Meloni Christopher Meloni Net Worth Christopher P. Meloni Christopher Peter Meloni Cinema of the United States D.C. Danny Leiner Dante Amadeo Meloni David and Alex Pastor David Wain Dick Wolf Doris Sherman Williams Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2006) Film Frank Miller Garry Marshall George C. Wolfe Gregg Araki Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Hayden Schlossberg Homicide: Life on the Street Ivan Reitman Joe Pantoliano Jon Hurwitz Law & Order Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Michele Meloni Mick Jackson Nationality Ned Eisenberg PRISM Awards (2004 Reverend Clyde Stanky Robert Meloni Robert Meloni Jr Robert Rodriguez Sherman Williams Sherman Williams (m. 1995) Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni Television Terry Gilliam The Fanelli Boys Tom Fontana United States United States of America Washington Wet Hot American Summer Wonder Showzen Zack Snyder

Christopher Peter Meloni Quick Info

Full Name Christopher Meloni
Net Worth $35 Million
Date Of Birth April 2, 1961
Place Of Birth Washington, D.C., United States
Height 6 ft (1.829 m)
Profession Actor
Education University of Colorado at Boulder
Nationality American
Spouse Doris Sherman Williams (m. 1995)
Children Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni, Dante Amadeo Meloni
Parents Cecile Meloni, Robert Meloni
Siblings Robert Meloni Jr, Michele Meloni
Nicknames Christopher Peter Meloni , Chris Meloni , Reverend Clyde Stanky , Christopher P. Meloni
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/christopher.meloni.5209
Twitter https://twitter.com/Chris_Meloni
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IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005221
Awards OFTA Television Award (1999),
Music Groups Hardline
Nominations Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2006), PRISM Awards (2004, 2008)
Movies “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1999- 2011), “Oz” (1997-2003), “True Blood” (2008-2014), ‘Golden Gate’ (1993), ‘Leaving L.A.’ (1997), ‘Brooklyn South’ (1997), ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ (1998), ‘Wonder Showzen’ (2005), ‘Michael & Michael Have Issues’ (2009), ‘Survi…
TV Shows ‘Leaving L.A.’ (1997), ‘Brooklyn South’ (1997), ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ (1998), ‘Wonder Showzen’ (2005), ‘Michael & Michael Have Issues’ (2009), ‘Surviving Jack’ (2014)

Christopher Peter Meloni Trademarks

  1. Crucifix tattoo on his left arm
  2. Gravelly voice
  3. Piercing blue eyes

Christopher Peter Meloni Quotes

  • All aspects of life that I look around, I’m very thankful to be standing where I am.
  • Mariska has her own foundation. She helps with survivors of sexual abuse – they go swimming with wild dolphins. on Mariska Hargitay
  • When it’s mid-February, and it’s bitterly cold outside, I am really glad that I’m not working in construction anymore.
  • A city like New York has clashing cultures and clashing ideas and big ideas, but these sorts of things weren’t being thrown in the air and bandied about where I came from.
  • I didn’t get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and yet, by virtue of this show and how we handle the subject matter that we’ve been given, that’s kind of how it’s evolved in certain ways.
  • (On whether or not he’s sick of talking about his Oz (1997) co-star, Lee Tergesen): “Talking about Lee is like eating a big fat chocolate sundae. I know it’s bad for me, but I can’t help myself. I catch myself doing it all the time, or dreaming about it. I’m trying to quit cause it’s ruining my girlish figure and I can’t fit into any of my clothes the way I used to…”.

Christopher Peter Meloni Important Facts

  • $395,000 /episode (2010-11)
  • $400,000 /episode (2009-10)
  • $350,000 /episode (2007-08)
  • First met the co-writer and his co-star from Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) Michael Showalter at a chess shop in New York City without knowing he was also an actor. Meloni stated he regretted having beat Showalter at chess when he was auditioning for the film.
  • John Travolta encouraged him to become a pilot and he has a license to fly a jet.
  • He is currently playing “Eddie Carbone” in Arthur Miller’s “A View From A Bridge” in The Gate Theatre, Dublin. It runs until the end of September. [August 2005]
  • Warner Brothers Animation had originally hoped to have Meloni reprise the role of the heroic Green Lantern Hal Jordan in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011) after having played the part in Green Lantern: First Flight (2009) but Meloni was not available due to his Law & Order schedule. Nathan Fillion replaced him.
  • He has played the same character (Detective Elliot Stabler) in three different television series: Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005).
  • Accepted the honors at his old alma mater (St. Stephens and St. Agnes School in Alexandria) as the 1978 undefeated football team for which he quarterbacked was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
  • He wears a fake tattoo of the United States Marine Corps emblem (the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor) on his arm for his role in SVU (as seen in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 7 episodes, Season 8, Episode 8: “Underbelly” and Season 6, Episode 5: “Outcry”.) He has a real tattoo of a butterfly on his upper thigh, and a cubist representation of the crucifixion of Christ tattooed on his upper left arm.
  • Godmother of his daughter Sophia is Mariska Hargitay.
  • Was scheduled to appear on Inside the Actors Studio (1994) with Dick Wolf, Chris Noth, and S. Epatha Merkerson, but had to back out due to an illness.
  • An accomplished card shark.
  • Signed a deal to continue Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) for two more seasons in which he will be paid $6.5 million annually (2007).
  • Particularly early on in his career, he was often confused for actor Elias Koteas.
  • Is often said to resemble a young Robert De Niro.
  • His two best known characters are on opposite sides of the law. On Oz (1997), he played Chris Keller, a perverted bisexual, sociopathic serial killer who terrorizes his fellow inmates. On Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) , he plays Elliot Stabler, a sex-crimes investigator so protective of his family and so intense in his hatred of criminals, that like Keller, he fantasizes about getting away with killing them. Ironically, Meloni’s acting background is mainly in comedy.
  • Is half Italian, half French-Canadian (Quebecois)
  • Used to work as a bouncer, a bartender, and a personal trainer before launching his acting career.
  • Daughter Sophia Eva Pietra, born in Los Angeles on March 23, 2001. Son Dante Amadeo, born in New York on January 2, 2004. Both were born by a surrogate mother.
  • Originally from Washington DC, Chris now lives in New York with his production designer wife, Sherman Williams. Chris worked as a construction worker prior to getting his acting break. He got a degree in history at the University of Colorado.

Christopher Peter Meloni Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
BelzerVizion 2007 Short Chris Meloni Actor
MADtv 2005 TV Series Various Actor
Law & Order: Trial by Jury 2005 TV Series Elliot Stabler Actor
Wonder Showzen 2005 TV Series Cooties Spokesman Actor
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle 2004 Freakshow Actor
Scrubs 2003 TV Series Dr. Dave Norris Actor
Oz 1998-2003 TV Series Chris Keller Actor
Murder in Greenwich 2002 TV Movie Mark Fuhrman Actor
That Brief Moment 2002 Short Ken Actor
Wet Hot American Summer 2001 Gene Actor
Law & Order 2000 TV Series Elliot Stabler Actor
Carlo’s Wake 1999 Bennetto Torello Actor
Shift 1999 TV Movie Louis Actor
Runaway Bride 1999 Coach Bob Kelly Actor
Homicide: Life on the Street 1998 TV Series Bounty Hunter Dennis Knoll Actor
Brown’s Requiem 1998 Sgt. Cavanaugh (uncredited) Actor
The Souler Opposite 1998 Barry Singer Actor
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998 Clerk at Flamingo Hotel (as Chris Meloni) Actor
Target Earth 1998 TV Movie Det. Sam Adams Actor
The Small Hours 1997 FL (as Chris Meloni) Actor
The Last Don 1997 TV Mini-Series Boz Skannet Actor
Brooklyn South 1997 TV Series Joe Actor
Every 9 Seconds 1997 TV Movie Richard Sutherland Actor
Leaving L.A. 1997 TV Series Reed Sims Actor
NYPD Blue 1996-1997 TV Series Jimmy Liery Actor
Bound 1996 Johnnie Marzzone Actor
Twelve Monkeys 1995 Lt. Halperin Actor
Misery Loves Company 1995 TV Series Mitch Actor
Hope & Gloria 1995 TV Series Billy Actor
A Dangerous Affair 1995 TV Movie Tommy Moretti Actor
Junior 1994 Mr. Lanzarotta Actor
Golden Gate 1994 TV Movie Douglas ‘BW’ Carlino Actor
Clean Slate 1994 Bodyguard #2 Actor
Dinosaurs 1991-1993 TV Series Spike Actor
Without a Kiss Goodbye 1993 TV Movie Ray Samuels Actor
The Boys 1993 TV Series Doug Kirkfield Actor
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story 1992 TV Movie David Actor
In a Child’s Name 1991 TV Mini-Series Jerry Cimarelli Actor
The Fanelli Boys 1990-1991 TV Series Frankie Fanelli Actor
When Will I Be Loved? 1990 TV Movie Ron Weston (as Christopher P. Meloni) Actor
1st & Ten: The Championship 1989-1990 TV Series Vito Del Greco
Johnny Gunn
Actor
The Equalizer 1988 TV Series Team Leader Actor
Untitled Mother-Daughter/Action Comedy Project 2017 post-production Roger Simmons Actor
Holding Patterns 2016 Howard Actor
Marauders 2016 Montgomery Actor
Underground 2016 TV Series August Pullman Actor
I Am Wrath 2016 Dennis Actor
Call of Duty: Black Ops III 2015 Video Game John Taylor (voice) Actor
Drunk History 2015 TV Series Othneil Marsh Actor
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp 2015 TV Series Jonas
Gene
Actor
The Jack and Triumph Show 2015 TV Series Agent Ryker Actor
The Diary of a Teenage Girl 2015 Pascal Actor
Beef 2014 TV Series Lou Actor
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 2014 Mort Actor
Veep 2014 TV Series Ray Whelans Actor
Surviving Jack 2014 TV Series Jack Dunlevy Actor
Small Time 2014 Al Klein Actor
Chris Meloni Freakout Compilation 2014 Short Chris Meloni Actor
They Came Together 2014 Roland Actor
White Bird in a Blizzard 2014 Brock Connors Actor
Comedy Bang! Bang! 2013 TV Series Dr. Phillip Banhauser Actor
Man of Steel 2013 Colonel Nathan Hardy Actor
42 2013 Leo Durocher Actor
Awful Nice 2013 Jon Charbineau Actor
True Blood 2012 TV Series Roman Zimojic Actor
Jest Originals 2012 TV Series short Rodney Parker Actor
The Daily Show 2011 TV Series Tony Bologna Actor
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999-2011 TV Series Elliot Stabler Actor
Dirty Movie 2011 The Producer Actor
F–K 2010 Short Chris Actor
Carriers 2009 Frank Actor
Green Lantern: First Flight 2009 Video Hal Jordan
Green Lantern (voice)
Actor
Michael & Michael Have Issues. 2009 TV Series Actor
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien 2009 TV Series Detective Elliot Stabler Actor
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men 2009 R / Subject #3 Actor
Nights in Rodanthe 2008 Jack Willis Actor
Gym Teacher: The Movie 2008 TV Movie Dave Stewie Actor
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 2008 Grand Wizard (as Reverend Clyde Stanky) Actor
Dirty Movie 2011 Director
The Loss of Lillian 2016 Short executive producer completed Producer
Bound 1996 performer: “These Boots Were Made for Walkin'” Soundtrack
Pretty Persuasion 2005 special thanks Thanks
Oz 2001 TV Series special thanks – 1 episode Thanks
Extra 2016 TV Series Himself Self
The Meredith Vieira Show 2014-2016 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest Self
The View 2003-2016 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Talk 2014-2016 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Live with Kelly and Michael 2004-2016 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2016 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Today 2008-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot 2015 Documentary Himself Self
The Queen Latifah Show 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Made in Hollywood 2014 TV Series Himself Self
The Rich Eisen Show 2014 TV Series Himself Self
Bound: Here’s Johnny! With Christopher Meloni 2014 Video short Himself Self
Conan 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Entertainment Tonight 2010-2014 TV Series Himself Self
The Insider 2014 TV Series Himself Self
Rachael Ray 2007-2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Last Call with Carson Daly 2002-2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Showing Up 2014 Documentary Himself Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2009-2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Kony Hunter with Christopher Meloni 2012 Short Himself – Kony Hunter Self
The Kentucky Derby 2011 TV Movie Himself Self
National Geographic Explorer 2011 TV Series documentary Himself – Narrator Self
The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards 2010 TV Special Himself – Co-Presenter: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Self
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List 2010 TV Series Himself Self
Jeopardy! 2006-2010 TV Series Himself – Contestant / Himself – Video Clue Presenter Self
Sundance Skippy 2010 Documentary Himself Self
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story 2009 Documentary Himself Self
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 2000-2009 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2008 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
E! True Hollywood Story 2008 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The Daily Show 2000-2008 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education 2008 TV Movie Himself Self
Sesame Street 2004-2007 TV Series Himself Self
3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors 2006 TV Movie Himself (uncredited) Self
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education 2006 TV Special Himself Self
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2006 TV Special Himself Self
Celebrity Poker Showdown 2004-2006 TV Series Himself Self
Inside the Actors Studio 2006 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2006 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2004-2005 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Christmas in Rockefeller Center 2003 TV Movie Himself Self
SVU: The Beginning 2003 Video short Himself Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase 2002 TV Movie Himself Self
The Rosie O’Donnell Show 1999-2001 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The 26th Annual People’s Choice Awards 2000 TV Special Himself Self
The More You Know 1989 TV Series Himself Self

Christopher Peter Meloni Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1999 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Guest Actor in a Cable Series Oz (1997) Won
1999 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Guest Actor in a Cable Series Oz (1997) Nominated