Cris D'Annunzio Biography

Fast Facts

• Best known for performing the character of Frank McNamara in the biographical crime movie “American Gangster” starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Chiwetel Ejiofor in 2007
• He is a distant relative of Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, and he married Goldie D'Annunzio on July 11, 1988, with whom he has three daughters named Sofia, Francesca and Luciana, as well as one son named Vincenzo
• He performed the character of Fire Marshal Paulson in the episode “White Orchids” of the police procedural television series “The Mentalist” in 2015
• He played football with actor Dean Cain at Princeton University and was briefly part of the NFL as a professional player when he was hired by the Buffalo Bills