Carmine Giovinazzo

Giovinazzo in 2012, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo

Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 24, 1973

Ethnicity:
*father – Italian
*mother – Norwegian, English, remote Scottish

Carmine Giovinazzo is an American actor, writer, painter, and musician. He is known for appearing in the film Black Hawk Down and on the series CSI: NY. Carmine is the son of Nancy and Dominick Giovinazzo. He is a cousin of actor Larry Romano and writer and director Buddy Giovinazzo.

Carmine’s father has Italian ancestry. Carmine’s mother is of half Norwegian and approximately half English descent, with remote Scottish ancestry on that side. Carmine is also said to have Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.

Carmine has said:

My grandfather spoke Italian… He came over from Naples… The boat that he took left Naples [in] 1923… He arrived here in May, just two years after my grandfather from Oslo, Norway arrived here in May of 1921.

Carmine’s paternal grandfather possibly was Domenico Giovinazzo. Domenico was from San Giorgio Morceto, Calabria, Italy.

Carmine’s maternal grandfather was Erling Kristian Kristiansen (later Christiansen; the son of Karl Kristiansen and Gjertrud Jakobsdatter Qvalvig, later Gjertrud Jakobsen). Erling was born in Lilleaker, Ullern, Christiania (present-day Oslo), Norway. Karl was born in Barum, Bærum, the son of Kristian Johansen Lysaker and Kristine Kristoffersdatter Gjestadeje. Gjertrud was born in Dolm, Hitra, the daughter of Jakob Andreas Pedersen Aunet/Jektvik and Kristina Kristofferdatter Kvalvik.

Carmine’s maternal grandmother was Esther Louise “Essie” Young (the daughter of Herbert Shelton Young and Mina B. Blaisdell). Esther was born in Hancock, Maine, and had English, and remote Scottish, ancestry. Herbert was the son of Calvin Berry Young and Lillian A. Hodgkins. Mina was the daughter of Enoch W. Blaisdell and Eunice A. French.

Sources: Genealogy of Carmine Giovinazzo – https://www.geni.com

Carmine’s maternal grandparents, Erling Kristian Kristiansen and Esther Louise Young, on the 1940 U.S. census – https://familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Carmine’s maternal grandfather, Erling Kristian Kristiansen – http://www.arkivverket.no

Carmine’s maternal grandfather, Erling Kristian Kristiansen, on the 1910 Norwegian census – http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no

Baptismal record of Carmine’s maternal great-grandmother, Gjertrud Jakobsdatter Qvalvig – http://www.arkivverket.no

Carmine’s maternal grandmother, Esther Louise “Essie” Young, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Carmine’s maternal grandmother, Esther Louise (Young) Christiansen – http://www.silive.com