Carmine Giovinazzo
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
Carmine’s maternal grandmother had remote Scottish roots.
Gjertrud Jakobsen -> Gjertrud Jakobsdatter Qvalvig, later Gjertrud Jakobsen
I have her baptismal record: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20050608010742.jpg
http://www.buddytv.com/articles/csi-ny/csi-ny-star-helps-save-ellis-i-10691.aspx
Carmine’s family history:
“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.”
record of his grandfather:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNF4-C26
Not sure about that. If that was his grandfather then he was in his 50s when Carmine’s father was born. That’s possible, of course, but we don’t know for sure.
It is possible my father is having a daughter at 73 and my stepmother is 50.
Of course it’s possible. But I’m not sure there’s evidence that’s the right man in the record.
do you know if his Norwegian grandfather really arrived in 1921?
Not sure. He was there in 1940. Not sure about the 1930 census.
Italian (father)
Norwegian, English (mother)
His cousin is actor Larry Romano (not related to Ray Romano)
He is the son of Dominick A. Giovinazzo and Nancy L. Christiansen.
Carmine’s maternal grandparents were Erling Kristian Kristiansen (later Christiansen; the son of Karl Kristiansen and Gjertrud Jakobsen) and Esther Louise “Essie” Young (the daughter of Herbert Shelton Young and Mina B. Blaisdell). Erling was born in Lilleaker, Ullern, Christiania (present-day Oslo), Norway. Esther was born in Hancock, Maine.
Sources:
* Erling’s baptismal record: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20050829020706.jpg
* Erling’s 1910 Norwegian census: http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/en-gb/ft/person/pf01036372002268
* Erling and Esther’s 1940 US census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7ML-3HB
* Obituary of Carmine’s maternal grandmother Esther: http://www.silive.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2009/10/esther_christiansen_94.html
* Esther’s 1920 US Census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZK-SR5