Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni married production designer Sherman Williams on 1 July 1995. The couple has two children; a daughter named Stephanie Eva Meloni and son Dante Meloni.

Christopher Meloni was born on 2 April 1961 in Washington D.C, United States of America to Dr. Charles Robert Meloni, an endocrinologist, and Cecile, a homemaker. He has two older siblings. Christopher Meloni has Sardinian ancestry from his father’s side and French Canadian ancestry from his mother’s side.

He did his schooling from St. Stephen School at Virginia. At school, he was part of the football team.

He took admission in University of Colorado at Boulder. Though he graduated with a degree in history, he also took several drama courses.

After his graduation in 1983, Christopher Meloni shifting to New York and continued his studies at the Neighborhood Playhouse and at the Center for the Media Arts.

Christopher Meloni did a number of odd jobs before getting into the entertainment industry. He has worked as a construction labourer, personal trainer, bouncer and bartender.

Between 1989 and 1990, he acted in comedy television series ‘1st & Ten’ and situational comedy ‘The Fanelli Boys’. He began appearing in minor roles in films from 1994. However, he got his initial noticeable role in movies with the film ‘Bound’ in 1996.

In 1998, he got a role in the television series ‘Oz’. He played the role of a bisexual serial killer from 1998 till 2003, when the show went off air.

In 1999, Christopher Meloni was signed to portray the character of an NYPD detective in ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’. He was part of the television series till 2011. In 1999 he was also part of the acclaimed movie’ Runaway Bride’.

Christopher Meloni also got an opportunity to experiment with comedy centered roles in the course of his career like the war veteran and cook in’ Wet Hot American Summer’ (2001), pediatrician in an episode of ‘Scrubs’ in 2003 and ‘Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle’ (2004). He also made a guest appearance in the sequel ‘Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay’ (2008).

Christopher Meloni is best known for his acting in television series. He is best known for his performances in ‘Oz’ (1998–2003) and ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,’ (1999–2011).