Paolo Seganti
Oakdale Presence
Damian Grimaldi (April 1993 to January 10th, 1996; May 30th to September 4th, 1997; May 10th to June 4th, 2001; August 17th to September 25th, 2001; May 25th, 2006 to August 16th, 2006)
At a Glance
Born in Milan, Italy, Paolo Seganti used the boxing ring as a surrogate stage, winning the Italian Amateur Championship within six months and continuing fighting and acting (theatre) on and off for 5 years. He fronted worldwide campaigns for Chanel, YSL, Lanvin and Calvin Klein after a successful career as the Italian Amateur Boxing Champion brought him to the attention of world renowned photographers such as Bruce Weber, Jean-Paul Goude, Peter Lindberg and Jean-Baptiste Mondino.
The role of Damian Grimaldi on CBS's As The World Turns was Paolo's first introduction to television and his first paid job as an actor. The importance of his character grew due to audience demand and instead of a short stint Damian became an important part of ATWT's probably best loved character: Lily Walsh (Grimaldi). Paolo's character became so popular that Damian's role was revived several times after Paolo had already left the show and he was always happy to come back.
Paolo began working extensively on the New York stage receiving critical acclaim and sell-out audiences for his lead roles in Equus and the self-directed Whose Life Is It Anywaywhich immediately alerted Hollywood to his potential.
Paolo heralded his film debut with Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You, quickly followed by Johnny Stompanato in Curtis Hanson's multi-award winner LA Confidential, the independent feature Still Breathing co-starring opposite Brendan Fraser, and Franco Zefferelli's Tea With Mussolini alongside Cher, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright.
More recently, Paolo has been the lead of Paramount's sensational action series Largo Winch based on the international comic strip, the French dark comedy by Parisian Star-actor/director Patric Timsit L'American and the lead in White Iris.
Acting Portfolio
TELEVISION
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Nino
2006
ER
Adrian Sianis
2005
Freddie
Marco
2005
CSI: Miami
Lorenzo 'Larry' Castanotto
2002
That's Life
Lorenzo DeLucca
2002
Largo Winch
Largo Winch
2001
Sex & Mrs. X
Francesco
2000
Perversions of Science
Mike Calderone
1997
Babylon 5
Phillipe
1997
Nash Bridges
Tim Gage
1997
The Nanny
Philippe
1996
As The World Turns
Damian Grimaldi
April 1993 to January 10th, 1996; May 30th to September 4th, 1997; May 10th to June 4th, 2001; Aug. 17th to September 25th, 2001; May 25th, 2006 to August 16th, 2006
Acting Portfolio
FILM
L'Américain,
Rick
2004
Cradle 2 the Grave
Christophe
2003
Married/Unmarried
Paul
2001
Tea with Mussolini
Vittorio Fanfanni
1999
Still Breathing
Tomas De Leon
1997
L.A. Confidential
Johnny Stompanato
1997
Everyone Says I Love You
DJ's Venice Date
1996
Vital Statistics
PLACE OF BIRTH: Milan, Italy
DATE OF BIRTH: May 20th, 1965
MARITAL STATUS: Married; Carlotta Chang (ex-Azure C, The City) [2001 to Present]
CHILDREN: Three; Daughter, Stella (September 1999)
News Archives
News Archive:
Seganti back to ATWT after nearly five-year absence. [Apr 10th, 2006]
