Jennifer Esposito
Also Known As: جنیفر اسپوزیتو
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973, height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is an American actress, dancer and model. known for her appearances in films such as I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Summer of Sam and Crash and in television series such as Spin City and Samantha Who?, and Blue Bloods. Esposito was born in Brooklyn, New York, the second of two daughters of Phyllis, an interior decorator, and Robert Esposito, a computer consultant and music producer. She is of Italian descent. Esposito made her first television appearance in Law & Order in 1996. She then joined the cast of Spin City, where she appeared for two seasons. She also appeared in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. One of her more notable roles was as Ruby in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam in 1999, which was set against the late-1970s backdrop of the Son of Sam murders. She originally had the Mira Sorvino role in Summer of Sam, but had to take a different role due to scheduling conflicts. Esposito's next film was Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000. In 2000, Esposito appeared in the Law & Order: SVU episode Remorse as a rape victim. She played Don Cheadle's girlfriend, Ria, in the Academy Award-winning film Crash. Esposito was part of the cast of Related. She also played the part of Jennifer in The Master of Disguise in 2002 and played a Lieutenant in the NYPD in the 2004 film Taxi. She played a love interest to Denis Leary's character in the FX dramedy Rescue Me. Esposito appeared on television as Andrea Belladonna in the ABC comedy, Samantha Who?. She also appeared in the NBC medical drama Mercy. Esposito joined the cast of Blue Bloods in 2010, during its first season; she plays Detective Jackie Curatola, the partner of Detective Danny Reagan (played by Donnie Wahlberg). In the third season, Esposito entered a dispute with CBS regarding doctor's orders for her to cut back working hours due to her Celiac disease. Rather than work around her limited schedule, CBS chose to replace her character this season. As such, Esposito only appears in six episodes, receiving also starring billing in all of them. Esposito announced that she had been diagnosed with celiac disease on The Late Show with David Letterman in October 2011, reporting she had been diagnosed "a couple years ago" and had plans to open a gluten-free bakery. In 2012, Esposito opened the bakery in Manhattan's East Village under the name "Jennifer's Way Bakery." According to Esposito, she collapsed on set while shooting an episode of Blue Bloods, requiring her to miss a week of work, and during the show's th Esposito and CBS reportedly have been at odds over her medical condition and its effect on her availability for work. Esposito married Bradley Cooper on December 30, 2006. They were divorced in 2007. In 2009, Esposito became engaged to Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis. The couple separated in August 2010.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Crash
Overview: In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-06
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Dracula 2000
Overview: When a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high-security vault, they don't discover priceless works of art... they find a crypt unopened for 100 years.
Genres: Thriller Horror Action Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-22
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Summer of Sam
Overview: During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-28
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The Proposal
Overview: An undercover cop lets his job get personal while on an underground assignment.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-08
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The Bachelor
Overview: Jimmie is seeing his single friends get married one by one. He isn't too worried until his girlfriend Anne catches the bouquet at his friend Marco's wedding. Suddenly, his wild mustang days are numbered. He finally decides to propose to her, but he sticks his foot in his mouth and botches the proposal. Being insulted by the defeatist proposal, Anne leaves town on an assignment. After she's gone, he finds out that his recently-deceased grandfather's will stipulates that he gets nothing of a multi-million dollar fortune unless he's married by 6:05pm on his 30th birthday: tomorrow! Not being able to find Anne, Jimmie begins backtracking through his past girlfriends to find a wife.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-05
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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Overview: Ever since killing the Fisherman one year ago, Julie James is still haunted by images of him after her. When her best friend Karla wins free tickets to the Bahamas, Julie finds this a perfect opportunity to finally relax. But someone is waiting for her. Someone who she thought was dead. Someone who is out again for revenge.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-13
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Taxi
Overview: A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-06
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Jesus, Mary and Joey
Overview: Twenty-something and aimless, Joey Vitello still lives at home with his colorful Italian-American family when he is reunited with a childhood schoolmate, Mary O'Callahan. Once mocked as 'Scary Mary' this ugly duckling has blossomed into an irresistible beauty. She's returned to the old neighborhood after an intense bout with cancer. When Joey learns her cure was the result of a miracle, friendship turns to romance as she educates him on the crossroads to the Almighty. Joey challenges his family's faith with his new found revelations and chaos ensues as they all search for a miracle of their own.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Don't Say a Word
Overview: When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a young woman, suffering from PTSD, who knows a secret six digit code number.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-28
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Welcome to Collinwood
Overview: Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-04
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Conspiracy
Overview: A Gulf War veteran with PTSD heads to a small town to find his friend. When he arrives his friend and his family have vanished and the townsfolk afraid to answer questions about their disappearance. He soon discovers that the town is owned and controlled by one man, and he doesn't like people asking questions.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-15
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Beyond the City Limits
Overview: Three women outsmart unsavory men who try to cheat them out of their take in an almost-botched casino heist.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-17
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The Master of Disguise
Overview: After the patriarch of the Disguisey family is kidnapped by Devlin Bowman in an attempt to steal the most precious treasures from around the world, Italian waiter Pistachio Disguisey utilizes his supernatural ability to disguise himself in an attempt to stop him.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-02
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American Crude
Overview: Quite a bit can happen over the course of a single day in L.A., and when smooth-talking scam artist Johnny decides to throw a bachelor party for his best friend Bill the events of the day take a bizarre turn. As the festivities get underway, the appearance of a transvestite prostitute, a trigger-happy ex-con, and a notorious porn king signal that this isn't going to be a typical night out.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-03
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Bending The Rules
Overview: Detective Nick Blades is a New Orleans cop on trial for corruption. Assistant District Attorney Theo Gold is the man in charge of putting him behind bars. When these two unlikely partners from opposite sides of the law stumble onto a criminal plot, they’ll need to rely on luck – and patience – to take down a dangerous killer without killing each other first.
Genres: Action Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-09
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Breakin' All the Rules
Overview: After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is inspired to pen the ultimate how-to book on breaking up. When it becomes a smash bestseller, he starts giving his player cousin, Evan, choice tips on how to win the battle of the sexes. But when Evan's beautiful girlfriend Nikki gets wind of the plan, it's these players that end up getting played.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-14
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A Brooklyn State of Mind
Overview: Al Stanco has lived all of his life in Brooklyn and does some work for the local crime lord, Danny Parente. New to the neighbourhood is Gabriela, a filmmaker shooting a documentary on the real Brooklyn. Al and Gabriela become friendly but the relationship is strained when he discovers her true goal is to expose Parente's criminal activities. When Al sees the evidence Gabriela has uncovered, which implicates Parente in the death of many locals (including Al's own father), he seeks revenge in a dangerous confrontation with his boss.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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No Looking Back
Overview: Charlie returns to his old town where he meets his ex-girlfriend again and tries to get her back.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-03-27
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Backflash
Overview: A woman is released from prison and heads home to help outwit a local mob boss and pull off the scam of a lifetime.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-22
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Side Streets
Overview: The lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-05
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The Wish List
Overview: Sarah Fisher, an overly organized, by-the-numbers kind of woman, makes a "wish list" of all the qualities and traits her future husband should have. After finding the perfect man, she falls for a guy who meets none of her criteria and discovers that life and love don't always work out according to the master plan.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-19
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F+
Overview: A group of young teenagers plan the perfect heist by breaking into their middle school to change their failing test grades.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-07-04
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Snow Wonder
Overview: A suspiciously magical Christmas Eve snowstorm blows some small miracles into the lives of people around the country.
Genres: Family Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-20
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Made
Overview: Two aspiring boxers and lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-13
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Courts mais Gay : Tome 9
Overview: A collection of gay short films. The 9 short films are: Gigolo (2005); Mom's Little Boy [Mors lille Ole] (2003); All Over Brazil (2003); Styx (2004); Christopher and Gordy (2005); The Silent Landscape [Stille landskap] (2003); Oranges (2004); Just One Time (1998); Night Archives [Archives de nuit] (2005).
Genres: Drama Animation
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-04-20
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Four Single Fathers
Overview: A comedy/drama about four Italian single fathers trying to cope with American ex-wives, children, family, and new relationships, set in New York and Rome.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-15
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Mamitas
Overview: A teenager in Echo Park deals with the loss of his mother and his attraction to a girl not considered "cool" by his friends.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-27
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Destino
Overview: Short film to a song of love lost and rediscovered, a woman sees and undergoes surreal transformations. Her lover's face melts off, she dons a dress from the shadow of a bell and becomes a dandelion, ants crawl out of a hand and become Frenchmen riding bicycles. Not to mention the turtles with faces on their backs that collide to form a ballerina, or the bizarre baseball game.
Genres: Animation Music Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-05
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She's Funny That Way
Overview: On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-22
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Fresh Kills
Overview: Rose Larusso, an inquisitive young girl in 1980s Staten Island, discovers her father is an emerging mafia kingpin. Rose's growing desire to break free from the path set before her soon threatens her existence and alienates her from her closest allies: her mother Francine, her sister Connie, and her aunt Christine.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-14
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Just One Time
Overview: When the fiancé of a fireman reluctantly agrees to participate in a ménage à trois with another woman, she does so on the condition that he reciprocate the favor with another man, which ultimately puts their impending marriage in jeopardy.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-13
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Boys Life 3
Overview: Jason Gould satirizes coming out in Hollywood in Inside Out, starring Alexis Arquette and papa Elliot Gould. Lane Janger's Just One Time was a festival favorite recently expanded into a feature film that turns the tables on a groom-to-be and his fantasies of sex with two women. Bradley Rust Gray's Hitch follows two attractive young guys on a dizzying road trip that leads them toward sexual self-discovery. David Fournier's Majorettes in Space is a witty French spoof of post-modern sex, romance, relationships, the Pope and baton-twirling majorettes. And, Gregory Cooke's $30 is the bittersweet story of a closeted teen presented with a young prostitute on his 16th birthday.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-16
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Kiss Me, Guido
Overview: When he discovers his girlfriend having sex with his brother, Frankie decides to head to Manhattan, leaving his Bronx pizza shop forever for the fame and fortune of show business. But before stardom, he needs a place to stay. Looking in the personals, he notices GWM. And thinking it "Guy with Money," he heads to the Village and the apartment of gay actor Warren, who's in desperate need of this month's rent.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-18
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A Brother's Kiss
Overview: Two brothers, Lex and younger Mick, are living in Harlem. Mick is a policeman, and Lex, who spent youth years in reformatory because of injustice after he confronted the cop who tried to sodomize Mick on the street, is living with his wife Debbie trying to make ends meet and failing. One day Lex calls Mick - he has a problem...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-25
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The Sunshine Boys
Overview: Two aging comedians, who acrimoniously dissolved their act eight years earlier, must overcome their differences when they have the chance for a lucrative movie comeback.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-08
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He Got Game
Overview: A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-01
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Just One Time
Overview: A man wants his girlfriend to have a sexual relationship with another girl, just one time.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-05
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Speed Kills
Overview: Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-16
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Mary
Overview: A struggling family buys an old ship at auction with high hopes of starting a charter business, only to discover her horrifying secrets on the isolated open waters.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-19
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Mob Town
Overview: Based on the true story of the notorious 1957 ‘mob summit’ in upstate New York. Spearheaded by Vito Genovese, more than 50 leaders of the organized crime syndicates from around the country converged on the sleepy town to discuss upcoming expansion plans. Their plans are foiled when local police trooper Ed Croswell discovers their activities and, consequently, exposes the mob to the American public. Croswell’s actions shed light on the massive web of corruption and changed the face of law enforcement forever.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-13
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Somewhere in Queens
Overview: Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-04-21
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The December Cross
Overview: Maya and Yosef build a friendship that will warm up the hearts of townspeople with lessons, when border agents intercept a coyote smuggling of a group of tired and desperate refugees.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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