Jeffrey Vincent Parise is an American actor and artist. Some of his more notable roles include

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in ''Supernatural'',

Carlos Rivera Carlos Rivera Guerra, better known as Carlos Rivera (born March 15, 1986), is a Mexican singer. He rose to fame by winning the third generation of '' La Academia''. Rivera has released four studio albums and participated in six theatre product ...

and Carlos' twin brother Joe Rivera on the ABC

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,'' and Wayne in

Anna Biller Anna Biller is an independent American filmmaker who has directed two feature films. Biller considers herself a feminist filmmaker and consciously explores feminist themes throughout her work, including exploring the female gaze in cinema. She i ...

's horror-thriller film ''

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''.

Career

Acting

Parise made his acting debut in 1994 on the television series ''

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'' where he played the role of Dwayne. After that he entered the Los Angeles theatre scene in a string of plays, including ''Jerusalem Avenue'', written and directed by Christopher Joyce. He then appeared in many short and feature-length films and television series. His films include '' The Unscarred'' (2000), ''Over My Dead Body '' (2002), '' 5 Card Stud'' (2002), ''

Don't Come Knocking ''Don't Come Knocking'' is a 2005 American Western film directed by German director Wim Wenders and written by Wenders and actor/playwright Sam Shepard. The two had previously collaborated on the film ''Paris, Texas'' (1984). It was entered int ...

'' (2005) directed by Wim Wenders, ''

Land of Plenty ''Land of Plenty'' is a 2004 American drama film directed by Wim Wenders starring Michelle Williams and John Diehl. The title of the film comes from the song "The Land of Plenty" from the album '' Ten New Songs'', written by Leonard Cohen and ...

'' (2004), ''

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'' (2008), ''

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'' (2009), and '' The Face of Love'' (2013). In 2007, he landed a lead role of Tony in ''Callback: the Unmaking of Bloodstain'', directed by Eric M. Wolfson, for which he won three Best Actor awards for his performance. In 2008 Parise wrote, directed, and starred in the short film ''Vincent & Lucian''. Parise has been active on television. He played Nick on the television series ''

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'' from 1998 to 1999, and he has guest-starred on ''

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, CSI:NY'' (playing two different characters five years apart), ''

Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texa ...

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The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. Pre ...

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Party Down ''Party Down'' is an American sitcom created and primarily written by John Enbom, Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd that aired on the Starz network in the United States in 2009 and 2010. The series follows a group of c ...

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,'' and ''

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.'' In 2007-2008 he was cast in ''

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'' playing the role of Detective Sullivan in 10 episodes. Parise joined the cast of ''

'' in 2013, playing the role of bad boy

. He made his debut on September 19, 2013 and continued his run through 2016, after which he returned to the series as Carlos' twin brother, Joe Rivera. Parise appeared in the final episode of ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its fict ...

'', where he played Vince, the guru. Parise uttered the last spoken words of the iconic series. Recent roles include Wayne in Anna Biller's acclaimed horror-thriller film ''

'', Carlos Camacho in the TV Series ''The Detour'' created by Jason Jones and

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, and Asmodeus in the award-winning television series ''

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''.

Artist

Parise is an artist, who began painting in 1996. He got his book published, called "A Decade of Paintings 2000-2010", which contains his work, and writings from the people he has painted as well as from himself. He exhibits his works in

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galleries and art/music festivals throughout

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. He also performed the drumbrella with the William Earth Harp Ensemble on the 2012 season of

America's Got Talent ''America's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated as ''AGT'') is a televised American talent show competition, and is part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle (as well as distribut ...

where they came in 3rd.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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