Michael Graziadei is an American actor, known for his role as Daniel Romalotti on the

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''.

Life and career

Graziadei was born in Germany. He began acting in Germany, on stage, at the age of 5 in a production of ''

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''. While at the

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, he also appeared in '' The Servant of Two Masters'' and ''History of the Devil''. In 2004, he was cast as Daniel Romalotti, Phyllis Summers' son, in the CBS daytime soap opera ''

''. In 2013 he left from soap for career in primetime television. In 2005 and in 2006, he was nominated for a

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. In film, Graziadei starred in the films '' Boogeyman 2'' (2007), '' Into the Blue 2: The Reef'' (2009), and ''The Outside'' (2009). Graziadei guest-starred in a number of television series, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' 90210'', ''

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'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', and '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''. He had a recurring roles on FX's ''

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'' as Travis Wanderley, a young boyfriend of

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's character, and on The CW's '' The Secret Circle''. In 2013, after leaving daytime television, Graziadei was cast as a series regular in the ABC drama pilot '' Westside''. The pilot was not picked up for the continuing series. Later, he was cast as the male lead in the Lifetime drama series '' The Lottery'', opposite

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. The show was cancelled after one season. In August 2016, Graziadei reprised his portrayal of Daniel Romalotti on ''The Young and the Restless'' for a limited run, in celebration of the soap's 11,000th episode. He also landed recurring roles on the

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drama series '' Kingdom'' and the

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series '' Good Girls Revolt''. In 2018, Graziadei appeared in episode 3 of the remake of '' Magnum P.I.''; he played Tara's ex-boyfriend and kidnapper in the episode entitled "The Woman Who Never Died", originally airing on October 8, 2018.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Graziadei, Michael 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from New Hampshire People from Nashua, New Hampshire Year of birth missing (living people)