• Italian American actress Jennifer Esposito starred in the Michael J. Fox sitcom Spin City. She also co-starred in the film Crash and received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

• 1. Born: April 11, 1973
  2. Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
  3. Often Mistaken for Hispanic, is actually of Italian decent
  4. Dated Benjamin Bratt in 1996-1997
  5. Former dancer on "Club MTV" in 1985

• Career

  Esposito first appeared on televisions hit series Law & Order, but is mostly recognized for her role as "Stacy" on Spin City. She can also be seen in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Summer of Sam, Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000. She also played in the Academy Award winning film Crash and can currently be seen on television as Andrea in the ABC comedy, Samantha Who?.

• Quotes

  "Well, I'm Italian, but my family isn't stereotypical. I mean, I only have one sister and we don't yell or throw pasta at each other. My mother doesn't even have a secret spaghetti sauce recipe."

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