Alessandro Juliani

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Alessandro Juliani
Alessandro Juliani at Wolf Galactica Three, London, 2007
Born	Alessandro Juliani April 3, 1978 (1978-04-03) (age 30) Canada Canada

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Alessandro Juliani is a Canadian actor and singer. He currently stars as Tactical Officer Lieutenant Felix Gaeta on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica. He is a graduate of McGill University in Montréal, where he earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal/Opera Performance. He is the son of producer, actor and writer John Juliani. During his time at McGill's Faculty of Music Juliani was known for his pleasant baritone voice, accurate intonation, and strong sight-reading skills, enabling him to find frequent work substituting in professional choirs, notably at Montréal's Christ Church Cathedral.^{[citation needed]}

He was also the voice of Pit (erroneously called Kid Icarus^{[citation needed]}) in the Captain N: The Game Master cartoon series, and offered his voice in many other cartoons and anime including (but certainly not limited to) Ranma 1/2, X-Men Evolution (as Gambit), the three My Scene films (in the role of River) and two of the Bionicle films (as Toa Vakama). He played the voice of Nightscream in Beast Machines, he was also the voice of one of the male leads in Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, a Barbie movie based on the Mark Twain story "The Prince and the Pauper", in which he also performed his own singing; he also voiced the merman prince Nalu in Barbie: Fairytopia and Barbie: Mermaidia, and most recently did both the speaking and singing role of Prince Antonio in Barbie as the Island Princess.He was also in the movie Barbie Mariposa as "Prince Carlos". He also voices the character Koji in the English version of Ōban Star-Racers. In his most recent voice acting work, he voices the character 'L' in the anime series Death Note, which currently airs on Adult Swim. He also played a minor role in Stargate SG-1 as Eliam in the Season 4 episode "Scorched Earth".

In addition to his television and film work, Juliani frequently appears on stage, both in Vancouver (where he has earned multiple nominations for Vancouver theatre's "Jessie" awards) and elsewhere. In Vancouver, he has been in productions staged by Bard on the Beach, Vancouver Playhouse, and the Vancouver Opera. Further afield, he has appeared in the Aldeburgh Festival in England and the Orlando Shakespeare Festival.

[edit] Battlestar Galactica

In 2003, the cult show Battlestar Galactica was brought back to life, albeit in a reimagined form, as a three hour miniseries. The project was written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. Alessandro Juliani starred as Felix Gaeta, a Lieutenant in the Colonial Fleet, in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. The Miniseries effectively served as pilot for a potential TV show. A TV series was commissioned in a collaborative effort between the Sci Fi Channel (United States) and Sky TV (the British broadcaster). Battlestar Galactica is filmed mostly in Vancouver, Canada and is currently in its fourth season in which Alessandro Juliani is a regular cast member.

His character was not featured in the original 1978 series. ' In the episode "Guess What's coming to Dinner" (season 4, episode 7), Allessandro's vocal skills were featured prominently. His character's singing is explained as a method of dealing with the pain of losing his leg to amputation. His voice, however, is heard often when flashing through other scenes and characters.