Eddie Hargitay
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Eddie Hargitay
Hargitay is an American actor, born in Hollywood, California. His godfather and great uncle was actor and former Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay
Mickey Hargitay
Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay was an actor and Mr. Universe 1955. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he was married to Jayne Mansfield, and the father of actress Mariska Hargitay...

. His cousins are Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress working both in Hollywood and on the Broadway theatre...

's children, Miklós, Zoltán and Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay is an American actress, best known for her role as New York City sex crimes Detective Olivia Benson on the NBC television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a role that has earned her multiple awards and nominations, including an Emmy and Golden Globe.The daughter of actress...

 of Law and Order: SVU fame.

Career

Continuing his acting lineage, he attended the Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg was an American actor, director and acting teacher. He cofounded, with directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed as "America's first true theatrical collective"...

 Film and Theatre Institute and was awarded multiple scholarships while in attendance. He has performed in several theatre, television and film productions, including a first for Hargitay, a Web-series for The American Eagle
American Eagle Outfitters
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 campaign It's a Mall World
It's a Mall World
It's a Mall World is an original short comedy series made exclusively for American Eagle Outfitters. The 13 episode series was written by Adam Green , directed by Milo Ventimiglia and produced by Russ Cundiff for Divide Pictures.The mini-episodes premiered August 1, 2007 and ran during episodes of...

directed by Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...

star Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia is an American television actor best known for his role of Peter Petrelli on the TV series Heroes...

. The "webisodes" are due to start airing on American Eagle's official website, during episodes of the new season of MTV
MTV
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's The Real World
The Real World
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: Sydney and in American Eagle stores nationwide on August 2. Hargitay also made his directorial debut with a dark comedy titled "Black Eyed Paper Cowboys" in July 2009. It's an urban tale about starting over in Los Angeles. Hargitay currently can be seen in Milo Ventimiglia's Web-series "ULTRADOME" for MSN.COM's Parallel Universe. Hargitay portrays Wolverine
Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...

 in the web-series of "ULTRADOME" Episode 3 Hulk
Hulk (comics)
The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....

 vs Wolverine
Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...

. "Ultradome", a web series which will debate the comparative merits of science fiction characters. The project is a collaboration between Agility Studios and Milo Ventimiglia's DiVide Pictures. In the first episode, Ventimiglia will argue in favor of Lord of the Rings' superiority over Star Wars.[13]

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