Francis Capra

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caption = Francis Capra on the Veronica Mars panel for the 2005 ComicCon.
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location = flagicon|USA Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
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height = 5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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notable role = "Calogero 'C' Anello (age 9)" in "A Bronx Tale" (1993)
Eli "Weevil" Navarro in "Veronica Mars" (2004-2007)
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Francis Capra (born on April 22, 1983 in Bronx, New York City, New York) is an American actor.

Biography

Personal Life

Francis Capra is of Italian and Dominican heritage. He is the great-grandson of director Frank Capra. cite web | title = Francis Capra | publisher = TV.com | url=http://www.tv.com/francis-capra/person/66540/biography.html | accessmonthday=September 23 | accessyear=2008]

Capra was raised in the Bronx, New York and attended public school at PS71 until the 5th grade.cite web | title=Ain't It Cool News | work=The Museum of TV & Radio’s Veronica Mars Event | url=http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=%09%09%0919654 | accessmonthday=September 4 | accessyear=2006] He currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his mother Ann Marie Capra and siblings Asa Capra, screenwriter and film producer Chanel Capra and Ava Capra. His father was killed in 2003. He gave this message in honor of his father:quote| "I never knew my father and when I did, it was very briefly. He was incarcerated for most of my life and he was killed two years ago; he was shot."

"I think that even though my father wasn’t there, in his death and in his memory...he has been a mentor to me in my manhood because my mom couldn’t teach me how to be a man."Capra has upwards of 18 tattoos,cite web | title=Neptune Site | work=Cast Appearance at the Grove | url=http://www.neptunesite.com/grove.htm | accessmonthday=September 4 | accessyear=2006] of which the most visible are dollar and cents signs at the corners of his eyes, and a crown with the word "Familia" on the left side of his neck. His arm tattoos include a tribute to his late father (the name Capra inside a cross surrounded by the words "Fallen Angel") the names of his younger siblings, symbols of the Muses Thalia and Melpomene, the words "Seize Cash", and the Christian phrase "The Good Must Suffer." His favorite tattoos are the ones of his family's names. His most recent tattoos are the words "Forsaken" and "Forgiven" on the back of his hands.

Career

He began his acting career in 1993 with "A Bronx Tale". He played the recurring character of Eli "Weevil" Navarro on the critically acclaimed TV series "Veronica Mars" and had a small guest role on "The O.C.". Most recently he was seen on "The Closer", "Lincoln Heights" season 3 premiere, "Criminal Minds" , "Friday Night Lights" and on the movie screen in "Crank". As a teen he starred in movies such as "Kazaam", "A Simple Wish" and "Free Willy 2". He recently portrayed Jesse Murphy on the TV show "Heroes", following in the footsteps of "Veronica Mars" co-star Kristen Bell.

Capra has also branched out into film production. He has a production company called Take Off Productions with fellow actor De'Aundre Bonds.cite web | title=Street Gangs Magazine | work=Actor De'Aundre Bonds From Prison | url=http://www.streetgangs.com/magazine/deandre080806.html | accessmonthday=September 4 | accessyear=2006]

Awards and nominations

* 1994 - Nominated for a Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards for Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Drama for "A Bronx Tale" (1993).

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* [http://www.franciscapra.com The Official Francis Capra Website]
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* [http://cwtv.com/shows/veronica-mars/cast/francis-capra Francis Capra cast bio on The CW]