• David Fumero is a Cuban-American actor born in 1972 who is best known for his role as Cristian Vega in the series “One Life to Live”.
• He has more than 25 credits to his name, including roles in series such as “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”, “CSI: Miami” and “CSI: NY”, as well as several movies.
• David is married to Melissa Fumero, and the two have two sons.
• He stands at a height of 1.8 m (5 ft 10 in) and has an estimated value of over $5 million.
• Melissa is an actress and director with nearly 30 credits to her name and an estimated net worth of nearly $4 million.
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Who is David Fumero?
Joseph Sentielo-Fumero, better known by his professional name David Fumero, was born under the zodiac sign Capricorn on December 29, 1972 in Havana, Cuba. He moved to the US with his family at a young age, so he holds US and Cuban citizenship, while his ethnicity is Latino. He is a former model and an actor with more than 25 credits to his name, perhaps still best known for his role as Cristian Vega in the series “One Life to Live”, which earned him a nomination for the 1999 American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Award – Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera, and another ALMA Award nomination for Outstanding Performance in a Daytime Drama Series in 2008.
Early life and education
David grew up in Miami Springs, Florida along with his brothers Fernando and Joel, by his mother Natalia and father Narciso. He attended Miami Springs High School and after his matriculation in 1990 he joined the US Marine Corps, many people are surprised to hear that, before continuing his acting career.
When he started his acting career, he changed his name saying that it is much easier to remember the name ‘David’ than his birth name, but although his agent advised him to change his last name, he did not.
Rolls in series
David first appeared on television as Christian Vega in “One Life to Live”, in 1998, alongside Michael Easton, Kristen Alderson and Erika Slezak; this romantic drama had 423 nominations, including two for Primetime Emmys, and won 95.
The original series premiered in 1968 and this spin-off aired from 1998 to 2013.
In addition to this role, during these years, David appeared in such series as “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”, “CSI: Miami” and “CSI: NY”, and in 2015 he was cast to play Mike Sandowal in “Power”, a crime drama with Omari Hardwick, Naturi Naughton and Lela Loren, which had 26 award nominations and won 14.
In the following years, he appeared in ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’, ‘Cuban Tales’ and ‘Chicago Fire’, before playing Eddie in the comedy horror drama ‘Crazy Bitches’ in 2019, and then he was cast to play Jason Calloway in “LA’s Finest” alongside Jessica Alba, Duane Martin and Gabrielle Union.
In 2020, he was seen in an episode of the series “Magnum PI”, and in 2021, he appeared as Delilah’s Father in the Home Box Office (HBO) comedy drama “Generation”, which is his most recent role on television.
Roles in movies
David made his screen debut in the 2004 short film “Fate”, followed by his roles as Ted in “Carrie’s Choice”, and as Benicio Aceveda in “Greetings from the Shore”, before playing Juan in “Manhattanites” in 2008.
Over the next few years, he acted in several short films and then starred in the 2014 movie “Crazy Bitches”, before playing Hector in “Where’s Daddy” starring Natalie and Chloe Partridge, in 2017.
Two years later, David could be seen as Eric in Dating to Kill starring Mia Topalian and Clare Kramer, and then portrayed Frank in A Stone in the Water, a thriller written and directed by Dan Cohen.
David was in 2021 cast to play Boss in “The Sleeping Negro”, starring Rae Dawn Chong and Julie McNiven, before portraying Victor Flores in the romantic drama “Sweet Navidad”, which was his most recent role in the film industry.
Married to Melissa Fumero
There were several rumors about David’s love life and sexual orientation, before his marriage to the beautiful actress Melissa Gallo in 2007. The two met on the set for the series “One Life to Live”, and eventually started dating. David had a recurring role on the series, so at the time they met, he stayed there for three months, and they had an opportunity to get to know each other, but at first Melissa didn’t realize that David was her teenager. crush.
The funny story about these two is that Melissa first saw David when he acted in the music video for Mariah Carey’s song “Honey”; she was 13 at the time and he was in his twenties. She recalled that her favorite part of the video was when a handsome man appears in the last forty seconds, and with a childish smile on her face, she said, “I’d be so mad at MTV if they cut the video.” Remember when they would? The credits would come and you would think there are 20 seconds left for the song. There’s still the hot guy at the end of the video.”
Since he was so good looking, she didn’t want to date him as she believed that he is just like the other hot actors who get into relationships and then leave the girls without explanation. Her friends convinced her to give him a chance, and it turned out that David is a nice guy.
After they started dating, they talked about their teenage crush one time, and then she found out that David was in Mariah’s video. He proposed to her on Christmas Day 2006, and their love story grew into a happy marriage, which is still going strong after almost 15 years.
The two married on December 9, 2007, and Melissa is one of the rare Hollywood brides who would take her husband’s last name; the wedding was held in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, in the presence of their close relatives and friends, and their series co-stars.
David and Melissa first became parents in 2016, when they welcomed their first son Enzo, and their second son Axel was born in 2020.
Melissa & Hubby David Fumero ~ aka Cousins Adriana & Cristian on #OLTL
Posted by A life to live fan site on Saturday, August 20, 2016
As of January 2022, the family of four has been living a seemingly happy life, enjoying their love and raising their boys in their hometown of Los Angeles, California.
Who is Melissa Fumero?
Melissa Gallo was born under the zodiac sign of Leo on August 19, 1982 in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, USA; she is a director and an actress with nearly 30 credits to her name, perhaps best known for her roles in the series ‘One Life to Live’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘Gossip Girl’.
She has acted in movies like ‘The House That Jack Built’, ‘I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell’ and ‘Descent’, among others, while her most recent role was in the movie ‘Bar Fight’ which is in post-production, and should be out at the end of 2022.
Melissa is 39 years old, with long dark brown hair and brown eyes; she weighs about 127 lb (58 kg) and is 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) tall, with vital statistics of 33-25-35.
Age, height and power
Speaking of David’s looks, he has dark brown hair and hazel eyes, and this 49-year-old actor is still as handsome as he used to be. David takes care of his body by working out at the gym three to four days a week and shares photos of his training sessions on his Instagram; he weighs about 165 pounds (75 kg) and he stands at a height of 5 ft 10 inches (1.8 m).
As of January 2022, his net worth is estimated to be over $5 million while his wife Melissa has an estimated net worth of close to $4 million.
