Peter Facinelli Supports Alex’s Lemonade

A new article in the Times Herald-Record talks about Peter Facinelli’s appearance yesterday in Middletown, NY for the charity Alex’s Lemonade.

In an event sponsored by the Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Peter Facinelli, who portrays the vampire Dr. Carlisle Cullen, the head of the Cullen clan, visited the Galleria at Crystal Run in the Town of Wallkill to give autographs and take photos with his adoring fans.

“It’s very humbling to have people come here and want to meet me,” Facinelli said of his celebrity status. “It amazes me.”

But he’s now using that status for the benefit of others, using this event and many others like it as a way to promote good causes. Fans purchased autographs for $25 or photographs for $40, and a portion of those proceeds will be donated to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, an organization that fights childhood cancer.

“It feels really good to be able to use my name to actually spread awareness …,” Facinelli said. “It’s been great to able to use it in a positive way.”

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Peter Facinelli Heading to Portland for Charity

The Portland Twilight convention that was planned for this weekend has been cancelled, but that doesn’t mean that Peter Facinelli won’t still make the trip for charity’s sake. He will be in town to meet fans and raise money for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. The California Chronicle has an interview with Peter about his trip.

When first approached with the role of a benevolent vampire patriarch in “Twilight,” what did you think?

My agents called me and they said, “Do you want to do a vampire movie?” I said no because I was thinking something with blood and guts, like a horror film. It wasn’t my cup of tea. They said it’s based on this book, “Twilight,” and that Catherine Hardwicke was directing. I love her work, so I said to set up a meeting. They said they’d already set one up for the next day. I said send me the book. I just started reading it, and I couldn’t put it down.

What attracted you to the project?

The vampire stuff was more of a backdrop for this romantic love story. It was kind of like a Romeo and Juliet tale set in a vampire world. The vampire part gave it more of a romance, more of a seductiveness. It reminded me of old Bela Lugosi vampire movies, a throwback to that. I could totally see “Twilight” in black and white. The characters were really rich. The story was really interesting. I loved Stephenie Meyer’s writing.

What made you decide to do something for Doernbecher?

I love whenever I can do things that benefit others. My middle daughter, Lola, spent time in a children’s hospital, and I know how heartbreaking that can be for a family. Lola spent 10 days in a children’s hospital in Los Angeles. You think the doctors have all the answers, but they don’t. That can get quite frustrating. They didn’t know what was wrong with her. It was very frustrating and scary, so I know how that feels. But my daughter is much better now. She was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and it’s in remission.

See the whole article here.

Twilight Examiner Interview Peter Facinelli

Amanda Bell, The Twilight Examiner, was able to sneak in a brief moment during TwiCon to speak with Peter Facinelli about Eclipse

“AB: What was your favorite part of Eclipse?

PF: I actually like that, in the book, a lot of the family members are talked about, and in the movie they’re in it a lot more. The books are all told from Bella’s perspective, so a lot of times, when she’s not in the scene and things are happening, you don’t actually get to see them, like the battle scene, for instance. In Eclipse when the whole family and the werewolves are fighting the newborn vampires, it’s talked about and through Edward you kind of get something, but in the movie you actually get to see it, you know, so I like that in the interpretations of the movies, it’s not always about Bella’s perspective. She isn’t always in the scene, and so that opens up the story a little bit. The Cullens are in it a lot more throughout.”

See the rest on Twilight Examiner.

The Sunday Paper Interview With Peter Facinelli

The Examiner Interview With Peter Facinelli

The Examiner has an interview with Peter Facinelli who plays Dr. Cullen in the Twilight Saga Movies. Check it out here -

Peter Facinelli was kind enough to speak with me today about his work on The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Nurse Jackie, up-coming The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and much more.

Though recovering from a bit of a cold, this self-proclaimed Twilight fan and film enthusiast was earnest and open about his work.

After a couple of weeks of constant Twittering, and the widely known win in a bet with Rob DeFranco, Facinelli is still working out the details on how to handle the prize. Says he, he is still “just trying to figure out what to do for the day [June 30th] because I want to try and do some kind of charity event. I thought it might be a fun way to actually make it into something meaningful.”

While the day might already include the very charitable donation of Facinelli’s own actor’s chair to one lucky Twilight fan/Twitter follower, Rob DeFranco’s Hollywood Boulevard jig might not be all Twilight fans will see on June 30th, it seems.

Read the entire interview HERE