Facts: - yearsactive: 2000 -- present - birth date: 7 august 1974 - name: luca calvani - image: luca calvani 2007 cropped.jpg - birth place: prato , tuscany , italy - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of luca calvani .
luca calvani -lrb- born august 7 , 1974 -rrb- is an italian actor .calvani was born in prato , tuscany , italy .luca was a model during his teen years , working with top names in the world of fashion , including giorgio armani .spent his twenties in new york city , where he first studied acting with ron stetson then with susan batson .among his american tv roles , the hbo series '' sex and the city '' -lrb- 2001 -rrb- , where he starred opposite alan cumming and sarah jessica parker , and as the villain dante on cbs tv 's daytime drama '' as the world turns '' .in europe , he worked in theatre , tv and a film , among them ferzan Ozpetek award-winning '' his secret life '' aka '' le fate ignoranti '' .calvani is trilingual , he speaks french and english in addition to his native italian .in 2007 he shoot '' il commissario manara '' directed by davide marengo for italian network raiuno .he co-starred as enzo calvini opposite clive owen in tom tykwer 's '' the international '' and the upcoming italian tv series '' questo e amore '' directed by riccardo milani opposite stefania rocca .