Gilles Marini

• Birthplace: Grasse, France
• Birthday: January 26, 1976

French-born model and actor Gilles Marini first turned heads as a model for Giorgio Armani before making his big screen breakout in “Sex and the City: The Movie” (2008). Born Jan. 26, 1976, Marini was raised in Southern France by a Greek mother and Italian father. While serving as a firefighter with the French Army in Paris, Marini caught the eye of photographer Fred Goudon, who encouraged him to embark on a modeling career. Marini’s dark good looks and ripped physique indeed led to a successful run in print and on fashion runways. When …more