Biography for
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Date of Birth

15 August 1967, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Karl Peter Frederic Albert Hermann

Height

6' 5" (1.96 m)

Mini Biography

Peter Hermann lived in Germany until he was age 10. He was later educated at Yale University.

He met his wife Mariska Hargitay, on the set of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999).

Before becoming an actor, Peter taught ESL and Special Ed as part of Teach For America Program. After that, he became a fact checker at Vanity Fair.

He speaks four languages: English, German, Spanish, and French.

IMDb Mini Biography By: jessica

Spouse

Mariska Hargitay

(28 August 2004 - present) 3 children

Trivia

Engaged to Mariska Hargitay. [April 2004]

Is of German heritage.

Son-in-law of Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield.

He and his wife, Mariska Hargitay, are expecting their first child [November 30, 2005].

He and his wife, Mariska Hargitay, became the parents of son August Miklós Friedrich on June 28, 2006. He weighed 10 pounds, 9 ounces.

Brother-in-law of Mickey Hargitay Jr. and Zoltan Hargitay.

Peter and Mariska Hargitay adopted a baby boy and named him Andrew Nicolas Hargitay Hermann [October 19, 2011].

Peter and Mariska Hargitay adopted a baby girl and named her Amaya Josephine Hermann [April 7, 2011].