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Alessandro Nivola Hits Gotham Awards, Calvin Klein Role, Biopic Collapse

6/15/2026

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Alessandro Nivola drives to Manhattan for the 2026 Gotham TV Awards, where actress Sarah Pidgeon is nominated.
He portrays Calvin Klein in ‘Love Story…’, prepared by an 80s YouTube interview and Bronx-accent lessons, and says the impact surprised him.
He films ‘The 99ers’ as coach Tony DiCicco with actress Emilia Jones.
The Peggy Lee biopic ‘Fever’ collapsed after financiers withdrew, ending his guitarist role.

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Alessandro Nivola drives to Manhattan for the 2026 Gotham TV Awards, where actress Sarah Pidgeon is nominated.
He portrays Calvin Klein in ‘Love Story…’, prepared by an 80s YouTube interview and Bronx-accent lessons, and says the impact surprised him.
He films ‘The 99ers’ as coach Tony DiCicco with actress Emilia Jones.
The Peggy Lee biopic ‘Fever’ collapsed after financiers withdrew, ending his guitarist role.