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Jay Acovone is an American actor known to fans of Stargate SG-1 in the role of Charles Kawalsky. He was born on August 20, 1955, in Mahopac, New York, and graduated from Mahopac High School in 1973. He is the youngest of three children. His family owned a dry-cleaning business started by his grandfather, but Acovone followed a different career path. He moved to New York City to study at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. He currently lives in the Los Angeles area.

Acavone has appeared in the films Independence Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and The Peacekeeper. He has also guest starred on the series Dark Skies, Sliders, Viper, and The X-Files. He appeared in the Stargate pilot "Children of the Gods" but his character was killed . . .