Peter Vasilevich Cornell (born June 1, 1976) is an American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. He currently plays with the pro club Hitachi SunRockers

Hitachi SunRockers

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. He is also an actor

Actor

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, who has been in over 40 national and international commercial campaigns and a few basketball themed movies. Most recently, he played the character of Vakidis in 2008 film Semi-Pro

Semi-Pro

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Cornell was born in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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 and raised in the small affluent town of Piedmont, California

Piedmont, California

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 in the East Bay

East Bay

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 of the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

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