Christopher Meloni reveals his favorite SVU scene with Mariska Hargitay.

Christopher Meloni Appeared in episode 283. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Over the years with the series lead Mariska HargitayHowever, there is one scene that is most memorable to him.

“My favorite Law & Order: Special Victims Unit What was the scene with me and Mariska Hargitay? Lou Diamond Phillips There was a gun to my head and Stabler told Benson to shoot,” Meloni, 63, exclusively revealed in the latest issue. our weekIt’s on newsstands now. “We were tied together as people and characters in that moment. And I think this moment was especially special because I think Mariska was eight months pregnant at the time.”

The actress was pregnant with her eldest child, August, while filming the episode Meloni mentioned (Season 7, Episode 19, “Fault”). She is also the mother of two children, Amaya and Andrew, whom she adopted with her colleagues in 2011. Law & Order: SVU actor Peter Hermann.

Meloni also shared one thing she shares with her friend: SVU The character Elliot Stabler has a “complicated relationship with God.”

all four seasons Law and Order: Organized Crime Now streaming on Peacock. Keep scrolling to see more personal facts from Meloni, including some of her favorite unexpected items from her closet.

1. I sold my first car, a Jeep Renegade, on my way to New York to start my acting career. Ten years ago, I bought another Jeep in memory of that car. It takes me right back to my 20s.

2. The most star-struck moment in my life was when I did that. 12 monkey and met Terry Gilliamwho was my hero in his movies brazilAnd obviously in his monty python me. I almost started crying while talking to him, telling him how much it meant to him. brazil I had it.

3. Growing up, my favorite thing to do was play sandpit soccer with the neighborhood kids. Also, I loved riding my bike. I loved the freedom it gave me.

4. What is your favorite movie you saw last year? virtuoso. I thought the script, directing, acting, everything was great, I know. bradley (cooper), and I was amazed and inspired by what he did with it.

5. One of the characteristics I share with Elliot Stabler is our complex relationship with God.

6. I love books, both fiction and non-fiction. Because we learn a lot about human behavior and the species: who we are, what we are, and how we operate. The three books I read recently are herzog by Saul Bellow, Rabbit, run by John Updike and sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari.

7. I admired Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando, Daniel Day Lewis and Christian Slater When I was young. I admire the way each actor completely immerses himself in his character. It’s an amazing achievement.

8. My favorite item in my closet is this ridiculous sweater that my daughter Sophia bought me. I once told her I wanted to get a tattoo of a crazy clown with a crazy face, but her mother wouldn’t let me do it, saying, “You don’t want that on your body.” But I know I did! It felt like a crazy clown was talking to me. One day, my daughter was walking into a vintage store and she found this crazy clown sweater and bought it for me.

9. History was the subject I learned best. For whatever reason, it was the only thing I was good at. I love trying to understand who our ancestors were and how they lived.

10. “Time of the Season” by Zombies takes me back to when I was a kid and life was an adventure.

11. I started working as a surgeon in a hospital when I was 18. I watched the first autopsy from start to finish, and I even saw the man alive the night before, enjoying tapioca pudding. The next morning, they told me to take him out of the refrigerator.

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12. If I weren’t an actor, I want to be a sculptor. I recently started sculpting. It’s a different creative outlet and a new angle of creation that I’ve never experienced before. Very interesting. I was able to concentrate on sculpture. I’m going to go to art school and get my hands dirty. I used to sleep with clay under my fingernails and dream in marble.

13. The proudest moment in my career was when I started making a living as an actor and was able to get rid of my side job as a bartender.

14. I worked everywhere from raucous honky-tonks to Studio 54, which was on its last legs.

15. My favorite vacation spots are the Caribbean and my little lake house getaway.

16. Perhaps because I am an office worker, the program I binge-watched recently was Murder: New YorkDocumentary Series (Executive Produced by: dick wolf) about Manhattan’s North and South Homicide Squads. I thought it was great. How dedicated detectives are to their work and to seeking justice for victims and their families. I take pride in what I do, and I try to convey their strength through my personality.

17. My favorite home-cooked meal is medium-rare steak with caramelized onions, mushrooms, and a nice Caesar salad. Some asparagus too.

18. I would like to visit parts of the world that I have never been to before, such as South America, Greece, or the Nordic countries.

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19. After a busy day, I like to go out and eat to de-stress. I’m lucky enough to live near 20 great restaurants within a five-block radius of Manhattan.

20. Unfortunately, the app I use the most is Venmo.

21. Bicycle is my favorite means of transportation.

22. My exercise routine includes some cardio, a lot of mobility work, and some strength training. I love doing my job because I am very attuned to what my body needs.

23. My favorite thing Law & Order: Special Victims Unit The scene with me and Mariska Hargitay was when Lou Diamond Phillips put a gun to my head and Stabler told Benson to shoot. In that moment, we were tied together as people and characters. And I think Mariska was eight months pregnant at the time. So this is a moment that I find particularly special.

24. I am passionate about the Global Lyme Alliance. As an ambassador for GLA, I led a group of Lyme disease advocates on a trip to Capitol Hill to advocate for increased funding for Lyme disease treatment and diagnosis. Lyme disease has brought profound pain and disruption to my family’s life that I never dreamed possible, but that pain has demanded an equal response from all of us. You have to deal with what you have to deal with and fight back against everything. You have it. I wish everyone knew how insidious Lyme disease is and how little is known about it.

25. My favorite weekend activity is water skiing, which I started doing 23 years ago. Sometimes my son comes along or my daughter goes wakeboarding, but these days, not many people ride slalom skis, so I often go with friends.