Cliff Parisi (born 24 May 1960) is a British actor of Italian descent, largely recognised for his performance as Rick 'Minty' Peterson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He is currently appearing in the BBC period drama Call the Midwife.

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Parisi has four children; Mandy (born 1981) Dean (born 1987) and Jack (born 1992) were born from previous relationships. On 14 July 2009 Parisi announced that he and his girlfriend, BBC producer Tara Wyer, were expecting a baby together. Tara gave birth to Cliff's fourth child, a son named Arthur, on 28 December 2009. The couple first met in February 2009 before formally beginning a relationship in April and, since discovering the pregnancy, lived together in Parisi's home in Highgate, North London and plan to marry.