The man Mariska Hargitay called dad wasn’t her biological father — here’s who really was

Mansfield.

She knew Mickey Hargitay as the father who had raised her, protected her and remained present after tragedy changed their family forever.

That understanding seemed solid.

Then, at 25, Mariska saw a photograph that made her question everything.

One face triggered an immediate sense of recognition.

The man in the picture was Nelson Sardelli.

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