| Scott Baio |
Scott Baio, September 2006 |
| Born |
Scott Vincent James Baio
September 22, 1961 (1961-09-22) (age 47)
Brooklyn, New York,
United States |
| Occupation |
Actor |
| Years active |
1971 — present |
| Spouse(s) |
Renee Sloan (2007 - present) |
| Official website |
Scott Vincent James Baio (born September 22, 1961) is an American actor, best known for his work on the sitcoms Happy Days and Charles in Charge. He recently appeared in his own VH1 reality series titled Scott Baio Is 45...and Single followed by Scott Baio Is 46...and Pregnant.
Biography
Early life
Baio was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Rose and Mario Baio, a personal manager.[1] His grandparents were immigrants from Italy. He attended Xaverian High School, and later graduated from North Hollywood High School. His siblings as well as their cousin, Jimmy Baio, are also actors.
Career
In 1976, Baio played the title character Bugsy Malone in the cult kiddie gangster musical directed by Alan Parker, which also co-starred Jodie Foster. Baio and Foster later worked together again in the 1980 teen girl drama Foxes helmed by Adrian Lyne. When he was 16, Scott was then cast as The Fonz's cousin, Chachi Arcola, on Happy Days. During his Happy Days run, Baio earned two Emmy Award nominations for his lead performances in the TV movies Stoned (1981) and All The Kids Do It (1985). He also won two Young Artists Awards during the Third Annual Youth in Film Awards (1980-1981) as Best Young Actor in a Television Special for Stoned and Best Young Comedian in Television or Motion Pictures for Happy Days. He also starred in the made-for-television youth drama specials The Boy Who Drank Too Much with Lance Kerwin and Senior Trip with Mickey Rooney.
In 1982, Baio starred in a spin-off of Happy Days entitled Joanie Loves Chachi with Erin Moran, which lasted one season. That same year, he appeared opposite Willie Aames in the film Zapped!, and recorded an album for RCA. In 1984, Baio starred as a male nanny on the syndicated comedy series Charles in Charge until 1990. In 1985 he was part of an ensemble cast for Alice in Wonderland, where he portrayed Pat the Pig. From 1987 through 1991, he was a director of Out of This World.
During the decade of the 1990s, Scott appeared in various television programs, including the short-lived Look Who's Talking small screen spin-off Baby Talk. Between 1992 and 1995, he portrayed Dr. Jack Stewart in the medical mystery series Diagnosis: Murder starring Dick Van Dyke. Baio was a popular guest-star on Full House, Touched by an Angel, Veronica's Closet and The Nanny. He directed a number of TV series and commercials. He also starred in several telefilms and video releases such as Detonator, Bar-Hopping, Dumb Luck, Face Value and Danielle Steel's Mixed Blessings.
Baio's other movies include the independent films Very Mean Men, Face to Face and The Bread, My Sweet. Very Mean Men (2000) was a gangster comedy directed by Tony Vitale about a mob war between two syndicate families. Scott served as a co-producer with his older brother Steven on said film and even played the crucial role of impetuous crime scion Paulie Minnetti who unwittingly instigates the crime feud. Variety praised his performance: "A career-reviving turn by Scott Baio with hair dyed blonde and sporting a white goatee."
Face to Face (2001; renamed Italian Ties) was a comic drama directed by Ellie Kanner about three young men (Scott Baio as Richie, Thomas Calabro as Philly and Carlo Imperato as Al) who kidnap their emotionally distant fathers for a weekend of genuine male bonding. Baio co-wrote the screenplay with Jeffrey Gurian. The movie won the Audience Prize for Best Comedy at the Marco Island Film Festival, the Silver Screen Accolade in the Reno Film Festival and the 10 Degrees Hotter Best Feature Award during the Valley Film Festival.
The Bread, My Sweet (2001; retitled A Wedding For Bella) a romance film directed by Melissa Martin and produced by Adrienne Wehr. Baio portrayed Dominic Pyzola who's both a corporate raider in the daytime and a pastry chef at night. He earned three Best Lead Actor prizes in the Atlantic City Film Festival, the Kansas City Halfway To Hollywood Film Festival and the San Diego Film Festival. The movie itself collected top accolades from the Santa Monica, Stony Brook, Marco Island, Houston World fest and Iowa Hardacre Film Festivals.
More recently, Baio also had a recurring role on the Emmy award winning comedy series Arrested Development as the madcap Bluth family's serious but overpaid lawyer, Bob Loblaw. He took over the role of the clan's legal counselor from former Happy Days co-star Henry Winkler in four episodes: "Forget Me Now", "Notapusy", "Mr. F", and "Making a Stand". In August 2006, Baio was formally invited by the AIA Actors Studio to discuss his professional experiences as a working thespian and director in television and movies. He talked about his own lengthy acting career plus his recent forays into writing, directing and producing. In July 2007, Baio made his own foray into the genre of reality show programming with the VH1 reality series Scott Baio Is 45...and Single. The show averaged 1.3 million total viewers and 1 million adults from 18 to 49 years old, ranking it among the top ten basic cable programs in its 10:30 p.m. time slot. It was followed by a second season of the reality series, entitled Scott Baio Is 46...and Pregnant, and composed of nine episodes (six half-hour and three hour long installments).
Baio also starred in a movie called Finish Line playing a terrorist who smuggles a substance called Red Mercury into and out of the country cleverly using wine bottles and cars.[2]
He can currently be seen as the co-host of the VH1 reality show Confessions of a Teen Idol, in which former teen idols attempt to resurrect their careers.[3]
Personal life
Baio was a member of Young Americans for Freedom. He attended the historical ceremonies of U.S. President Ronald Reagan's widely-televised state funeral. The June 12, 2004, New York Daily News reported that Baio was seated near Margaret Thatcher and was quoted as saying: "President Reagan made me feel proud to be an American. Today, I feel sadness".[4]
Baio is also famous for dating several actresses, including Pamela Anderson, Erika Eleniak, Nicole Eggert, Natalie Raitano, Nicolette Sheridan, Denise Richards, Julie McCullough, Jodie Foster, and Heather Locklear. Baio also dated former model/actress, Sheila Kennedy, the December 1981 Penthouse Pet of the month and the 1983 Penthouse Pet of the Year, as well as a player/contestant on Big Brother 9.In his VH1 reality series Scott Baio Is 45...and Single, he admits to losing his virginity to Erin Moran.
On July 24, 2007, Scott appeared on the Howard Stern show on Sirius Satellite Radio and received a standing ovation from the staff. Not only did Howard ask to shake his hand but, in typical Stern fashion also asked if he could smell it. On the show Baio admitted that Playboy quietly banned him from the mansion for a period of time in the late '80s since he had dated each of that year's Playboy Playmates and then some, totaling 24. A spokeswoman from Playboy called Scott and told him that he needed to "slow down", as some of the Playmates he was with were also involved with Hugh Hefner. In the same interview he confessed that Heather Locklear was the greatest lover he has ever had, hands down. He rated some of his lovers on a scale of 1 to 10, including Denise Richards (3), Beverly D'Angelo (10), Liza Minnelli (7), and Melissa Gilbert (10).[5]
On December 8, 2007, Baio married his longtime girlfriend Renee Sloan.[6] In July 2007, he told E!: Entertainment Television's Ted Casablanca that they were expecting a baby girl in December.[7] Initially pregnant with twins, Renee miscarried one of the babies at 11 weeks gestation.[8] Their daughter, Bailey DeLuca Baio, was born November 2, 2007, 5 weeks premature. In an interview given to MomLogic.com in January 2008, Baio admitted to breaking down in the delivery room.[9] The family has started the Bailey Baio Angel Foundation to provide financial support to other families who are dealing with metabolic disorders.[10]
Scott Baio's GamerTag for the popular online gaming service "Xbox Live" is "Atari6" however he has requested that he not be sent messages due to the high level of traffic his gamer tag receives.
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