Fabio 1959- (Fabio Lanzoni)

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Fabio 1959- (Fabio Lanzoni)

PERSONAL

Full name, Fabio Lanzoni; born March 15, 1959, in Milan, Italy; came to the United States, 1980; son of Sauro (a mechanical engineer) and Flora (maiden name, Carnicelli) Lanzoni. Avocational Interests: Motorcycling.

Addresses:

Contact—c/o Fabio Inc., 3000 Olympic Blvd., Suite 2378, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

Career:

Model, spokesperson, and actor. Owned production company which specialized in animation, 2001. Ford Modeling Agency, model, 1982; posed for more than 400 Avon romance novel covers, beginning in 1987 with the cover of Hearts Aflame; television spokesperson for Frosted Cheerios cereal and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter; appeared in television commercials including, Wickes furniture and Nationwide Insurance. Designed line of coats for Wal-Mart, 2004.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Prince Agisander II as a baby, Maciste nella terra dei Ciclopi (also known as Atlas against the Cyclops, Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops, Maciste in the Land of the Cyclops, Maciste vs. the Cyclops, and Monster from the Unknown World), 1961.

(Uncredited) Angel, The Exorcist III (also known as Exorcist III: The Legion and William Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist III"), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.

(As Fabio Lanzoni) Handsome man, Scenes from a Mall, Buena Vista, 1991.

Lisle's bodyguard, Death Becomes Her (also known as La muerte le sienta bien), Universal, 1992.

Himself, Man of the Year, Seventh Art Releasing, 1995.

Himself, Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996.

Himself, Eddie, Buena Vista, 1996.

Voice of the Woodsman, Redux Riding Hood, Buena Vista, 1997.

Himself, Dude, Where's My Car?, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

Gil, Bubble Boy, Buena Vista, 2001.

Himself, Zoolander, Paramount, 2001.

Himself, American Fusion, Wildcat Releasing, 2005.

Himself, Staar: She'd Rather Be a Mistress (short), 2007.

Fabio, Certifiably Jonathan, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Claudio, Acapulco H.E.A.T., syndicated, 1993-94.

Host, Mr. Romance, Oxygen, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Presenter, The Ninth Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1993.

People's 20th Birthday, ABC, 1994.

Presenter, The 1994 World Music Awards, ABC, 1994.

Celebrity First Loves, Fox, 1995.

Art Mann's 10th Anniversary Winter Special, E! Entertainment Television, 1997.

The Beth Littleford Special, Comedy Central, 1998.

Fabio: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(Uncredited) Man in video, "Killing Rock," Dangerous Curves, 1992.

Himself, "Guilt by Imagination," Roseanne, ABC, 1993.

Himself, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Glamour and Top Models), CBS, 1993.

Clive James, PBS, 1994.

Sunday Night Clive, 1994.

Himself, "Fun City," New York News, CBS, 1995.

Zoya's blind date, "Scenes from the Class Struggle at Boogie's Diner," Boogie's Diner, 1995.

Himself, "Goin' Hollywood," The Crew (also known as Cabin Pressure), Fox, 1995.

The Howard Stern Show, 1996, 2001.

Voice of himself, "Fists of Furry," Eek! the Cat (animated; also known as Eek! and the Terrible Lizards and Eek!stravaganza), 1997.

Himself, "Absolutely Fabio," Step by Step, ABC, 1997.

"Al Plays Hooky," The Weird Al Show, CBS, 1997.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC 1998, 1999, 2007.

"Billy Bob in the Village," The Tom Green Show, 1999.

Deke, "Come Ona My House," Rachel Gunn, R.N., 2000.

The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC, 2000.

Carlo Monte, "There's No I in Team," Arli$$, HBO, 2002.

Spy TV, 2002.

Himself, "Empty the Dragon," Son of the Beach, 2002.

"Spring Training," The Man Show, Comedy Central, 2002.

Himself, "The Wedding Planner," Providence, NBC, 2002.

Himself, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Belleza y poder), 2002, 2003.

Model, Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), syndicated, 2003.

Himself, High Chaparall, 2003, 2004.

Himself, "A List Before Dying," Yes, Dear, CBS, 2004.

SoapTalk, Soap Net, 2004.

Celebrity Overhaul, 2005.

"Celebrity the Price is Right," The Price Is Right, CBS, 2005.

"Adjusted Gross," Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, 2005.

"The Girl Who Graduates," America's Next Top Model (also known as ANTM, Top Model, and America's Next Top Model with Tyra Banks), 2006.

Dr. Heartland, The Guiding Light (also known as Guiding Light), CBS, 2006.

Mob member, 1 vs. 100, 2007.

Himself, "Making New Friends & Positives and Negatives," Ned's Classified School Survival Guide (also known as Neds ultimativer schulwahnsinn), Nickelodeon, 2007.

Laundry friend, "Fabio," Comedy Gumbo, 2008.

Television Work:

Executive producer of Thor: God of Thunder.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Fabio after Dark, 1993.

Video Games:

(Uncredited) Voice of Kuros, Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II (also known as Ironsword and Wizards & Warriors II), 1988.

Music Videos:

Jill Souble's "I Kissed a Girl," 1995.

Videos:

Appeared in fitness video, Fabio Fitness.

WRITINGS

Romance Novels:

Pirates, 1993.

(With Eugenia Riley) Rogue, 1994.

(With Eugenia Riley) Viking, 1994.

(With Eugenia Riley) Champion, 1995.

Comanche, 1995.

Dangerous, 1996.

(With Wendy Corsi Staub) Wild, 1997.

(With Wendy Corsi Staub) Mysterious, 1997.

Nonfiction:

Fabio Fitness: More than 200 Get-Fit Tips for Lifelong Health and Fitness, 1995.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers 1993, Issue 4, Gale, 1993.

Periodicals:

Fortune, December 13, 2004, p. 64.

Penthouse, September, 1994, pp. 128, 130-136.

People Weekly, August, 2001.

Psychology Today, May-June, 2006, p. 112.

TV Guide, February 5, 1994, pp. 8-12.

Electronic:

Fabio Website,http://www.fabioinc.com, November 15, 2008.

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