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Antonio Sabàto Jr. | |
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 Antonio Sabato on the cover of The Advocate magazine, by Jerry Avenaim 2006 | |
| Born | February 29, 1972 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse | Alicia Tully Jensen (1992–1993) |
Antonio Sabàto, Jr. (born February 29, 1972) is an American actor and model. Born in Italy and raised in the U.S., Sabàto first became known as a Calvin Klein model and for his role on the soap opera General Hospital. He continued appearing in films and television series throughout the 1990s and 2000s.
Early life
Sabàto was born in Rome, Italy. His mother, Yvonne Kabouchy, is a realtor born in Prague (in the former Czechoslovakia), and his father, Antonio Sabàto, Sr., is an Italian actor.[1][2] His maternal grandfather was a Czech aristocrat, and his maternal grandmother was Jewish and survived the Holocaust.[3][4] Sabàto's family moved to the United States when he was 13, in 1985.[3] He attended St. Bernard High School (Los Angeles, California) before transferring to Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. Sabàto became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1996.[5]
Career
Sabàto first gained attention as a Calvin Klein underwear model,[6] and appeared in Janet Jackson's "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" music video along with actor Djimon Hounsou, who is also a former CK underwear model, in 1990. Moving into acting, from 1992 through 1995 he appeared on the soap opera General Hospital, the science fiction series Earth 2 and on the prime-time soap opera Melrose Place.
In 2005, Sabàto joined the cast of the soap The Bold and the Beautiful as Dante Damiano. In October 2006, Sabàto was let go from the show after one year.
Sabàto appeared on But Can They Sing?, a celebrity reality singing competition on VH1, and in the 2008 NBC competition Celebrity Circus, winning it on July 16, 2008. He said on air, "My grandfather from my mother's side and my mother were both in the circus."[7]
Sabàto reprised his role of Jagger Cates on the second season of General Hospital: Night Shift, in 2008.[8] In August 2009, he began starring in his own dating reality show for VH1 called My Antonio, airing on Sundays in August. His mother will be participating in the show. Also, his ex-wife will be competing for his love in the show.
Sabàto is featured in the book "About Face" shot by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide.
Sabàto will be making an appearance on Bones as a guido bouncer from a Jersey Shore club.[9]
Personal life
Sabàto was married to Alicia Tully Jensen from May 16, 1992 to July 1993.[10] He has a son, Jack Antonio (born August 6, 1994), from his relationship with actress Virginia Madsen and a daughter, Mina Bree (born August 29, 2002), with longtime girlfriend Kristin Rossetti (2001–07). On January 19, 2011, he announced he and girlfriend, Cheryl Moana Marie Nunes, will welcome a son in Spring 2011 to be named Antonio Harvey Sabato III.[11]
Film and television appearances
- General Hospital as Jagger Cates (1992–1994, 1995)
- Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? (1993) as A.J. Treece
- Jailbreakers (1994) as Tony
- Earth 2 as Alonzo Solace (1994–1995)
- Melrose Place as Jack Parezi (1995)
- If Looks Could Kill as John Hawkins (1996)
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Earl Gregg, aka Bob Stanford, aka Deathstroke in the episode "Bob and Carol and Lois and Clark" (1996)
- Code Name: Wolverine as Harry Gordini a.k.a. 'Wolverine' (1996)
- The Big Hit as Vince (1998)
- Ally McBeal as Kevin Wyatt (1999; Episode 221, "The Green Monster")
- Tribe' as Jack Osborne (1999)
- Guilty as Charged (Base II) as Sgt. Hawks (2000)
- Charmed as Bane Jessup (2000)
- Shark Hunter as Spencer Northcut
- Hypersonic (2002) as Grant Irvine
- Flavor of Love as himself (2006; Season 1)
- The Chaos Factor as Jack Poynt (2000)
- The Outer Limits as Chad Warner in the episode "Skin Deep" (2000)
- Testosterone as Pablo Alesandro (2003)
- The Help as Dwayne (2004)
- Deadly Skies as Donovan (2005)
- Crash Landing as Major John Masters (2005)
- The Bold and the Beautiful as Dante Damiano (2005–2006)
- Destination: Infestation as Ethan Hart (2007)
- Ghost Voyage as Michael (2008)
- Celebrity Circus as himself (2008)
- General Hospital: Night as Jagger Cates (2008)
- Ugly Betty as himself (2009)
- My Antonio as himself (2009)
- Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas as notorious serial killer, Henry Lee Lucas (2009)
- Scrubs as Antonio (Episode Titled "Our Drunk Friend"-2009)
- Princess of Mars as John Carter (2009)
- CSI: NY as Davi Santos (2010)
- Rizzoli & Isles as Jorge
- The Arrangement as himself (2010)
- Hot in Cleveland (1 episode — Dancing Queens) as Palo, the GBF (Gay Best Friend) of Victoria Chase (2011)
See also
References
- ^ Carter, Alan (1993-04-23). "Raising TV's Pulse Rate". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
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- ^ a b Elkin, Michael (2009-08-13). "The Mysteries of a Mystery Woman". The Jewish Exponent. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Hoffman, Allison (2009-08-13). "A Nice Jewish Boy: Hunky [[Antonio Sabato Jr]]. looks for love on TV, with help from his mother". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ "Antonio Sabato, Jr. Biography (1972-)". Filmreference. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Antonio Sabato Jr./Calvin Klein; Star Masculine Nues; retrieved on 2009-01-22
- ^ Rocchio, Christopher (2007-07-17). "Antonio Sabato Jr. wins NBC's Celebrity Circus reality series". Reality TV World. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "General Hospital: Night Shift Returns on July 22 with Antonio Sabato Jr". BuddyTV. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Antonio Sabato, Jr. To Bring Some Jersey to Bones". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ "Antonio Sabato Jr". People. 1994-05-09.
- ^ Outlet, Moncler. "Antonio Sabato Jr.'s New Son Gets 22-Letter Hawaiian Middle Name (But Who's Counting?)". NameCandy. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
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- 1972 births
- American boxers of Italian descent
- American Jews
- American judoka
- American male models
- American practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- American soap opera actors
- American television actors
- American people of Czech descent
- American people of Italian descent
- Italian emigrants to the United States
- Italian Jews
- Italian people of Czech descent
- Jewish actors
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Rome
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- Italian male models
- Italian practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Italian television actors
- Jewish boxers
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