Ricardo Fort
Ricardo Fort | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 5, 1968 |
| Nationality |  Argentinian |
| Occupation(s) | Entepreneur Television actor Television director |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Partner(s) | Violeta Lo Re (2009) Virginia Gallardo (2009-2010) Erika Mitdank (2010) Claudia Ciardone (2010-present) |
| Website | ricardofort.com |
Ricardo Fort (born November 5, 1968 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is the grandson of Felipe Fort, the founder of the Felfort Chocolate Company, and heir of the company, as well as being a self-financed actor, entrepreneur, designer, singer, television director and a television personality.[1] He was part of Marcelo Tinelli's reality show, El musical de tus sueños in 2009.
Background
The Felfort Chocolate Company was founded by his grandfather in 1912 when the senior Fort was himself only 12 years old.[2]
In 2001 it was reported through an interview of Fort on Tienen la Palabra de TN, that his twin children Felipe and Marta were born of a surrogate mother found through the auspices of a company in California.[3]
Career
Business
Ricardo developed businesses in the textile industry and in modeling, as well as owning the Fortmen clothing line.[4]
Television
In 2009, at the age of 41, Ricardo Fort financed a reality show about himself where he would travel the world.[5]
Through efforts of Alejandro Fantino and Santiago del Moro, Fort became a regular guest on 'Animales sueltos and Infama, and events such as Bendita, RSM, TVR and Zapping.[6]In 2009, Fort participated in the reality series El musical de tus sueños in 2009.[7]
In 2010, Fort was selected to be one of the judges of the seventh season of Bailando por un Sueño 2010.[8] He currently acts in the theatrical production Fortuna 2, of which he is also the producer.[9] [10]
Theater
| Year | Production |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Fortuna |
| Year | Production |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Fortuna 2 |
Television
| Year | Program | Channel | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Reality Fort | Canal Trece | Himself |
| 2009 | Showmatch, El musical de tus sueños | Canal Trece | Participant |
| 2010 | Showmatch, Bailando por un sueño 2010 | Canal Trece | Judge |
References
- ^ "Ricardo Fort (Spanish)". famosos.ciudad.com.ar. June 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "Felfort, El Imperio de Ricardo Fort (Spanish)". diarioshow.com. November 26, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "Ricardo Fort: Mis hijos son los más felices del mundo (Spanish)". Dia a Dia. December 8, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://famosos.ciudad.com.ar/famosos/ricardo-fort
- ^ [3]
- ^ http://bailando1.blogspot.com/search/label/Ricardo%20Fort
- ^ http://exitoina.com/ensayo-de-fortuna-2-el-musical-de-ricardo-fort/
- ^ http://www.ciudad.com.ar/tags/fortuna-2