Matt Borlenghi
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Matt Borlenghi | |
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 Borlenghi at the 8th Annual Hack n' Smack Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2011 | |
| Born | Matteo Andrea Borlenghi May 25, 1967 |
| Years active | 1987-present |
| Spouse | Heather Borlenghi (October 2003-present) |
Matt Borlenghi (born Matteo Andrea Borlenghi on May 25, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his role as Brian Bodine on All My Children from 1991-1993 and 1996.
Life
Borlenghi, a dual US-Italian citizen, was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Kiki and Robert Borlenghi.[1]
Borlenghi and wife Heather are parents to 3 young children, a daughter and twin sons.
Borlenghi has two brothers, Edward Borlenghi, a graphic artist, professor and architect and Malcolm Lawrence Borlenghi, a singer, artist and banker. [citation needed]
Career
After being spotted on one episode of "Hunter", opposite Fred Dryer, he was tracked down and offered the role that brought him to national attention, playing Brian Bodine on All My Children in the early 1990s. During that time, his character was the main romantic interest of Hayley Vaughan, played by Kelly Ripa. Brian married their friend, An Li Chen (Lindsay Price), to give her a green card so she could stay in the country, then he became romantic with Dixie Martin (Cady McClain), before Borlenghi quit the show in 1993 In favor of doing comedy TV. However, later in 1996, he made a brief return to stir things up between Hayley and new boyfriend Mateo (Mark Consuelos).
Matt also played Ziggy Deadmarsh on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in 2002, and Mayor Anthony Marino on NBC Days of Our Lives.
Borlenghi spent several years starring on various sitcoms, such as The Jeff Foxworthy Show in which he portrayed Jeff Foxworthy's assistant Russ Francis, Pig Sty on UPN, Party Girl on FOX, Police Academy: The Series, Melissa and Joey and others. He directed a short film called Jack, which won him awards on the film festival circuit. He has played roles in the Nick Cassavetes film Alpha Dog and the independent film Jack Rio, which he also wrote and produced, and the upcoming espionage thriller "Tentacle 8", and recently the independent film Eat with Me. [citation needed]
Borlenghi is also one of the "famous faces" on HollywoodPoker.com.
He currently creates, develops, and produces reality TV shows, through his partnership with Marklen Kennedy (creator of Gigolos on Showtime), MBK Productions, which is separately partnered on many various projects with NorthSouth Productions, ThinkFactory Media, Relativity Television and PB&J TV. He is also moving into the scripted drama series world, having completed a 1 hour law enforcement drama pilot revolving around the federal agency, the ATF. [citation needed]
Borlenghi created a new interesting business call Celebrity Ceremonies, www.celebceremonies.com, which is based on the fact that he is an ordained minister, and books celebrities to officiate weddings, vow renewals, baptisms, etc, after he gets them ordained as well. [citation needed]
He also has a charitable foundation called Teddys for Tots, www.teddysfortots.org, which he is building currently. The goal of the foundation is to provide sick and underprivileged children with a teddy bear companion. [citation needed]
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