Dante Spencer

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Dante Spencer, raised in California, minored in theatre and played baseball at the University of California at San Diego. His height and appealing looks led him to enter the modeling industry. A former Mr. USA and runner up of Mister World (a men's beauty pageant), he went on to land a contract with the prestigious Ford Models agency, appearing in several advertising campaigns, including Sony, eluxury, Size Appeal, Eddie Bauer and Target.

Currently, he has turned his attention to an acting career, managing to score supporting roles in several films. He has appeared in two Playboy films, "Wet & Wild: Slippery When Wet" and "Playmate Erotic Adventures." "Dating Games People Play," in which he plays the role of Ricardo, has been a favorite at various film festivals around the country. He also landed roles on tv shows such as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and The Andy Dick Show.

Spencer first caught the media's attention in the summer of 2005 when he briefly dated American Idol judge Paula Abdul, whom he escorted to the Emmy awards.

On September 16, 2007 Dante ran onto the field at a Los Angeles Dodger game in a straightjacket. To see a video of this go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3xzrjumdGA. Close observation of the video shows it contains material recorded by three video cameras from distinctly different angles, suggesting Dante planned the event and its recording carefully. This event calls to mind Abdul's comment to him when he tried out for American Idol, "I don't know whether to give you a record deal or put you in a straight jacket."

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