Jack Scalia
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| Jack Scalia | |
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| Born | November 10, 1950 Brooklyn, New York |
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Jack Scalia (born November 10, 1950) is an American actor. He has appeared in drama, horror, action, and thriller films.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Scalia was born in Brooklyn, New York to a baseball player father.[1] Scalia was drafted third by the Montreal Expos in 1971 as a pitcher.[2]
[edit] Acting career
He began his career as a clothes model, most notably in a series of ads for Eminence briefs which capitalized on his "beefcake" appeal. In 1982, to promote his TV series, The Devlin Connection, Scalia took off his shirt and posed, cigarette in hand, for a pin-up wall poster.
Scalia was a regular cast member during the final season of Remington Steele in 1987, after which he joined the cast of Dallas in the role of Nicholas Pierce, love interest to Sue-Ellen Ewing (Linda Gray). Scalia's character was killed off at the end of the 1987-88 season as he was sent falling to his death after being pushed from a balcony in a fight with J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman). He returned to the series finale in a dream sequence in which he was married to Sue-Ellen.
In 1992, Scalia was cast as Detective Nico "Nick" Bonetti in the short-lived TV series Tequila and Bonetti. Scalia replaced another actor in the role during production of the show's first episode. Eight years later, in 2000, Scalia reprised the role of Bonetti in a revival of the series, which was filmed and aired in Italy.
Scalia is also known for his role as Chris Stamp on All My Children from 2001 to 2003. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actor" for his AMC role in 2002. In 2006, Scalia starred as President Halstrom in The Genius Club[3] for writer/director Tim Chey.[4] The film is about seven geniuses who must try to solve the world's problems in one night. Jack Scalia is also a close friend of Matt Scheckner
[edit] Operation American Spirit
Scalia founded Operation American Spirit to raise awareness and funding for severely injured troops and their families. During an inaugural 16-day cycling tour, Scalia will ride 1,500 miles from Seattle to San Diego, beginning Saturday, September 22. A documentary of the journey will air nationally. More info can be found online at: http://operationamericanspirit.org.
[edit] Filmography
- The Genius Club (2006) as Halstrom
Jack Scalia in Tequila and Bonetti (1992)
- End Game (2006) as The President
- Red Eye (2005) as Charles Keefe
- Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (2003) as Michael Scorsinni
- All My Children (2001-2003) as Chris Stamp
- The Silencers (1996) as Rafferty
- Pointman (1995) as Connie Harper
- Tequila & Bonetti (1992, 2000) as Detective Nick Bonetti
- Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993) as Joey Buttafuoco
- Deadly Desire (1991) as Frank Decker
- Dallas (1987-1988, 1991) as Nicholas Pearce
- Wolf (1989-1990) as Tony Wolf
- Remington Steele (1987) as Tony Roselli
- Hollywood Beat (1985) as Detective Nick McCarren
