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Jack Scalia
Actor

Jack Scalia

10 Nov 1950Born
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Brooklyn, New York, USABirthplace

Biography

Jack Scalia (born Giacomo Tomaso Tedesco; June 10, 1950) is an American actor and producer. He has had many roles in television series, television movies, and feature films. He is perhaps best known for his role as Chris Stamp on All My Children from 2001 to 2003.

He is of Italian and Irish descent; his father was former Brooklyn Dodger Rocky Tedesco. His parents divorced and when his mother remarried his name was changed to Scalia.

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He was drafted third by the Montreal Expos in 1971 as a pitcher but he was injured and never played in the Major Leagues.

He began his career as a clothes model, most notably in a series of ads for Eminence briefs and Jordache jeans, both of which capitalized on his "beefcake" appeal. In 1982, to promote his TV series The Devlin Connection, he took off his shirt and posed, cigarette in hand, for a pin-up wall poster.

He 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 Pearce, love interest to Sue Ellen Ewing. His character was killed off at the end of the 1987–88 season when he fell to his death after being pushed from a balcony during a fight with J. R. Ewing. He returned to the series finale in a dream sequence in which he was married to Sue Ellen.

From 1989 to 1990, he starred in another tv series, the CBS crime drama Wolf. In 1992, he was cast as Detective Nico "Nick" Bonetti in the short-lived television series Tequila and Bonetti - he 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.

In 1993, he portrayed Joey Buttafuoco in Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story, with Alyssa Milano as Amy Fisher. The footage was used in 2012 for Triple Fisher: The Lethal Lolitas of Long Island.

From 1994 to 1995, he starred in Pointman, a television series on the Prime Time Entertainment Network. He was an investment banker framed and convicted of fraud. When eventually cleared, Constantine "Connie" Harper becomes the owner of a Florida beach resort, Spanish Pete's, and aids people in need with the use of former prison mates and "the list".

He 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" in 2002. In 2005, he portrayed Charles Keefe in the film Red Eye, with Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy. In 2006, he starred as President Halstrom in The Genius Club for writer/director Tim Chey.

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Filmography

  1. TBABirth of the Black UnderworldFilm: Vincent Maranzano
  2. TBASILENCERSFilm: Special Agent Rafferty
  3. 2020Chronicle of a Serial KillerFilm: Capt. Anderson
  4. 2015The FlagFilm: Narrator (voice)
  5. 2013The Thanksgiving HouseFilm: John Ross (Mary's Dad)
  6. 2012Triple Fisher: The Lethal Lolitas of Long IslandFilm: Joey Buttafuoco (archive footage from "Casualties of Love")
  7. 2012The Black TulipFilm: Colonel Williams
  8. 2012Jersey Shore Shark AttackFilm: Moretti
  9. 2010Black WidowFilm: Sean
  10. 2009Parks and RecreationSeries: Howard Kurtzwilder (1 episode)
  11. 2008Chicano BloodFilm: Detective Samuel
  12. 2007Nuclear HurricaneFilm: Rusty
  13. 2007Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce LeeFilm: Agent #1
  14. 2006The Genius ClubFilm: Mr. President
  15. 2006Kraken: Tentacles of the DeepFilm: Maxwell
  16. 2006End GameFilm: The President
  17. 2006Honeymoon with MomFilm: Nick Tercel
  18. 2005TaylorFilm: Mark Sullivan
  19. 2005Red EyeFilm: Dep. Sec. Charles Keefe
  20. 2004Frank Sinatra: The Man and the MythFilm
  21. 2003Hollywood Wives: The New GenerationFilm: Michael Scorsinni
  22. 2003Vegas DickFilm: Hector Beals
  23. 2002Shattered LiesFilm: Captain Sterling
  24. 2001Boys KlubFilm: The Boss
  25. 2000The New Adventures of Tequila & BonettiSeries: Det. Nick Bonetti (22 episodes)
  26. 2000Ground ZeroFilm: Michael Brandeis
  27. 2000Everyone Loves MelFilm: Bailey Silverwood
  28. 1999Silent PredatorsFilm: Max Farrington
  29. 1999Follow Your HeartFilm: Scott Thompson
  30. 1998Act of WarFilm: Jack Gracy
  31. 1998CharadesFilm: Barry
  32. 1998The Last LeprechaunFilm: Henry Barridge
  33. 1998Sweet DeceptionFilm: Brett Newcomb
  34. 1998Hell MountainFilm: Garrett
  35. 1997Under OathFilm: Nick Hollit
  36. 1997Fired UpSeries: Frank Reynolds (1 episode)
  37. 1997Dark BreedFilm: Nicholas 'Nick' Saxon
  38. 1996Everything to GainFilm: Detective Michael DeMarco
  39. 1996The SilencersFilm: Rafferty
  40. 1995Kill ShotFilm: Daniel St. Germain
  41. 1995Tall, Dark and DeadlyFilm: Roy Calvin
  42. 1994T-ForceFilm: Lt. Jack Floyd
  43. 1994Touched by an AngelSeries: Max Chamberlain (1 episode)
  44. 1994Beyond SuspicionFilm: Detective Vine Morgan
  45. 1994Shadow of ObsessionFilm: Michael Carvella
  46. 1994PointmanFilm: Constantine 'Connie' Harper
  47. 1994PointmanSeries: Constantine Harper (24 episodes)
  48. 1994Shattered ImageFilm: Brian Dillon
  49. 1994StorybookFilm: Brandons Father
  50. 1993Amore!Film: Saul Schwartz
  51. 1993Torch SongFilm: Mike Lanahan
  52. 1993Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita StoryFilm: Joey Buttafuoco
  53. 1992Lady BossSeries: Lennie Golden (2 episodes)
  54. 1992With a VengeanceFilm
  55. 1992Illicit BehaviorFilm: Mike Yarnell
  56. 1992Tequila and BonettiSeries: Nick Bonetti (12 episodes)
  57. 1991Deadly DesireFilm: Frank Decker
  58. 1991Runaway FatherFilm: John Payton
  59. 1991Ring of ScorpioSeries: Richard Devereaux (2 episodes)
  60. 1990DonorFilm: Dr. Eugene Kesselman
  61. 1990After the ShockFilm: Jack Thompson
  62. 1990The RiftFilm: Wick Hayes
  63. 1989WolfSeries: Tony Wolf (12 episodes)
  64. 1987I'll Take ManhattanSeries: Rocco Cipriani (4 episodes)
  65. 1986Club MedFilm: O'Shea
  66. 1985The Other LoverFilm: Jack Hollander
  67. 1985Hollywood BeatSeries: Det. Nick McCarren (20 episodes)
  68. 1985Berrenger'sSeries (12 episodes)
  69. 1984Fear CityFilm: Nicky Parzeno
  70. 1984The NaturalFilm: Cubs Pitcher (uncredited)
  71. 1984AmazonsFilm: Lt. Tony Monaco
  72. 1983High PerformanceSeries (4 episodes)
  73. 1982The Devlin ConnectionSeries: Nick Corsello (13 episodes)
  74. 1982Remington SteeleSeries: Tony Roselli (3 episodes)
  75. 1981The Star MakerFilm: Vince Martino
  76. 1978DallasSeries: Nicholas Pearce (29 episodes)
  77. 1976Battle of the Network StarsSeries (1 episode)

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