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Jack Scalia

Jack Scalia

Birthday: 1950-11-10 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Jack Scalia is an American actor. He has had many roles in television series, television movies, and feature films. He is perhpas best known for his role as Chris Stamp on All My Children from 2001 to 2003. Scalia was born Giacomo Tomaso Tedesco 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. In 1969 he graduated from Brentwood High School on Long Island. He was drafted third by the Montreal Expos in 1971 as a pitcher. 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, 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 Pearce, love interest to Sue Ellen Ewing. Scalia's 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 Scalia was cast as Detective Nico "Nick" Bonetti in the short-lived television 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. 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". 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" in 2002. In 2006, Scalia starred as President Halstrom in The Genius Club for writer/director Tim Chey. The film is about seven geniuses who must try to solve the world's problems in one night.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2013
The Thanksgiving House

as    John Ross (Mary's Dad)

2012
Jersey Shore Shark Attack

as    Moretti

2007
Nuclear Hurricane

as    Rusty

2006
Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep

as    Maxwell

2006
The Genius Club

as    Mr. President

2006
End Game

as    The President

2005
Red Eye

as    Dep. Sec. Charles Keefe

2003
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation

as    Michael Scorsinni

2001
Boys Klub

as    The Boss

1999
Silent Predators

as    Max Farrington

1998
Everyone Loves Mel

as    Bailey Silverwood

1998
Charades

as    Barry

1998
Hell Mountain

as    Garrett

1998
The Last Leprechaun

as    Henry Barridge

1998
Act of War

as    Jack Gracy

1997
Dark Breed

as    Nicholas 'Nick' Saxon

1997
Under Oath

as    Nick Hollit

1996
The Silencers

as    Rafferty

1995
Kill Shot

as    Daniel St. Germain

1994
Storybook

as    Brandons Father

1994
Shattered Image

as    Brian Dillon

1994
Beyond Suspicion

as    Detective Vine Morgan

1994
T-Force

as    Lt. Jack Floyd

1993
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

as    Joseph 'Joey' Buttafuoco

1993
Amore!

as    Saul Schwartz

1992
Lady Boss

as    Lennie Golden

1992
Tequila and Bonetti

as    Nick Bonetti

1990
The Rift

as    Wick Hayes

1987
I'll Take Manhattan

as    Rocco Cipriani