Brian Leo Bianchini was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 male model, and occasional film actor, active from the late 1990s through the mid 2000s.

Early life

Bianchini was born in San Francisco to Italian parents, and attended Mills High School

Mills High School

Mills High School is a public high school in Millbrae, California. It is one of seven high schools in the San Mateo Union High School District....

 in Millbrae, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. He also attended Skyline College

Skyline College

Skyline College is a community college that is located in San Mateo County, California, within the limits of the city of San Bruno, California, south of San Francisco...

 in San Bruno, California

San Bruno, California

San Bruno is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. The population was 41,114 at the 2010 census.The city is adjacent to San Francisco International Airport and Golden Gate National Cemetery.-Geography:San Bruno is located at...

. He started wrestling at the age of seven and won both high school and intercollegiate wrestling competitions.

Modeling career

Bianchini was photographed by some of the world's most renowned photographers, including Bruce Weber

Bruce Weber (photographer)

Bruce Weber is an American fashion photographer and occasional filmmaker. He is most widely known for his ad campaigns for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Pirelli, Abercrombie & Fitch, Revlon, and Gianni Versace, as well as his work for Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Elle, Life, Interview, and Rolling Stone...

, Roger Moenks, David LaChapelle

David LaChapelle

David LaChapelle is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique, sexualized, and often humorous style.-Early life:...

, Michael Childers, Steven Klein

Steven Klein

Steven Klein is an American photographer based in New York.-History:After studying painting at the Rhode Island School of Design, he moved into the field of photography...

, Chris Makos and George Machado among others. In addition to campaigns for Reebok

Reebok

Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...

, Versace, Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch is an American retailer that focuses on casual wear for consumers aged 18 to 22. It has over 300 locations in the United States, and is expanding internationally....

 and print ads for International Male

International Male

International Male is or was a mail-order vendor of men's casual, office-casual and some gallant clothing which are or were at various price levels and which are and were generally geared to the dandy. The company is owned by New Jersey-based group Hanover Direct, and has existed since the late...

and Undergear, Bianchini was featured in Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair (magazine)

Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...

, Men's Exercise, Glamour

Glamour (magazine)

Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....

, Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan (magazine)

Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...

, Playgirl

Playgirl

Playgirl is a print quarterly adult magazine published in the United States that is marketed mainly to heterosexual women, but has also gained a considerable gay following...

and Men's Fitness

Men's Fitness

Men's Fitness is a men's magazine published by American Media, Inc and founded in the United States in 1987. The premier issue featured Michael Pare from the television series The Greatest American Hero....

magazines. He was also featured in cover articles for TV Guide

TV Guide

TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...

and Instinct

Instinct (magazine)

Instinct is a monthly American magazine geared toward gay men, published by Instinct Publishing, Inc. since 1997. Distributed by Curtis Circulation...

. Bianchini also appeared on the cover of Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan

Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...

's Alma Caribena album, and appeared in music videos for Moby

Moby

Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...

 and Lil' Kim

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....

.

Death

Suffering from heavy depression

Clinical depression

Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...

, Bianchini committed suicide

Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...

 aged 25 in March 2004. He was laid to rest at Italian Cemetery in Colma, California.

Modeling credits

• First Runner Up – All American Guys – 1999 Guy of the Year
• First Runner Up - Playgirl
  Playgirl
  Playgirl is a print quarterly adult magazine published in the United States that is marketed mainly to heterosexual women, but has also gained a considerable gay following...
  
  - Man of the Year - 2001

Filmography

• The Brotherhood (2000)
• Girl for Girl (2000)
• The Black Magic (2002)

External links

• "SCOTT HOOVER'S WORDS the life of Brian", 8 June 2005, Covermen Mag
• "Open Letter From Brian Bianchini's Manager", 25 March 2004, ModelSwim.com