Chris Salvatore
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Chris Salvatore is an American actor, singer-songwriter, model, and gay-rights activist. He is currently sitting at #41 on AfterElton's top 50 gay celebrities.
, 12-year-old Chris spent his days singing, acting, and even forcing his parents to watch the silly performances he and his sister put on in their home. By the time he was 15, young Chris had already written his first song. After completion of his high school education, Salvatore began his career in 2005 during his attendance at Berklee College of Music
- Boston, MA. There, he studied vocal performance and soon began recording songs.
and in the movie credits of Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat
. Chris Salvatore is most well known musically for his single, "Dirty Love" (released in 2010) After some time at Berkley, Salvatore decided to move to New York, NY in 2006 to try his hand at acting. Once there, Chris enrolled in The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
and realized his talent and love for film. Once Salvatore had completed his schooling and begun preparing for the big leagues in Los Angeles, CA, he was contacted by a casting director for Q. Allan Brocka
's latest movie at the time: Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat
. Within just one week, Salvatore landed the role as "Zack" in the series and moved to California
. The series was later extended to include two others. More recently, Chris Salvatore has been uploading short musical covers
of songs he and his fans like to his YouTube
channel. (Which currently has over 7,000 subscribers) In addition to song covers, Chris spends his time evangelizing equality in the LGBT
community. Some of his videos include messages for the It Gets Better Campaign
while others are simply kind and uplifting messages of hope.
Early life
Salvatore's love of singing and acting has always been strong. Even as he grew up in the small town of Richboro, PennsylvaniaRichboro, Pennsylvania
Richboro is a census-designated place in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,563 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Richboro is located at ....
, 12-year-old Chris spent his days singing, acting, and even forcing his parents to watch the silly performances he and his sister put on in their home. By the time he was 15, young Chris had already written his first song. After completion of his high school education, Salvatore began his career in 2005 during his attendance at Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
- Boston, MA. There, he studied vocal performance and soon began recording songs.
Career
As of today, his songs have been featured on MTV's show Paris Hilton's My New BFFParis Hilton's My New BFF
Paris Hilton's My New BFF, also known simply as My New BFF and other alternate titles, is a competitive reality television show in which Paris Hilton searches for her new BFF . Following the success of the original US version, another US season and two international spin-offs followed...
and in the movie credits of Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat
Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat
Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat is the 2009 sequel to Eating Out and Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds; the only character to return from both films is Tiffani and Aunt Helen from the second film.-Plot:...
. Chris Salvatore is most well known musically for his single, "Dirty Love" (released in 2010) After some time at Berkley, Salvatore decided to move to New York, NY in 2006 to try his hand at acting. Once there, Chris enrolled in The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
School for Film and Television
The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts , is a professional acting training conservatory in New York City for actors focusing on acting for film and television and the stage, including television dramas, commercials, motion pictures, internet serials, and voice overs...
and realized his talent and love for film. Once Salvatore had completed his schooling and begun preparing for the big leagues in Los Angeles, CA, he was contacted by a casting director for Q. Allan Brocka
Q. Allan Brocka
Quenton Allan Brocka is an award-winning American television and film director based in West Hollywood, California. He has directed and written a number of feature films while creating an animated television series for the Logo cable network...
's latest movie at the time: Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat
Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat
Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat is the 2009 sequel to Eating Out and Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds; the only character to return from both films is Tiffani and Aunt Helen from the second film.-Plot:...
. Within just one week, Salvatore landed the role as "Zack" in the series and moved to 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...
. The series was later extended to include two others. More recently, Chris Salvatore has been uploading short musical covers
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of songs he and his fans like to his YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel. (Which currently has over 7,000 subscribers) In addition to song covers, Chris spends his time evangelizing equality in the LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
community. Some of his videos include messages for the It Gets Better Campaign
It Gets Better
It Gets Better is an Internet-based project founded in the United States by Dan Savage and his husband Terry Miller on September 21, 2010, in response to the suicides of teenagers who were bullied because they were gay or because their peers suspected that they were gay...
while others are simply kind and uplifting messages of hope.
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misplaced (Video Short) | 2007 | Jonathon | |
| Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat is the 2009 sequel to Eating Out and Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds; the only character to return from both films is Tiffani and Aunt Helen from the second film.-Plot:... |
2009 | Zack | |
| Eating Out 4: Drama Camp Eating Out 4: Drama Camp Eating Out 4: Drama Camp is the fourth film in the Eating Out franchise. The film is co-written and directed by Q. Allan Brocka.To date, only Rebekah Kochan has appeared in all four films.-Plot:... |
2011 | Zack | |
| Eating Out 5: Open Weekend | 2012 | Zack | Filming |
Discography
- After All Is Said And Done (2006)
- Dirty Love - EP (2010)
- It Gets Better - Single (2010)
- The Sound Of This Beat (2010)
- Dirty Love - The Remixes (2011)