Jack Scalia is an American actor. He has had many roles in television series (both as a regular and as a guest-star), television movies, and feature films.

Early life

Scalia was born Giacomo Tomaso Tedesco in Brooklyn, New York of Italian and Irish descent. His parents divorced and when his mother remarried, his name was changed to Scalia. He was drafted third by the Montreal Expos in 1971 as a pitcher. He was injured and never played in the Major Leagues.

Acting career

He began his career as a clothes model, most notably in a series of ads for Eminence briefs and Jordache

Jordache

Jordache Enterprises, Inc. is a clothing company that manufactures apparel including shirts, jeans, and outerwear...

 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

Remington Steele

Remington Steele is an American television series, co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic...

 in 1987, after which he joined the cast of Dallas

Dallas (TV series)

Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...

 in the role of Nicholas Pearce, love interest to Sue Ellen Ewing

Sue Ellen Ewing

Sue Ellen Ewing is a character on the popular American television series Dallas, played by Linda Gray from 1978 to 1989. Sue Ellen was the long-suffering two-time wife of the nefarious J. R. Ewing....

 (Linda Gray

Linda Gray

Linda Ann Gray is an American actress, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing on the television prime-time soap opera Dallas.-Career:Prior to acting, Gray began working as a model in the 1960s...

). 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

J.R. Ewing

John Ross Ewing, Jr., more commonly known as J. R. Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, was a central, nefarious figure on the hit CBS television series Dallas . J. R...

 (Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

Larry Martin Hagman is an American film and television actor, producer and director known for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early life and career:Hagman was born in Fort Worth, Texas...

). 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

Tequila and Bonetti

Tequila and Bonetti is an American comedy-drama series starring Jack Scalia. The series originally aired on CBS from January 17, 1992 to April 17, 1992...

. 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

Italy

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.

From 1994 to 1995 he starred in Pointman

Pointman

Pointman is a TV movie pilot and TV series on the Prime Time Entertainment Network in 1994 to 1995. The premise is the main character is framed and convicted of fraud while he was an investment banker...

, a TV series on the Prime Time Entertainment Network

Prime Time Entertainment Network

The Prime Time Entertainment Network was a United States television network launched in 1993 by the Prime Time Consortium, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Domestic Television and the Chris-Craft group of independent stations...

. Under the premise of an investment banker framed and convicted of fraud, when eventually cleared, Constantine "Connie" Harper, the main character, sets up shop as the owner of a Florida Coast beach resort, Spanish Pete's while aiding people in need with the use of "the list" and former jail mates.

Scalia is also known for his role as Chris Stamp on All My Children

All My Children

All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...

 from 2001 to 2003. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award

Daytime Emmy Award

The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...

 for "Outstanding Lead Actor" for his AMC role in 2002. In 2006, Scalia starred as President Halstrom in The Genius Club

The Genius Club

The Genius Club is a 2006 film from the United States written and directed by Tim Chey. The film was released on October 27, 2006 via the Cinemark Theaters....

 for writer/director Tim Chey

Tim Chey

Timothy A. Chey is a feature film writer and director of Fakin' Da Funk, Gone, Impact: The Passion of the Christ, and The Genius Club.-Biography:...

. The film is about seven geniuses who must try to solve the world's problems in one night.

Personal life

He has been married and divorced twice. His first wife was former model Joan Rankin. His second wife was 1982 Miss Universe Karen Baldwin

Karen Dianne Baldwin

Karen Dianne Baldwin, is the first Canadian winner of Miss Universe.-Early life:Before becoming Miss Universe, she attended London Central Secondary School in London, Ontario.-Miss Universe:...

, with whom he has two daughters, Olivia (b. 1987) and Jacqueline (b. 1990).

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, 2007.

Partial filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	The Devlin Connection	Nick Corsello	All 13 episodes
1984	Fear City Fear City Fear City is a 1984 American action-thriller directed by Abel Ferrara. The lead roles are played by Billy Dee Williams and Tom Berenger.-Plot:...	Nicky Parzeno	Film
1985	Hollywood Beat Hollywood Beat Hollywood Beat was a mid-1980s American television police drama starring Jack Scalia, Jay Acovone, Edward Winter and John Matuszak.-Cast:* Jack Scalia as Det. Nick McCarren* Jay Acavone as Det. Jack Rado* John Matuszak as George Grinsky...	Detective Nick McCarren	All 14 episodes
1985	The Other Lover The Other Lover The Other Lover is a 1985 television film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and executive produced by Larry A. Thompson.-Plot:Jack Hollander is a novelist, infuriated with his publicists for putting a soft-porn cover on his latest novel. He confronts marketing director Claire Fielding and demands to...	Jack Hollander	TV movie
1986	Club Med	O'Shea	TV movie
1987	Remington Steele Remington Steele Remington Steele is an American television series, co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic...	Tony Roselli	6 episodes
1987	I'll Take Manhattan I'll Take Manhattan (TV miniseries) I'll Take Manhattan is a 1987 American television miniseries, adapted from Judith Krantz's novel of the same name. Screened by CBS, it tells the story of the wealthy Amberville family, who run their own publishing company in New York. After Zachary Amberville, the patriarch of the family, dies,...	Rocco Cipriani	TV mini-series
1987–1988, 1991	Dallas Dallas (TV series) Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...	Nicholas Pearce	23 episodes
1989–1990	Wolf Wolf (TV series) Wolf was a 1989 CBS television series starring Jack Scalia and Nicolas Surovy. It featured Scalia as Tony Wolf, a former San Francisco cop turned private detective and Surovy as the district attorney who had caused him to be discharged from the force...	Tony Wolf	All 12 episodes
1991	Deadly Desire Deadly Desire Deadly Desire is a 1991 made-for-TV thriller film directed by Charles Corell and starring Jack Scalia, Kathryn Harrold, and Will Patton.-Synopsis:Frank Decker is an ex-Los Angeles policeman now partnered in a private security firm in San Diego...	Frank Decker	TV movie
1992, 2000	Tequila & Bonetti Tequila and Bonetti Tequila and Bonetti is an American comedy-drama series starring Jack Scalia. The series originally aired on CBS from January 17, 1992 to April 17, 1992...	Detective Nick Bonetti	All 11/14 episodes
1993	Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story was the third made-for-television movie based on the story of Amy Fisher and Joey Buttafuoco, written and directed by John Herzfeld. Alyssa Milano and Jack Scalia played the main characters in this movie for CBS...	Joey Buttafuoco Joey Buttafuoco Joseph A. "Joey" Buttafuoco is an auto body shop owner from the USA, notable for his affair with Amy Fisher , who subsequently shot Joey's wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco , in the face.-Incident:...	TV movie
1993	Amore! Amore! Amore! was a comedy film made in 1993.The central character Saul Schwartz is a bored New York businessman who decides to change his life become a Hollywood movie star but finds it harder than he expected.-External links:...	Saul Schwartz	Film
1995	Pointman Pointman Pointman is a TV movie pilot and TV series on the Prime Time Entertainment Network in 1994 to 1995. The premise is the main character is framed and convicted of fraud while he was an investment banker...	Connie Harper	All 22 episodes
1996	The Silencers	Rafferty	Film
1998	Charades Charades (film) Charades is a mystery/drama film released in 1998. The film stars Erika Eleniak, James Wilder, and C. Thomas Howell.Tagline: "One murder can ruin your whole day..."-Film synopsis:...	Barry	Film
1999	Follow Your Heart	Scott Thompson	Direct to video
2001–2003	All My Children All My Children All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...	Chris Stamp	53 episodes
2003	Hollywood Wives: The New Generation Hollywood Wives: The New Generation Hollywood Wives: The New Generation, also released as Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives: The New Generation, is a 2003 television film directed by Joyce Chopra...	Michael Scorsinni	TV movie
2005	Red Eye Red Eye (film) Red Eye is a 2005 thriller film directed by Wes Craven and starring Rachel McAdams as a hotel manager ensnared in an assassination plot by a terrorist while aboard a red-eye flight to Miami. The film score was composed and conducted by Marco Beltrami.-Plot:Lisa Reisert fears flying...	Charles Keefe	Film
2006	End Game End Game (2006 film) End Game is a 2006 action/thriller film, written and directed by Andy Cheng. The film stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Secret Service agent Alex Thomas, who is shot in the hand, while unsuccessfully trying to protect the President from an assassin's bullet...	The President	Film
2006	Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep, also known as Deadly Water, is a 2006 made-for-television natural horror B-movie produced by Nu Image Films and Brightlight Pictures as a Sci Fi Channel original film. It premiered on the Sci Fi channel on September 23, 2006...	Maxwell Odemus	TV movie
2006	The Genius Club The Genius Club The Genius Club is a 2006 film from the United States written and directed by Tim Chey. The film was released on October 27, 2006 via the Cinemark Theaters....	The President	Film
2010	The Black Tulip	Colonel Williams	Film

External links

• Jack Scalia at TV.com
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