Scott Baio
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Scott Vincent James Baio was born on September 22, 1960 in Brooklyn,
New York. He was the third child of Mario and Rose Baio, who had
emigrated from Italy. At the young age of nine, Scott decided that he
wanted to be an actor. Soon after, his parents took him on interviews
and he was able to land in small roles in commercials. His first real
taste of success occurred in 1976 when he beat out 2,000 other child
actors for the starring role in the child gangster film
Bugsy Malone (1976). The following
year, Scott's popularity soared after he was chosen for the role of
Chachi Arcola, The Fonz's cousin, on the ABC sitcom
Happy Days (1974). Soon after,
Scott's parents moved him to Hollywood to help him keep up with the
demands of his acting career. Throughout his stint on
Happy Days (1974) from 1977 to
1984, Scott still managed to appear in several films, including
Skatetown U.S.A. (1979),
Foxes (1980) and
Zapped! (1982) and even starred in three
other short-lived sitcoms
(Blansky's Beauties (1977),
Who's Watching the Kids (1978),
and the "Happy Days" spin-off
Joanie Loves Chachi (1982)).
This exposure helped him become a major teen idol in the early 1980s.
After Happy Days (1974) went off
the air in 1984, Scott moved to CBS where he was given the starring
role on the sitcom
Charles in Charge (1984).
He played a college student who was hired to watch over three children.
After one season on CBS, the series was retooled and moved to first-run
syndication where it ran successfully from 1987 to 1990. Since
Charles in Charge (1984)
ended, Scott has been able to stay busy, albeit with a relatively lower
profile. He has had starring roles on
Baby Talk (1991) and
Diagnosis Murder (1993) and
guest starring roles on
Veronica's Closet (1997)
and
Arrested Development (2003).
He has even tried his hand behind the camera, directing episodes of
The Wayans Bros. (1995) and
Unhappily Ever After (1995).
Offscreen, Scott has made a few headlines as well. In 1997, he was
rumored to have died in a car accident, but this was quickly declared
as false. He has gained a reputation for dating several high-profile
(mostly blonde) actresses, most notably
Pamela Anderson,
Heather Locklear and former co-star
Nicole Eggert. In 2007, VH1 played
this reputation into a reality series called
Scott Baio Is 45... And Single (2007).
On the show, he meets with a life coach to try and find reasons why he
is still single. In order to accomplish this, he must revisit his
ex-girlfriends (including Erin Moran
and Julie McCullough) to find
out what went right and what went wrong in the relationships. Follwing
the completion of the first season, he announced that his girlfriend,
Renee Baio, was pregnant with his first
child. On November 2, 2007, she gave birth to a baby girl, Bailey
Deluca.
New York. He was the third child of Mario and Rose Baio, who had
emigrated from Italy. At the young age of nine, Scott decided that he
wanted to be an actor. Soon after, his parents took him on interviews
and he was able to land in small roles in commercials. His first real
taste of success occurred in 1976 when he beat out 2,000 other child
actors for the starring role in the child gangster film
Bugsy Malone (1976). The following
year, Scott's popularity soared after he was chosen for the role of
Chachi Arcola, The Fonz's cousin, on the ABC sitcom
Happy Days (1974). Soon after,
Scott's parents moved him to Hollywood to help him keep up with the
demands of his acting career. Throughout his stint on
Happy Days (1974) from 1977 to
1984, Scott still managed to appear in several films, including
Skatetown U.S.A. (1979),
Foxes (1980) and
Zapped! (1982) and even starred in three
other short-lived sitcoms
(Blansky's Beauties (1977),
Who's Watching the Kids (1978),
and the "Happy Days" spin-off
Joanie Loves Chachi (1982)).
This exposure helped him become a major teen idol in the early 1980s.
After Happy Days (1974) went off
the air in 1984, Scott moved to CBS where he was given the starring
role on the sitcom
Charles in Charge (1984).
He played a college student who was hired to watch over three children.
After one season on CBS, the series was retooled and moved to first-run
syndication where it ran successfully from 1987 to 1990. Since
Charles in Charge (1984)
ended, Scott has been able to stay busy, albeit with a relatively lower
profile. He has had starring roles on
Baby Talk (1991) and
Diagnosis Murder (1993) and
guest starring roles on
Veronica's Closet (1997)
and
Arrested Development (2003).
He has even tried his hand behind the camera, directing episodes of
The Wayans Bros. (1995) and
Unhappily Ever After (1995).
Offscreen, Scott has made a few headlines as well. In 1997, he was
rumored to have died in a car accident, but this was quickly declared
as false. He has gained a reputation for dating several high-profile
(mostly blonde) actresses, most notably
Pamela Anderson,
Heather Locklear and former co-star
Nicole Eggert. In 2007, VH1 played
this reputation into a reality series called
Scott Baio Is 45... And Single (2007).
On the show, he meets with a life coach to try and find reasons why he
is still single. In order to accomplish this, he must revisit his
ex-girlfriends (including Erin Moran
and Julie McCullough) to find
out what went right and what went wrong in the relationships. Follwing
the completion of the first season, he announced that his girlfriend,
Renee Baio, was pregnant with his first
child. On November 2, 2007, she gave birth to a baby girl, Bailey
Deluca.