Occupation Actor, model Name Antonio Jr. Siblings Simonne Sabato | Years active 1990–present Role Actor | |
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Children Jack Sabato, Antonio Harvey Sabato III, Mina Bree Sabato Parents Yvonne Sabato, Antonio Sabato, Sr. Movies and TV shows Similar People Cheryl Moana Marie Nu, Antonio Sabato - Sr, Tully Jensen, Virginia Madsen, Jewel Profiles | ||
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Antonio Sabàto Jr. (born February 29, 1972) is an Italian-born-American actor and model. Born in Italy and raised in the United States, Sabàto first became known as a Calvin Klein model and for his role on the soap opera General Hospital. He has continued appearing in films and television series throughout the 1990s and 2000s.
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- Youth
- Modeling
- Acting
- Reality television
- Hosting
- Endorsement of Donald Trump
- Views on illegal immigration
- Endorsements
- Personal life
- Film and television appearances
- References
He has appeared and competed in a number of reality television shows, including My Antonio in 2009, in which various women competed to become his girlfriend.
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Youth
Sabàto was born in Rome, Italy. His mother, Yvonne Kabouchy, is a realtor born in Prague (in the former Czechoslovakia), and his father, Antonio Sabàto Sr., is an Italian actor born in Montelepre, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. His maternal grandfather was a Czech aristocrat, and his maternal grandmother was Jewish and survived the Holocaust. Sabàto's family moved to the United States when he was 13, in 1985. He attended St. Bernard High School (Los Angeles, California), before transferring to Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. Sabàto became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1996.
Modeling
Represented in Los Angeles by esteemed fashion agent, Omar Albertto, Sabàto first gained attention as a Calvin Klein underwear model. In 1990 he appeared in Janet Jackson's "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" music video along with actor Djimon Hounsou, who is also a former CK underwear model (and also represented by Albertto).
Acting
Moving into acting, from 1992 through 1995 he appeared on the soap opera General Hospital, the science fiction series Earth 2 and on the prime time soap opera Melrose Place.
Throughout the late 1990s, he starred in various TV movies and direct-to-video films, as well as a supporting role in the 1998 feature film.
In 2003 he played the protagonist's lover Pablo in the movie Testosterone filmed in Argentina with Sonia Braga, David Sutcliffe, Jennifer Coolidge, Celina Font and Leonardo Brezicki.
From 2005 to 2006, Sabàto played Dante Damiano on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, and in 2008, Sabàto reprised his role of Jagger Cates on the second season of General Hospital: Night Shift.
Sabàto made an appearance on Bones as a bouncer from a Jersey Shore club in season 6, episode 3, "The Maggots in the Meathead" in 2010.
In 2013 he played Father Zaragosa in the television series The League.
Reality television
In 2005, Sabàto appeared on But Can They Sing?, a celebrity reality singing competition on VH1, coming in 5th place.
He competed in the 2008 NBC competition Celebrity Circus, which he won. He noted during the show that both his mother and his mother's father had been circus performers.
In August 2009, Sabàto starred in My Antonio, a reality show on VH1 in which female contestants competed to win his heart. The show notably featured Sabàto's ex-wife, Tully Jensen, as one of the contestants (she came in 3rd place), and his mother also appeared on the show, providing advice. The show's winner was Brooke Barlow.
Sabàto and his family appeared on ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap on January 31, 2012. His then-fiance Cheryl Moana Marie Nunes traded places on the show with WWE wrestler Mick Foley's wife, Colette Foley.
Sabàto competed on season 19 of Dancing with the Stars in 2014. He was paired with professional dancer Cheryl Burke, and they finished in 8th place.
Hosting
Starting in September 2014, he has served as the host of the syndicated home remodeling show Fix It and Finish It.
Endorsement of Donald Trump
Sabàto endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2016. He spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention in support of the party's presumptive nominee.
After his endorsement, Sabàto had reported that he was blacklisted from Hollywood. In an interview with Variety, he stated that he was mocked on Twitter by other celebrities and that he claimed that the industry donates millions to both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. After addressing the Republican National Convention, Sabàto told ABC News that he believes that President Barack Obama is a Muslim, saying, "We had a Muslim president for seven and a half years."
Views on illegal immigration
Regarding illegal immigration, Sabàto has said, "There should be no shortcuts for those who don't want to pay or wait".
Endorsements
On May 13, 2013, Sabàto was named the international celebrity spokesperson for AnastasiaDate.
Personal life
Sabàto was in a relationship with Alicia Tully Jensen from May 16, 1992 to July 1993. He has a son, Jack Antonio (born August 6, 1994), from his relationship with actress Virginia Madsen and a daughter, Mina Bree (born August 29, 2002), with longtime girlfriend Kristin Rossetti (2000–07). He briefly dated Brooke Barlow, who won his 2009 dating competition show My Antonio, between the time the show finished taping and when it aired. In May 2011, Sabato Jr. announced that he and Cheryl Moana Marie had welcomed a son, Antonio Kalani (meaning “a beloved gift from the heavens") Harvey Sabàto III. Sabato Jr. and Marie were married in Kauai on September 25, 2012.