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Scott Vincent James Baio (/ˈbeɪ.oʊ/; born September 22, 1960[lower-alpha 1]) is an American actor. He is known for playing Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days (1977–1984) and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi (1982–1983), the title character on the sitcom Charles in Charge (1984–1990), Dr. Jack Stewart in the medical-mystery-drama series Diagnosis: Murder (1993–1995), and the titular role of the musical film Bugsy Malone (1976), his onscreen debut. Baio has guest-starred on various television programs, appeared in several independent films, and starred on the Nickelodeon sitcom See Dad Run (2012–2015).

Scott Baio
Baio in 1985
Born	Scott Vincent James Baio (1960-09-22) September 22, 1960 (age 62)[lower-alpha 1] Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, television director
Years active	1976–present
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Renée Sloan-Baio ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	2[lower-alpha 2]
Relatives	Jimmy Baio (cousin)

Early life

Baio was born in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City in 1960[lower-alpha 1], the son of Italian immigrants Rose, a homemaker, and Mario Baio, who worked as his manager.[5] He and his siblings were raised in Bensonhurst. He went to Xaverian High School.[6]

Career

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In 1976, Baio played the title character Bugsy Malone in the children's gangster musical directed by Alan Parker, which also co-starred Jodie Foster. Baio and Foster later worked together again in the teen girl drama Foxes (1980), helmed by Adrian Lyne.

When he was 16, Baio was cast as The Fonz's cousin Chachi Arcola on Happy Days. During his time on Happy Days, Baio earned two Emmy Award nominations, for his lead performances in the television movies Stoned (1981) and All the Kids Do It (1985). He won two Young Artist Awards during the Third Annual Youth in Film Awards (1980–1982) as Best Young Actor in a Television Special for Stoned and Best Young Comedian in Television or Motion Pictures for Happy Days. He also starred in the made-for-television youth drama specials The Boy Who Drank Too Much and Senior Trip.

From March 1982 to May 1983, Baio starred with his Happy Days co-star Erin Moran in the show's spin-off, Joanie Loves Chachi. The show was canceled after 17 episodes and Baio (and Moran) returned to Happy Days. During this period, Baio, who played an aspiring singer on Joanie Loves Chachi, was signed to a record contract with RCA Victor, who used his TV role to push his music career. He released two albums and three singles, and his self-titled album peaked at number 181 on the Billboard 200, but his recording career never took off.[1][7]

In 1982, he appeared in the film Zapped! and starred as Francis Geminiani in the special HBO presentation of Gemini, an adaptation of the Broadway comedy-drama Happy Birthday, Gemini From 1979 to 1984, Baio made seven appearances on Battle of the Network Stars; six as a competitor for the ABC team (once as team captain) and one as co-host. From 1984 until 1990, Baio starred in the syndicated comedy series Charles in Charge. In 1985, he was part of an ensemble cast for Alice in Wonderland, where he portrayed Pat the Pig. From 1987 through 1991, he was a director of the children's comedy series Out of This World.

During the 1990s, Baio appeared in various television programs, including the short-lived Look Who's Talking small screen spin-off Baby Talk. In 1991, he appeared in the NBC Monday Night Movie Perry Mason and the Case of the Fatal Fashion, as a young prosecutor. Between 1993 and 1995, he portrayed Dr. Jack Stewart in the medical mystery series Diagnosis: Murder. Baio was a guest-star on a variety of series, including Full House, Touched by an Angel, Veronica's Closet and The Nanny. He also starred in several films on television and video releases such as Detonator, Bar-Hopping, Dumb Luck, Face Value and Mixed Blessings.

Baio was in the independent films Very Mean Men (2000), Face to Face (2001), and The Bread, My Sweet (2001). In 2004, Baio starred in Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 with Bob Clark. The film was widely panned by critics[8] and nominated for four Razzie Awards.[9] Baio played himself in the 2005 Wes Craven film Cursed. In 2005, Baio appeared in four episodes of Arrested Development as the Bluth family's lawyer, Bob Loblaw, taking over the role from his former Happy Days co-star Henry Winkler; the Online Film and Television Association nominated him as Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for the role.[10] In 2007, Baio starred in the VH1 celebrity reality series Scott Baio Is 45...and Single and its successor the following year, Scott Baio Is 46...and Pregnant. Baio was also the co-host of the VH1 reality show Confessions of a Teen Idol, in which former teen idols attempt to resurrect their careers.[11]

Baio starred in and produced the Nick at Nite situation comedy See Dad Run, which ran from 2012 to 2015. Baio guest starred in a 2014 episode of Sam & Cat as a police officer who arrests the title characters.[12][13]

Personal life

In 2001, Baio got engaged to his girlfriend Jeanette Jonsson.[14]

In 2007, shortly after the birth of their daughter, Baio married 34-year-old Renée Sloan, whom he met in the 1990s at the Playboy Mansion.[15] Baio is stepfather to Renée's daughter Kalyn, born in 1989. In July 2007, he told E!: Entertainment Television's Ted Casablanca that they were expecting a baby girl in December. Initially pregnant with twins, Renée lost one of the babies in the 11th week of her pregnancy.[16] Their daughter, Bailey, was born in 2007, five weeks premature. After the child tested positive for a rare metabolic disorder,[17] the family started the Bailey Baio Angel Foundation to provide financial support to other families who are dealing with metabolic disorders.[18] Renée Baio was diagnosed with a meningioma brain tumor in June 2015,[19] another one later, and was diagnosed with cerebral microvascular disease in October 2017.[20]

He is a cousin of former actor Jimmy Baio, New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader, and Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio.[21]

Political views

Baio is a registered Republican and has described his politics as conservative.[22] He campaigned for Ronald Reagan in his youth and attended Reagan's state funeral.[23] Upon Reagan's death in 2004, he was quoted by the New York Daily News as saying, "President Reagan made me feel proud to be an American. Today, I feel sadness."[24]

Baio endorsed Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney in 2012[25] and Donald Trump in 2016, and he spoke at the opening night of the 2016 Republican National Convention.[26] He also supported Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.[27]

In an interview with Ashley Webster, Baio described President Barack Obama as being "either dumb, a Muslim, or a Muslim sympathizer, and I don't think he's dumb".[28]

On December 15, 2016, Baio accused Nancy Mack, wife of Chad Smith, drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers, of physically assaulting him at their children's elementary school function. Baio claims Mack began berating and cursing him over his support of Trump and at one point attacked him, grabbing him under his arms and then shaking and pushing him. Mack claimed she was trying to show Baio how Trump hugs women and denied any intentional physical aggression.[29]

On August 26, 2017, Baio re-tweeted a Sandy Hook conspiracy theory meme, insinuating that the recent death of Heather Heyer and the Sandy Hook shooting were linked hoaxes.[30][31]

Abuse allegations

On January 29, 2018, sexual misconduct allegations made by Nicole Eggert against Baio resurfaced. Eggert first made the allegations on the Nik Richie Radio show in 2013 and then repeated them on her Twitter account and on The Dr. Oz Show. She claimed that Baio molested her for three years beginning when she was 14 and a co-star on Charles in Charge, and that when she was 17, she had intercourse with him. Baio has denied the allegations. He contends that he had sexual relations with Eggert only once, and that the encounter occurred after she had turned 18. Baio contended that Eggert's own words to Richie proved he did not have intercourse with Eggert while she was a minor.[32][33][34]

Several months later, Alexander Polinsky, another co-star in Charles in Charge, accused Baio of verbally abusing and physically assaulting him while on set.[33]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Bugsy Malone	Bugsy Malone
1979	Skatetown, U.S.A.	Richie
1980	Foxes	Brad
1982	Zapped!	Barney Springboro
1987	I Love N.Y.	Mario Cotone
1998	Detonator	Zack Ramses
2000	Very Mean Men	Paulie Minetti	Also associate producer
2001	A Wedding for Bella	Dominic	Formerly titled The Bread, My Sweet
2001	Italian Ties	Richie	Also writer; formerly titled Face to Face
2002	Face Value	Barry Rengler
2003	Dumb Luck	Steve Hitchcock
2004	Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2	Stan Bobbins
2005	Cursed	Himself
2021	Courting Mom and Dad	Brent Lambert

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	NBC Special Treat	Julius	Episode: "Luke Was There"
1977	Blansky's Beauties	Anthony DeLuca	Main cast (13 episodes)
1977–84	Happy Days	Chachi Arcola	Main cast (130 episodes)
1977	The Love Boat	Graham D. Pickrel II	Episode: "Ex Plus Y/Golden Agers/Graham and Kelly"
1978	The Runaways	Tommy	Episode: "No Prince for My Cinderella"
1978–79	Who's Watching the Kids?	Frankie 'the Fox' Vitola	Main cast (11 episodes)
1979	Fantasy Island	Rob 'Robbie' Collins	Episode: "Amusement Park/Rock Stars"
1980	The Boy Who Drank Too Much	Buff Saunders	Movie
1980	Goodtime Girls	Tommy	Episode: "Growing Pains"
1980	Here's Boomer	Ronald	Episode: "Overboard"
1980	ABC Afterschool Special	Jack Melon	Episode: "Stoned"
1981	Senior Trip	Roger Ellis	Movie
1982	Gemini	Francis Geminiani	Movie
1982–83	Joanie Loves Chachi	Chachi Arcola	Lead role (17 episodes)
1983	Hotel	Nick Tomasino	Episode: "Faith, Hope & Charity"
1984	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Buddy Elder	Episode: "All the Kids Do It"
1984–90	Charles in Charge	Charles	Lead role (126 episodes); also director, 36 episodes, writer, 1 episode
1985	The Fall Guy	Merrick Thorson	Episode: "Femme Fatale"
1985	Alice in Wonderland	Pat the Pig	Movie
1986	The Truth About Alex	Brad Stevens	Movie
1987	Kids in Motion	Narrator	Special
1988	My Two Dads	Scott Cameo	Episode: "She'll Get Over It"
1988–89	Out of This World	Scott Gold / Prince Cornelius	3 episodes; also director, 11 episodes
1989	Full House	Pete Bianco	Episode: "Dr. Dare Rides Again"
1991	Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion	Asst. D.A. Peter Whelan	Movie
1991–92	Baby Talk	James Halbrook	Main cast (23 episodes); also director, 1 episode
1993	Jack's Place	Woody B. King	Episode: "The Hands of Time"
1993–95	Diagnosis: Murder	Dr. Jack Stewart	Main cast (41 episodes)
1995	Mixed Blessings	Charlie Winwood	Movie
1996	Can't Hurry Love	Matt	2 episodes
1997	Rewind	Rob DiPaulo	Unaired series, 2 episodes
1998	The Nanny	Dr. Frankie Cresitelli	Episode: "Rash to Judgment"
2000	Veronica's Closet	Kevin	2 episodes
2000	Bar Hopping	Damian	Movie
2001	Touched by an Angel	Frank McCovey	Episode: "A Death in the Family"
2005–13	Arrested Development	Bob Loblaw	5 episodes
2006	Van Stone: Tour of Duty	Lt. Perry	Movie
2008	Scott Baio Is 45...and Single	Himself	Reality (8 episodes)
2008	Finish Line	Frank Chase	Movie
2009	Confessions of a Teen Idol	Himself (host)	8 episodes
2012–15	See Dad Run	David Hobbs	Lead role (55 episodes); also executive Producer, 45 episodes
2014	Sam & Cat	Officer Kelvin	Episode: "#MagicATM"
2014	A Fairly Odd Summer	Foop	Movie

Director

Year	Series	Episode(s)
1987–90	Charles in Charge	36 episodes
1989–91	Out of This World	11 episodes
1989	The New Lassie	"Dangerous Party"
1992	Baby Talk	"Warren Piece"
1991	The Family Man	"A Tiny Advantage"
1991	Harry and the Hendersons	"Halloween"
1992	Baby Talk	"Warren Piece"
1993	Shaky Ground	"Pet Sematary", "The Scarlett Letter", "Sudden Impact"
1995	First Time Out	"Psyched Out"
1996	Kirk	"Strangers in the Night", "Hire Learning"
1996	The Wayans Bros.	4 episodes
1996–97	The Jamie Foxx Show	5 episodes
1997	Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher	"Pain in the Schneck"
1998	Guys Like Us	"Maestro's Big Break"
1998	Malcolm & Eddie	"Silenced Partner"
1998	Unhappily Ever After	"I Know What You Did in the Closet"
1998	The Parkers	"Three's a Shag"

Notes

References

Further reading

• Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 10.
• Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 336.

External links

• Official website
• Scott Baio at IMDb
• Scott Baio at the TCM Movie Database
• Scott Baio at AllMovie

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[de] Scott Baio

Scott Baio (* 22. September 1961 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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[ru] Байо, Скотт

Скотт Винсент Джеймс Байо (англ. Scott Vincent James Baio; род. 22 сентября 1961, Бей-Ридж, Нью-Йорк, США) — американский актёр кино и телевидения, режиссёр и продюсер телевидения.

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