Jack Scalia
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1950-11-10 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Giacomo Tedesco
Biography
Jack Scalia (born Giacomo Tomaso Tedesco; June 10, 1950) is an American actor and producer. He has had many roles in television series, television movies, and feature films. He is perhaps best known for his role as Chris Stamp on All My Children from 2001 to 2003.
He is of Italian and Irish descent; his father was former Brooklyn Dodger Rocky Tedesco. 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 but he was injured and never played in the Major Leagues.
He began his career as a clothes model, most notably in a series of ads for Eminence briefs and Jordache jeans, both of which capitalized on his "beefcake" appeal. In 1982, to promote his TV series The Devlin Connection, he took off his shirt and posed, cigarette in hand, for a pin-up wall poster.
He was a regular cast member during the final season of Remington Steele in 1987, after which he joined the cast of Dallas in the role of Nicholas Pearce, love interest to Sue Ellen Ewing. His character was killed off at the end of the 1987–88 season when he fell to his death after being pushed from a balcony during a fight with J. R. Ewing. He returned to the series finale in a dream sequence in which he was married to Sue Ellen.
From 1989 to 1990, he starred in another tv series, the CBS crime drama Wolf. In 1992, he was cast as Detective Nico "Nick" Bonetti in the short-lived television series Tequila and Bonetti - he 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.
Known For
TV Shows (17)
Dallas
1978
as Nicholas Pearce
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Howard Kurtzwilder
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Max Chamberlain
Remington Steele
1982
as Tony Roselli
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Fired Up
1997
as Frank Reynolds
Hollywood Beat
1985
as Det. Nick McCarren
Lady Boss
1992
as Lennie Golden
Berrenger's
1985
The Devlin Connection
1982
as Nick Corsello
Tequila and Bonetti
1992
as Nick Bonetti
Wolf
1989
as Tony Wolf
Pointman
1994
as Constantine Harper
I'll Take Manhattan
1987
as Rocco Cipriani
Ring of Scorpio
1991
as Richard Devereaux
The New Adventures of Tequila & Bonetti
2000
as Det. Nick Bonetti
High Performance
1983
Movies (59)
Red Eye
2005
as Dep. Sec. Charles Keefe
End Game
2006
as The President
The Natural
1984
as Cubs Pitcher (uncredited)
Fear City
1984
as Nicky Parzeno
The Rift
1990
as Wick Hayes
Sweet Deception
1998
as Brett Newcomb
Pointman
1994
as Constantine 'Connie' Harper
Black Widow
2010
as Sean
Deadly Desire
1991
as Frank Decker
Follow Your Heart
1999
as Scott Thompson
The Silencers
1996
as Rafferty
Shattered Image
1994
as Brian Dillon
Dark Breed
1997
as Nicholas 'Nick' Saxon
Shattered Lies
2002
as Captain Sterling
Storybook
1994
as Brandons Father
Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep
2006
as Maxwell
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007
as Agent #1
Silent Predators
1999
as Max Farrington
Amore!
1993
as Saul Schwartz
T-Force
1994
as Lt. Jack Floyd
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
1993
as Joseph 'Joey' Buttafuoco
Hell Mountain
1998
as Garrett
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
2012
as Moretti
Shadow of Obsession
1994
as Michael Carvella
Kill Shot
1995
as Daniel St. Germain
Nuclear Hurricane
2007
as Rusty
Charades
1998
as Barry
The Star Maker
1981
as Vince Martino
Beyond Suspicion
1994
as Detective Vine Morgan
The Thanksgiving House
2013
as John Ross (Mary's Dad)
Ground Zero
2000
as Michael Brandeis
Amazons
1984
as Lt. Tony Monaco
With a Vengeance
1992
Honeymoon with Mom
2006
as Nick Tercel
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
2003
as Michael Scorsinni
Torch Song
1993
as Mike Lanahan
The Genius Club
2006
as Mr. President
Illicit Behavior
1992
as Mike Yarnell
After the Shock
1990
as Jack Thompson
Club Med
1986
as O'Shea
Runaway Father
1991
as John Payton
Everyone Loves Mel
2000
as Bailey Silverwood
Triple Fisher: The Lethal Lolitas of Long Island
2012
as Joey Buttafuoco (archive footage from "Casualties of Love")
Act of War
1998
as Jack Gracy
Frank Sinatra: The Man and the Myth
2004
Donor
1990
as Dr. Eugene Kesselman
The Other Lover
1985
as Jack Hollander
Chronicle of a Serial Killer
2020
as Capt. Anderson
The Last Leprechaun
1998
as Henry Barridge
Everything to Gain
1996
as Detective Michael DeMarco
Boys Klub
2001
as The Boss
Under Oath
1997
as Nick Hollit
Tall, Dark and Deadly
1995
as Roy Calvin
Taylor
2005
as Mark Sullivan
The Flag
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Chicano Blood
2008
as Detective Samuel
Birth of the Black Underworld
as Vincent Maranzano
Vegas Dick
2003
as Hector Beals
SILENCERS
as Special Agent Rafferty
About Jack Scalia
Jack Scalia (born Giacomo Tomaso Tedesco; June 10, 1950) is an American actor and producer. He has had many roles in television series, television movies, and feature films. He is perhaps best known for his role as Chris Stamp on All My Children from 2001 to 2003. He is of Italian and Irish descent; his father was former Brooklyn Dodger Rocky Tedesco. 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 but he was injured and never played in the Major… With 76 credits spanning from 1976 to 2020, Jack Scalia has appeared in 59 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jack Scalia Movies
- Red Eye (2005) — as Dep. Sec. Charles Keefe
- End Game (2006) — as The President
- The Natural (1984) — as Cubs Pitcher (uncredited)
- Fear City (1984) — as Nicky Parzeno
- The Rift (1990) — as Wick Hayes
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