Matt Borlenghi

Matt Borlenghi
Borlenghi at the 8th Annual Hack n' Smack Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2011
Born	Matteo Andrea Borlenghi (1967-05-25) May 25, 1967 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1987-present
Spouse(s)	Heather Borlenghi (October 2003-present)

Matt Borlenghi (born Matteo Andrea Borlenghi on May 25, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Brian Bodine on All My Children from 1991 to 1993 and 1996, as Russ on The Jeff Foxworthy Show, and as Rich Casey on Police Academy: The Series.

Career

As an actor, after being spotted on one episode of Hunter, opposite Fred Dryer, Matt was tracked down and offered the role that brought him to national attention, playing Brian Bodine on All My Children in the early 1990s. During that time, his character was the main romantic interest of Hayley Vaughan, played by Kelly Ripa. Brian married their friend, An Li Chen (Lindsay Price), to give her a green card so she could stay in the country, then he became romantic with Dixie Martin (Cady McClain), before Borlenghi quit the show in 1993 In favor of doing comedy TV. However, later in 1996, he made a brief return to stir things up between Hayley and new boyfriend Mateo (Mark Consuelos).

Matt also played Ziggy Deadmarsh on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in 2002, and Mayor Anthony Marino on NBC Days of Our Lives.

Borlenghi spent several years starring on various sitcoms, such as The Jeff Foxworthy Show in which he portrayed Jeff Foxworthy's assistant Russ Francis, Pig Sty on UPN, Party Girl on FOX, Police Academy: The Series, Melissa and Joey and others. He directed a short film called Jack, which won him awards on the film festival circuit. He has played roles in the Nick Cassavetes film Alpha Dog and the independent film Jack Rio, which he also wrote and produced, and the espionage thriller "Tentacle 8".

He also creates, develops, and produces reality TV shows, through his partnership with Marklen Kennedy (creator of Gigolos on Showtime), MBK Productions, which is separately partnered on many various projects with NorthSouth Productions, ThinkFactory Media, Relativity Television and PB&J TV. He is also moving into the scripted drama series world, having completed a 1-hour law enforcement drama pilot revolving around the federal agency, the ATF.

Personal life

Borlenghi, a dual US-Italian citizen, was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Kiki and Robert Borlenghi.^[1]

Borlenghi and wife Heather are parents to 3 young children, a daughter and twin sons.

Borlenghi has two brothers, Edward Borlenghi, a graphic artist, professor and architect and Malcolm Lawrence Borlenghi, a singer, artist and banker.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Matt Borlenghi at the Internet Movie Database
• Matt Borlenghi at AllMovie