Lorenzo Caccialanza

Lorenzo Caccialanza
Born (1955-01-28) January 28, 1955 (age 69)
Cologno Monzese, Italy

Lorenzo Caccialanza (born January 28, 1955) is an Italian-born American football goalkeeper and actor.

Career

Football

Caccialanza played for several years in the Italian leagues before moving to the United States to pursue an acting career. In 1986, he played for the Hollywood Kickers when they won the Western Soccer Alliance championship. Caccialanza was the league leading goalkeeper.[1][2]

Caccialanza was an assistant coach with the Marlborough School in Los Angeles.[3][failed verification]

Acting

As an actor, Caccialanza is best known for his work on the CBS prime time soap opera Knots Landing as Nick Schillace, the gigolo boyfriend of Anne Matheson (played by Michelle Phillips). Caccialanza has also appeared on the daytime soap operas, Days of Our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful. He played the Italian terrorist Marco in Die Hard.

Personal life

Jane Fonda dated Caccialanza for about six months beginning in 1989. She broke up with him and began a relationship with businessman Ted Turner in the middle of 1990.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Die Hard Marco
1990 Funny About Love Sotto Voce Maitre d'
1993 Entangled Mark Merylle
1994 Don Juan DeMarco Maitre D' Uncredited
1997 In Dark Places Mortuary Father
2003 Just Married Italian Man
2005 Monster-in-Law Signor Ramondi Uncredited
2007 Red Is the Color of Carlo
2008 AmericanEast Mohammed Uncredited

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989–2006 Days of Our Lives Nico 157 episodes
1990–1993 Knots Landing Nick Shillace / Dimitri Pappas 30 episodes
1992 Tarzán Bruno Valletti 3 episodes
1993 Acapulco H.E.A.T. Sergio Lanti Episode: "Code Name: Million Dollar Ladies (a.k.a. Vanished)"
1994 Fortune Hunter Reynoldo Contia Episode: "Stowaway"
1995 Murder, She Wrote Inspector Amati / Insp. Piero Amati 2 episodes
1996 Renegade Aldo Episode: "Hound Downtown"
1996–2002 The Bold and the Beautiful Antonio Giovanni / Signor Orio 3 episodes
2003, 2005 Alias Chancellor / Team Leader 2 episodes
2019 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Vincenzo DeLuca 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ Kickers Need Not Beat the Heat to Win It All
  2. ^ 1986 Western Soccer Alliance
  3. ^ Marlborough School Athletics Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Park, Jeannie; Mason, Michael; Savaiano, Jacqueline (June 11, 1990). "Low-Impact Aerobics, High-Impact Romance: Jane Fonda and Ted Turner Find a Common Cause—each Other". People.com. People. Retrieved February 3, 2016.