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 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 pinup 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 198788 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 shortlived television series Tequila and Bonetti he replaced another actor in the role during production of the shows 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 In 1993 he portrayed Joey Buttafuoco in Casualties of Love The Long Island Lolita Story with Alyssa Milano as Amy Fisher The footage was used in 2012 for Triple Fisher The Lethal Lolitas of Long Island From 1994 to 1995 he starred in Pointman a television series on the Prime Time Entertainment Network He was an investment banker framed and convicted of fraud When eventually cleared Constantine Connie Harper becomes the owner of a Florida beach resort Spanish Petes and aids people in need with the use of former prison mates and the list He is also known for his role as Chris Stamp on All My Children from 2001 to 2003 He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2002 In 2005 he portrayed Charles Keefe in the film Red Eye with Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy In 2006 he starred as President Halstrom in The Genius Club for writerdirector Tim Chey