- Juan Pablo Di Pace
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birthdate =25 July 1979
birthplace =Buenos Aires Juan Pablo Di Pace (born
25 July 1979 ) is an Argentinian-born actor and model.Of Argentine descent, Juan Pablo Di Pace studied in Europe and speaks Spanish, Italian and English. He was educated at the
United World College of the Adriatic in Duino, nearby Trieste, Italy.Musicals
Prior to joining the big screen he starred in the London musical "Chicago", and fronted posters for the production shown all over the United Kingdom.He also played the role of Danny Zuko in the Trieste production of Grease the Musical in Italy, part-directed by Di Pace.
On-screen appearances
His on-screen debut was the film "
Survival Island " along withBilly Zane , of "Titanic" fame. The release of "Survival Island" was postponed several times due to a controversy between actress and lingerie modelKelly Brook and the production company over "graphic"Fact|date=July 2008 sex scenes with Juan Pablo Di Pace, in 2004 dubbed by British media as "raunchier than "The Blue Lagoon". It opened in the UK in the spring of 2006 in cinemas all over Britain. The sexual scenes were not removed.A DVD version is available.
Di Pace has made several appearances on British television, one of them being the
BBC Scotland soap "River City ", which he joined in 2005 playing the character of "Luca Rossi".Music Videos
Di Pace starred in the video for the 2004
Eric Prydz hit "Call On Me". In the video, he is the only man amongst a group of women in an aerobics class. His appearance in the video has caused him to be hailed as the new Banderas or the proto-type of a latin lover of the new millennium. He also directed and starred in the sequel "What a Feeling" byHughes Corporation in 2006, which is loosely based on dance sequences from "Flashdance " & Dirty dancing. Both videos featureDeanne Berry .Movies
He features in Mamma Mia! along side
Meryl Streep ,Pierce Brosnan andColin Firth (2008).External links
* [http://www.juanpablodipace.com/ Official website]
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