Antonio Sabato Jr. Biography

Fast Facts

• His performance on "General Hospital" earned him three nominations for Soap Opera Digest Awards between 1993 and 1994
• Was nominated for Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for "The Bold and the Beautiful" for two years in a row, starting in 2006
• Won Best Male Performance at the 2009 Beverly Hills Film Festival for "Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas․"
• Grew up speaking Italian and didn't learn English until he moved to Beverly Hills in 1984
• Known for his role as Jagger Cates on "General Hospital" and Jack Parezi on "Melrose Place․"
• Has appeared on a number of reality television shows including "My Antonio," "Celebrity Wife Swap" and "Dancing with the Stars․"
• People Magazine featured him in its "50 Most Beautiful People" issue
• Is a fitness and auto-racing enthusiast, and also enjoys spending time with his family
• Once appeared in a Calvin Klein underwear ad that overlooked Time Square from a 90-foot billboard, he company's first celebrity model since Mark Wahlberg
• Authored the nonfiction book "No Excuses: Workout for Life․"