Jack Scalia Biography

Fast Facts

• Co-founder of the non-profit organization Operation American Spirit that was in operation from 2007 to 2011
• Quote: "I believe in the family, I believe in God and I believe in my country․ I'm pretty tight with those three things․"
• Quote: "(On the importance of exercise) "The physical part of my life is very important to me because it burns off all my frenetic energy․ I've always been the type who could never sit still․""
• Began his career in the entertainment industry as a model for various campaigns before transitioning full-time to acting in the early '80s
• Best known for playing supporting roles on popular series that usually last two to three seasons including stints on "All My Children", "Dallas" and several others
• Fluent in Spanish and Italian
• Drafted into the MLB in 1971 in the third round by the Montréal Expos but was injured while playing in the minors and never made it to the major leagues