Scott Baio Biography

Fast Facts

• After his daughter was falsely diagnosed with metabolic disorder, he and the child's mother founded the Bailey Baio Angel Foundation to raise awareness of the importance of newborn screening
• Won the Best Young Comedian in Motion Pictures or Television Young Artist Award at the 1982 Young Artist Awards for his performance in "Happy Days․"
• Decided he wanted to be an actor at the age of nine, and his parents worked to make his dreams come true by interviewing him for small parts on commercials
• Quote: "I love to go to work, I love to do my thing, but then I go home and I jump in the pool and I play golf and whatever․"
• Became a teen idol in the early 1980s due to his roles in "Happy Days," its spin-off and a handful of films
• Best known for playing handsome young men in sitcoms
• Attended the late U․S․ President Ronald Reagan's state funeral, which was televised
• Earned himself a reputation as a lady's man by dating a long list of women, several of whom were high-profile celebrities
• Hates shopping, and sometimes takes wardrobe from the shows he's a part so that he doesn't have to go out and buy clothes
• Rumors that he died in a car accident in 1997 turned out to be greatly exaggerated, as he had not even been in a car accident and was still quite alive