Matt Lattanzi

Matthew Vincent Lattanzi^[1] (born February 1, 1959) is an American former actor and dancer. He is most commonly recognized as the ex-husband of singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, and for his acting in films such as My Tutor and the soap opera Paradise Beach.

Lattanzi was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, the son of Jeanette (née Slowikowski) and Charles Paul Lattanzi.^[2] His father was a maintenance foreman^[3] of Italian descent, while his mother is of Polish ancestry.^[4][5] He graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School in 1977.^[6]

While filming Xanadu (1980), Lattanzi met Olivia Newton-John, whom he married in 1984.^[2] The couple had one daughter, Chloe Rose Lattanzi, born on January 17, 1986.^[7] By 1994, his acting career was largely over, and he worked as a contractor for a homebuilding company in California.^[5] Lattanzi and Newton-John moved to their farm in Australia in 1993 so that he could audition for the soap opera, Paradise Beach.^[5] He had a six-month contract on the show.^[5]

On April 24, 1995, Lattanzi and Newton-John announced their divorce. A year later, Olivia Newton-John would be in a relationship with Patrick Kim McDermott. McDermott disappeared in 2005, and was subsequently declared by the United States Coast Guard to have been lost at sea. From 1997 to 2007,^[8] Lattanzi was in a relationship with Cindy Jessup, who had been his and Newton-John's babysitter.^[9]

En 2008, Lattanzi apareció brevemente en la serie de telerrealidad de MTV Rock the Cradle , apoyando a su hija Chloe (una concursante del programa). ^{[ 10 ]} Ese mismo año, se informó que Lattanzi, un ecologista de toda la vida ^{, [ 11 ]} vivía aislado cerca de Malibú, California . Actualmente reside en Portland, Oregón. ^{[ 10 ]}

El debut cinematográfico de Lattanzi fue como bailarina en la película Xanadu de 1980. ^{[ 5 ]}

La carrera de Lattanzi consiste principalmente en papeles pequeños en películas, aunque tuvo un papel protagónico en My Tutor de 1983. Otros créditos cinematográficos incluyen Rich and Famous , Grease 2 , That's Life!, Roxanne , Catch Me If You Can y Diving In . Lattanzi también tuvo un papel importante en la telenovela australiana Paradise Beach , ^{[ 11 ]} y apareció en ocho de los videos musicales de Newton-John: " Xanadu ", "Hollywood Nights", "Gimme Some Lovin'", " Landslide ", " Soul Kiss ", "Toughen Up", "It's Always Australia For Me" y "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed".

• Matt Lattanzi en IMDb