Chris Salvatore

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Chris Salvatore
Birth nameChristopher Louis Salvatore [1]
Born (1985-05-22) May 22, 1985 (age 39)
Richboro, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresPop, pop rock, dance
Occupation(s)Actor,singer, songwriter, model, gay rights activist
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, keytar
Years active2007–present
Website www.chrissalvatore.com

Christopher Louis Salvatore (born May 22, 1985) [2] is an American actor, singer-songwriter, model, and gay rights activist, known for his performances as Zack in the Eating Out gay film series. In 2011, he was ranked at No. 41 on AfterElton's annual list of the top 50 gay and bisexual male celebrities. [2]

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Early life

Growing up in the small town of Richboro, Pennsylvania, Salvatore spent his days singing, acting, and performing for his family. [3] By the time he was 15, he had already written his first song. [4]

Career

Salvatore attended the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. [5] He was later cast as Zack in Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat (2009), [6] within a week of moving to Los Angeles. [7] He continued the role in two additional films in the series, Eating Out 4: Drama Camp (2011), [5] [8] and Eating Out 5: The Open Weekend (2012). [9]

Salvatore released a single, "Dirty Love", in 2010. [10] His later efforts include the singles "What You Do To Me" (2012) and the ballad "Hurricane" (2012). Salvatore's songs have been featured on MTV's Paris Hilton's My New BFF and in the movie credits of Eating Out 3. He has also uploaded short musical covers of songs he and his fans like to his YouTube channel, which in August 2017 had over 36.5K subscribers. [11]

In 2011, Salvatore was ranked at No. 41 on AfterElton's annual list of the top 50 gay and bisexual male celebrities. [2]

Salvatore appeared as himself in the 2017 Logo TV reality series Fire Island . [12]

Salvatore also promotes equality in the LGBT community, and supports the Gay American Heroes foundation, an anti-bullying charity. [8] Some of his videos include messages for the It Gets Better Project. [13]

In 2017, he raised more than $50,000 to help pay for home care for Norma Cook, whom he first met when he moved into an apartment across the hall from her in L.A. He used GoFundMe to help pay for her, as they became friends and she told him she was diagnosed with leukemia. [14] She later died due to complications from her illness. [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007MisplacedJonathonVideo short, 20 minutes
2009 Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat Zack
2010 FIT
2011 Eating Out 4: Drama Camp Zack
2012 Eating Out 5: The Open Weekend Zack
2012By the WayShort film
2014Bro, What Happened?Zack
2015 Paternity Leave Thomas
2015Coffee House Chronicles: The MovieMitchBased on the web series
2016 BearCity 3 Sebastian

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Just Us GuysHimself
2015Paradise PicturesRonald(TV Movie)
Coffee House ChroniclesMitchWeb series
2016Girlfriends of Christmas PastTyler(TV Movie)
2017 Fire Island HimselfEpisode: "Mercury is in Retrograde"
2019 EastSiders Chandler4 episodes

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and album details
TitleDetails
After All Is Said and Done [16]
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Streaming
The Sound of This Beat
  • Released: November 8, 2011
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, streaming

Soundtrack albums

TitleDetails
Eating Out: Drama Camp (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: September 23, 2011
  • Label: GeoHarmonic
  • Formats: CD, streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions, and sales
TitleDetails
Dirty Love
  • Released: April 27, 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, streaming
Dirty Love – The Remixes
  • Released: January 30, 2011
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, streaming

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"After All Is Said and Done"2006After All Is Said and Done
It Gets Better2010The Sound of This Beat
Drama Queen2011Eating Out: Drama Camp (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
What You Do To Me2012Non-album single
Hurricane
I Want Your Sex2013The Sound of This Beat
Wrecking Ball Non-album single
All I Want For Christmas
Summer 2014
Demons
Breathe Me
(featuring Alius)
2015

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