Juan Pablo Di Pace

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Juan Pablo Di Pace
Born (1979-07-25) 25 July 1979 (age 44)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1999–present

Juan Pablo Di Pace (born 25 July 1979) is an Argentine actor and singer. He began his career in the United Kingdom, performing in a number of musicals and appearing in films like Survival Island (2005) and Mamma Mia! (2008). He later moved to Spain, starring in several television series from 2009 to 2013. In 2014, Di Pace began starring as Nicolas Treviño in the TNT drama series Dallas . From 2016 to 2020, he played the role of Kimmy Gibbler's estranged husband, Fernando, on Fuller House , a spin-off series of Full House .

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Early life and education

Di Pace was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and moved to Spain when he was twelve. He was raised Catholic. [1] He lived in London for ten years. [2] He speaks fluent Spanish, Italian and English. At age 17, he was awarded a scholarship to attend the United World College of the Adriatic in Duino, Trieste, Italy, and later studied theatre at the London Studio Centre.

Career

Prior to joining the big screen, Di Pace appeared in the London musical Chicago and fronted posters for the production shown all over the United Kingdom. He also played the role of Danny Zuko in the Trieste production of Grease in Italy, partly directed by Di Pace. For two years, he was Tony Manero in the 2009–2010 Spanish production of Saturday Night Fever in Madrid, produced by Stage Entertainment, which won him critical acclaim by the European press. In 2011-12 he starred in the original Spanish production of Más de cien mentiras produced by Drive Entertainment. [3]

Di Pace has made several appearances on British television, such as the BBC One comedy The Catherine Tate Show , BBC One film Aftersun, BBC One series New Tricks and BBC Scotland soap River City , which he joined in 2005 playing the character of Luca Rossi. [4] His on-screen debut was in the 2005 film Survival Island . [5] He is also featured in Mamma Mia! (2008).

Upon moving to Spain he played regular roles in TV series such as Supercharly, Angel o Demonio, Los Hombres de Paco , 90-60-90, and El Don de Alba. In 2011 he starred in the final season of Física o Química,. Di Pace also starred in the video for the 2004 Eric Prydz hit "Call On Me". In the video, he is the only man amongst a group of women in an aerobics class. He also directed and starred in the sequel What a Feeling by Hughes Corporation in 2006, which is loosely based on dance sequences from Flashdance and Dirty Dancing . In 2008 he directed a music video for Katie Melua, in which he appears opposite his sister, María Victoria Di Pace.[ citation needed ] In 2009 he appeared on the videoclip " Time Is Running Out " by Muse.

In 2013, Di Pace was cast as series regular billionaire businessman Nicolas Treviño for season 3 of the TNT drama series Dallas . [6] [7] [8] In 2016, Di Pace appeared in a recurring role as Fernando, the fiancé and ex-husband of Kimmy Gibbler on the Netflix series Fuller House . [9] Starting in the second season he was promoted to the main cast.

In 2018, he was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars , being paired with the professional dancer Cheryl Burke. [10] Despite earning five perfect scores and holding the highest average of the season, they were eliminated in the semi-final in a double elimination with Joe Amabile and Jenna Johnson, and tied for fifth place.

Personal life

Di Pace came out publicly as gay in July 2019. Before this, he said of his sexuality, "Acceptance was my fuel, and when that is the case, like an addict, you do whatever it takes to get a fix. I figured if I changed my fucking self, I could be in." [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Piccadilly Jim BenUncredited
2005 Three ManuelAlternative title: Survival Island
2006AftersunFelipeTV film
2008 Mamma Mia! Petros
2009 Tutti intorno a Linda
2013 Rubenesque HernandezTV film
2015 Fuera de foco Marcos
2016 After the Reality Dunkin
2018AdmissionRussoShort
2020 Dashing in December HeathTV film
2021ResurrectionJesus
Raise a Glass to LoveMarcelo CastilloTV film
2023 The Mattachine Family Oscar

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 New Tricks AntonioEpisode: "Fluke of Luck"
Mile High Vito GarciaEpisode: "2.23"
2005–06 River City Luca RossiRecurring role (2 episodes)
2006 The Catherine Tate Show Salsa DancerEpisode: "1951–2006"
2009 Los hombres de Paco CarloEpisode: "Todos los planes de Lucas Fernández"
2010 Supercharly Recurring role (5 episodes)
2011 Ángel o demonio Episode: "El demonio de los celos"
Física o Química Xavi LópezRecurring role (7 episodes)
2013 El don de Alba VíctorRecurring role (4 episodes)
Camp Miguel SantosRecurring role (5 episodes)
2014 Dallas Nicolas Treviño Main cast (15 episodes)
2015 A.D. The Bible Continues Jesus Christ Recurring role (5 episodes)
Tango AmericanoTango singerTV Miniseries
2016 Rosewood Antonio EspadaEpisode: "Silkworms y Silencio"
2016–20 Fuller House Fernando Hernandez-Guerrero-Fernandez-GuerreroMain cast (69 episodes)
2017 Angie Tribeca Ricardo VasquezEpisode: "Welcome Back, Blotter"
2018 Dancing with the Stars HimselfContestant on Season 27; 5th Place
2020MinutiaeTomásSeries regular
2022 Travesuras de la niña mala Ricardo SomocurcioMain cast

Theatre

YearPlayRoleVenueNotes
1999 Grease Danny Zuko Silvio Pellico Theatre, Trieste
2000 Boléro Performer Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
2002 Chicago Aaron Adelphi Theatre, London with The Weissler Company
2009–10 Saturday Night Fever Tony Manero Teatro Coliseum, Madrid with Stage Entertainment
2012 More Than 100 Lies Juan Teatro Rialto, Madrid with Drive Entertainment
2012–13Primer Acto (One Man Show)Juan Pablo Pequeño Teatro, Madrid

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2012Mi Butaquita Theatre AwardsBest One Man ShowPrimer Acto (One Man Show)Won
2016 MovieGuide Awards Most Inspiring Performance in Television A.D. The Bible Continues Won
MovieGuide Awards Best Actor - Television A.D. The Bible Continues Won

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