Matt Borlenghi

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Matt Borlenghi
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Borlenghi at the 8th Annual Hack n' Smack Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2011
NationalityAmerican
Years active1987–present
Spouse
Heather Borlenghi
(m. 2003)

Matt Borlenghi is an American actor, best known for his roles as Brian Bodine on All My Children [1] from 1991 to 1993 and 1996, as Russ on The Jeff Foxworthy Show , as Rich Casey on Police Academy: The Series and as Lyle on Cobra Kai . [2]

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Career

Borlenghi came to national attention playing Brian Bodine on All My Children in the early 1990s. [3] His character was the main romantic interest of Hayley Vaughan, played by Kelly Ripa, until he quit the show in 1993 in favor of doing comedy TV. [4] However, later in 1996, he did make a brief return to stir things up between Hayley and new boyfriend Mateo (Mark Consuelos).

Borlenghi also played Ziggy Deadmarsh on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in 2002, and Mayor Anthony Marino on NBC Days of Our Lives .

Borlenghi spent several years starring on various sitcoms, such as The Jeff Foxworthy Show , in which he portrayed Jeff Foxworthy's assistant Russ Francis; Pig Sty on UPN; Party Girl on FOX; and Police Academy: The Series . He also guest-starred on Melissa and Joey and other shows. He directed a short film, Jack, which won him awards on the film festival circuit. He played the title role in the adaptation independent film Jack Rio, which he also co-wrote and produced with director Gregori J. Martin ("The Bay"), and more recently starred in "Branded" and "Lethal Admirer".

Borlenghi also creates, develops, and produces reality TV shows, such as Postmortem in Vegas for LMN / A&E Networks and just completed a one-hour law enforcement drama pilot script revolving around a federal agency, "ATF".

Borlenghi moved[ when? ] to Atlanta, Georgia to become a part of the filming community there and landed recurring roles on two shows that film there, the Netflix series Cobra Kai and Champaign ILL . In addition, he starred as Bobby DeBarge's real-life manager Bernd Lichter in The Bobby DeBarge Story, a huge hit on TV One network. He recently wrapped filming a leading role on Can You Feel the Beat , a Lifetime TV biopic about Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. Borlenghi also plays a role in the new video game MAFIA: Definitive Edition, as the voice of Sergio Morello.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987Canibal HookersDwightVideo
1988The American ScreamBrent Benziger
1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Jock
1999Kate's AddictionEzra
2000 The Crew Young Joey "Bats" Pistella
Krocodylus Zack JardineVideo
2002 Spider's Web Bob Smooth
Psychic MurdersRamonVideo
2004 Dinocroc Tom Banning
2005Venice UndergroundDetective Bobby D.
2006Alpha DogJohn Kirschner
JackJackShort
Bloody Mary Bobby
2007 Cougar Club Bartender
The HitRobbie Jr.Short
2008 Jack Rio Tommy Jamison/Jack Rio
Skeletons in the DesertDetective Luciano
2009Three7NineFrankShort
2011 Camel Spiders Brad MullinsTV movie
Gil's BrotherBobShort
2014Tentacle 8Rolland Towne
Eat with MeDrunk Steve
2016The TurnTom
2018A Friend's ObsessionPete
2019The Bobby DeBarge StoryBerndTV movie
Eye For An EyeDetective HicksTV movie
2021Our Dream WeddingDavidTV movie
2022Hunting SoulsDr. Benneth
Nobody's AngelAgent Pogue
2023115 GrainsDetective Miller
The Tutor Middle-Aged Man
Divine InfluencerMick Golden
2025 Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story Barry ConnerTV movie

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
1989 TV 101 Guy in TruckEpisode: "On the Road"
1991 Hunter Dirk LawsonEpisode: "Fatal Obsession: Part 1 & 2"
1991–1996 All My Children Brian BodineRegular Cast
1993 The John Larroquette Show BobbyEpisode: "My Hero"
Married... with Children Ray RayEpisode: "Hood in the Boyz"
1994 Hot Line PaulEpisode: "Visions of Love"
1995 ER Jimmy FalcoEpisode: "Full Moon, Saturday Night"
Pig Sty Johnny BarzanoMain Cast
1995–1996 The Jeff Foxworthy Show Russ FrancisMain Cast: Season 1
1996 Married... with Children TomEpisode: "Enemies"
Party Girl O'NealMain Cast
1997–1998 Police Academy: The Series Rich CaseyMain Cast
1999 Pacific Blue MiloEpisode: "Near Death"
2002 The Bold and the Beautiful Ziggy DeadmarshRegular Cast
2006 Standoff Maurice TempleEpisode: "Partners in Crime"
Without a Trace GuardEpisode: "Win Today"
2007 Dexter HeadhunterEpisode: "Morning Comes"
2008 Days of Our Lives Mayor Anthony MarinoRegular Cast
Life LennyEpisode: "Jackpot"
2010 Melissa & Joey Duane HaldermanEpisode: "Seoul Man"
2015 Rosewood Gino SmithEpisode: "Aortic Atresia and Art Installations"
2016 Castle RollinsEpisode: "Hell to Pay"
Mistresses Defense AttorneyEpisode: "The New Girls"
Murder in the First SuitEpisode: "Normandy Bitch"
2018 Champaign ILL SteveRecurring Cast
2018–2025 Cobra Kai LyleGuest Cast: Season 1-3 & 5-6
2019 Dynasty RickEpisode: "Caution Never Won a War"
2020 Stargirl Ed ReillyEpisode: "Shiv Part Two"
2022Saved by GraceJohnEpisode: "What Would the Neighbors Think?"

Video game

YearShowRole
2020 Mafia: Definitive Edition Sergio Morello Jr (voice)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkCategoryResult
1993 Daytime Emmy Awards All My Children Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama SeriesNominated
Soap Opera Digest Awards Hottest Male StarNominated
Outstanding Younger Leading ActorWon
2006 Eureka Springs Digital Film FestivalJackBest Short FilmWon

References

  1. Fitzpatrick, Jackie (1993-04-18). "Amid the Sales, Show Time at the Mall". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. "Matt Borlenghi talks latest projects on Good Day Atlanta". FOX 5 Atlanta. 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  3. Ryon, Ruth (2003-04-06). "Beach Boy leaves the waterfront". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  4. Maloney, Michael (2015-10-09). "Kelly Ripa and Co-Stars Recall Her Time on 'All My Children'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-14.