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| Born | Matthew Vincent Lattanzi February 1, 1959 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–1993 |
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| Children | Chloe 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 Dame 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 1993, 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]
In 2008, Lattanzi briefly appeared in the MTV reality series Rock the Cradle , supporting his daughter Chloe (a contestant on the show). [10] That same year, Lattanzi—a lifelong environmentalist [11] —was reported to be living off the grid near Malibu, California. He now resides in Portland, Oregon. [10]
Lattanzi's feature film debut was as a dancer in the 1980 movie Xanadu . [5]
Lattanzi's career consists mostly of small movie parts, though he did have a starring role in 1983's My Tutor . Other film credits include Rich and Famous , Grease 2 , That's Life! , Roxanne , Catch Me If You Can , and Diving In . Lattanzi also had a significant role in the Australian soap opera Paradise Beach , [11] and he appeared in eight of Newton-John's music videos: "Xanadu", "Hollywood Nights", "Gimmie Some Lovin'", "Landslide", "Soul Kiss", "Toughen Up", "It’s Always Australia For Me", and "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed".
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | Xanadu | Young Danny McGuire / Xanadu Dancer | Feature film |
| 1981 | Rich and Famous | Jim | Feature film |
| 1982 | Grease 2 | Brad | Feature film |
| 1983 | My Tutor | Bobby Chrystal | Feature film |
| 1986 | That's Life! | Larry Bartlet | Feature film |
| 1987 | Roxanne | Trent | Feature film |
| 1988 | Blueberry Hill | Denny Logan | Feature film |
| 1989 | Catch Me If You Can | Dylan Malone | Feature film |
| 1990 | Diving In | Jerome Colter | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Paradise Beach | Cooper Hart | Main cast (100 episodes) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | "Gimmie Some Lovin'" | Himself | Music video |
| 1980 | "Xanadu" | Himself | Music video |
| 1980 | "Hollywood Nights" | Himself | Music video |
| 1981 | "Landslide" | Himself | Music video |
| 1982 | "Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical" | Himself | TV special (Music video: "Landslide") |
| 1995 | "Toughen Up" | Himself | Music video |
| 1986 | "Olivia: Soul Kiss" | Himself | Music video: "Soul Kiss" |
| 1988 | "It’s Always Australia For Me" | Himself | Music video |
| 1988 | "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed" | Himself | Music video |
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