Matt Lattanzi
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Matt Lattanzi is an American actor and dancer.
, he met Olivia Newton-John
, whom he married in 1984. The couple has one daughter, Chloe Rose Lattanzi
, born in 1986. Lattanzi and Newton-John divorced in 1995.
In 2008 he was living off the grid
.
.
His 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
, 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
, and he appeared in three of Newton-John's music videos, Landslide, Soul Kiss
, and Can't We Talk It Over In Bed.
Personal life
While filming XanaduXanadu
-Description of Xanadu by Toghon Temur :The lament of Toghon Temur Khan , concerning the loss of Daidu and Heibun Shanduu in 1368, is recorded in many Mongolian historical chronicles...
, he met Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
, whom he married in 1984. The couple has one daughter, Chloe Rose Lattanzi
Chloe Rose Lattanzi
Chloe Rose Lattanzi is an American singer and actress. She was born in Los Angeles to actress and singer Olivia Newton-John. Her father is actor Matt Lattanzi...
, born in 1986. Lattanzi and Newton-John divorced in 1995.
In 2008 he was living off the grid
Off the grid
Off the grid may refer to:*Off-the-grid, housing not connected to public utilities*Off the Grid , the first single from the Beastie Boys album The Mix-Up...
.
Career
His feature film debut was in 1980 in the movie XanaduXanadu (film)
Xanadu is a 1980 romantic musical fantasy film written by Marc Reid Rubel and directed by Robert Greenwald. The title is a reference to the poem "Kubla Khan, or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which is quoted in the film. Xanadu is the name of the Chinese province...
.
His career consists mostly of small movie parts, though he did have a starring role in 1983's My Tutor
My Tutor
My Tutor is a 1983 film directed by George Bowers. It stars Matt Lattanzi, Caren Kaye, Kevin McCarthy and Crispin Glover.-Premise:The film details high school graduates' attempts to lose their virginity during the summer vacation before leaving to college, and one's eventual relationship with his...
. Other film credits include Rich and Famous
Rich and Famous (1981 film)
Rich and Famous is a 1981 American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Gerald Ayres is based on the 1941 play Old Acquaintance by John Van Druten, which was filmed with Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins in 1943 under its original title. Both film versions are now owned by Turner...
, That's Life!, Roxanne
Roxanne (film)
Roxanne is a 1987 comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi. It is a modern retelling of the 1897 verse play Cyrano de Bergerac, written by French author Edmond Rostand, and stars Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah.-Plot summary:...
, Catch Me If You Can, and Diving In. Lattanzi also had a significant role in the Australian soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, Paradise Beach
Paradise Beach
Paradise Beach is an Australian television series made by Village Roadshow Pictures. It is associated with New World Television for the Nine Network that aired between 1993 and 1994...
, and he appeared in three of Newton-John's music videos, Landslide, Soul Kiss
Soul Kiss
Soul Kiss is the thirteenth studio album released by Olivia Newton-John in 1985. The sleeve contains photography by Helmut Newton and Herb Ritts.-Reception:...
, and Can't We Talk It Over In Bed.
Films
- 1993: Paradise BeachParadise BeachParadise Beach is an Australian television series made by Village Roadshow Pictures. It is associated with New World Television for the Nine Network that aired between 1993 and 1994...
(1993) TV series .... Cooper Hart (unknown episodes) - 1990: Diving InDiving InDiving In is a 1990 American film directed by Strathford Hamilton and starring Matt Adler.-Plot summary:Wayne Hopkins, a High School diver afraid of heights, enlists a previous women's Olympic coach.-Cast:*Matt Adler as Wayne Hopkins...
.... Jerome Colter - 1989: Catch Me If You Can .... Dylan Malone
- 1988: Blueberry HillBlueberry Hill (1988 film)Blueberry Hill is a 1988 American coming of age dramatic film starring Jennifer Rubin and directed by Strathford Hamilton.-Plot:A small town girl in the 1950s musician father dies suddenly. She turns to a woman jazz singer for advice and comfort and discovers she has inherited her father's musical...
.... Denny Logan - 1987: RoxanneRoxanne (film)Roxanne is a 1987 comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi. It is a modern retelling of the 1897 verse play Cyrano de Bergerac, written by French author Edmond Rostand, and stars Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah.-Plot summary:...
.... Trent - 1986: That's Life!That's Life!That's Life! was a magazine-style television series on BBC1 between 26 May 1973 and 19 June 1994, presented by Esther Rantzen throughout the entire run, with various changes of co-presenters. The show was generally recorded about an hour prior to transmission, which was originally on Saturday...
.... Larry Bartlet ... aka Blake Edwards' That's Life! - 1986: Olivia: Soul Kiss (V) (uncredited) ... aka Olivia: Soul Kiss Videosingles (UK)
- 1983: My TutorMy TutorMy Tutor is a 1983 film directed by George Bowers. It stars Matt Lattanzi, Caren Kaye, Kevin McCarthy and Crispin Glover.-Premise:The film details high school graduates' attempts to lose their virginity during the summer vacation before leaving to college, and one's eventual relationship with his...
.... Bobby Chrystal - 1982: Grease 2Grease 2Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical film and sequel to Grease, which is based upon the musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Grease 2 was produced by Allan Carr and Robert Stigwood, and directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch, who also choreographed the first film...
.... Brad - 1982: Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical (TV) ... aka Olivia: Physical (USA: video title)
- 1981: Rich and FamousRich and Famous (1981 film)Rich and Famous is a 1981 American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Gerald Ayres is based on the 1941 play Old Acquaintance by John Van Druten, which was filmed with Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins in 1943 under its original title. Both film versions are now owned by Turner...
.... Jim, the Boy - 1980: XanaduXanadu (film)Xanadu is a 1980 romantic musical fantasy film written by Marc Reid Rubel and directed by Robert Greenwald. The title is a reference to the poem "Kubla Khan, or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which is quoted in the film. Xanadu is the name of the Chinese province...
.... Young Danny McGuire/Xanadu Dancer