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Fabio Lanzoni Wikipedia

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Fabio Lanzoni (born on March 17 1959 in Milan, Italy), is a famous male Model (person)|fashion model.

Lanzoni, widely known simply as Fabio, was a member of the Italian Army before moving to the United States to live permanently.

He became famous as a model for kitschy romance novel covers, the first of which was Hearts Aflame in 1987.

He has also made a few small movie appearances (including cameos trading on his fame as a model), as well as commercials for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and Wickes Furniture. He has even co-penned a series of romance novel. He has also appeared on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful a number of times, as a close friend of the character Sally Spectra. Fabio and Sally's portrayer, Darlene Conley, are also close friends in real life. Fabio is a frequent guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, where he consistently garners laughs with his campy quality.

On March 30, 1999, Fabio made news after being hit by a low-flying bird while riding the roller coaster Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens, Virginia. The bird, which one park guest claimed to be a goose, slammed into Fabio's face during a 210-foot drop, leaving an inch-long laceration on the model's nose. After the ride ended, he was rushed to Williamsburg Community Hospital where he was promptly treated and released.

He had long claimed to have been born in 1961, but it was discovered by People magazine in 2001 that he had been Age fabrication|fabricating his age.

The name Fabio means bean farmer in Italian.

Last Modified:   2005-12-15