Nick Scotti
Nick Scotti, who makes his feature film debut in
Kiss Me, Guido, has already had more successful careers than most people twice his age. Born in Ozone Park, Queens, Scotti left high school to travel the world for a career in modeling, moving to Japan at age 17 and Paris at 19. In the process he became one of the fashion world's top male models. Having come from a family where music was a big part of their lives (one Grandfather was an opera singer and one a violinist), Scotti was well prepared for what came next. At a party given by famed photographer Herb Ritts, he was introduced to pop icon
Madonna, who encouraged him to pursue his music by writing a song for him to record and singing background vocals on the track, entitled
Get Over. Scotti's debut album
Wake Up Everybody (Warner/Reprise) was released in March, 1993. The first single from the album went to number 3 on the Billboard charts and was used in the soundtrack to the film
Nothing But Trouble, starring
Demi Moore and
Chevy Chase. In the creation of his album, Scotti worked with a who's who of contemporary music talents, including Diane Warren, Maxi Priest, Patti Austen as well as Madonna. Among his many concert appearances, Scotti has played at Town Hall with Marsha Wash and has performed at benefits for AMFAR and other charities. This past year Scotti has turned toward the acting profession, having played a regular role on the TV series
Educating Matt Waters, with Montel Williams, and then landing the role in
Kiss Me, Guido.
Note: This profile was written in or before 2000.
Nick Scotti Facts
Selected Filmography
Detroit Rock City |
The Big Bus |
The Black Orchid |
Kiss Me, Guido |
The Godfather Collection |
Perception |
East Side West Side |
Kiss Me, Guido by Nick Scotti |
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