Scott Baio
Baio in 1985
Born
Scott Vincent James Baio

(1960-09-22) September 22, 1960[lower-alpha 1]
Occupation(s)Actor, television director
Years active1976–present
Known for
Spouse
Renée Sloan-Baio
(m. 2007)
Children2[lower-alpha 2]
RelativesJimmy Baio (cousin)

Scott Vincent James Baio (/ˈb./; born September 22, 1960[lower-alpha 1]) is an American actor. He is known for playing Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days (19771984) and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi (19821983), the title character on the sitcom Charles in Charge (19841990), Dr. Jack Stewart in the medical-mystery-drama series Diagnosis: Murder (19931995), and the title role of the musical film Bugsy Malone (1976), his onscreen debut. Baio has guest-starred on various television programs, appeared in several independent films, and starred on the Nickelodeon sitcom See Dad Run (20122015).

Early life

Baio was born in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City in 1960[lower-alpha 1], the son of Italian immigrants Rose, a homemaker, and Mario Baio, who worked as his manager.[5] He and his siblings were raised in Bensonhurst. He went to Xaverian High School.[6]

Career

In 1976, Baio played the title character Bugsy Malone in the children's gangster musical directed by Alan Parker, which also co-starred Jodie Foster. Baio and Foster later worked together again in the teen girl drama Foxes (1980), helmed by Adrian Lyne.

When he was 16, Baio was cast as The Fonz's cousin Chachi Arcola on Happy Days. During his time on Happy Days, Baio earned two Emmy Award nominations, for his lead performances in the television movies Stoned (1981) and All the Kids Do It (1985). He won two Young Artist Awards during the Third Annual Youth in Film Awards (1980–1982) as Best Young Actor in a Television Special for Stoned and Best Young Comedian in Television or Motion Pictures for Happy Days. He also starred in the made-for-television youth drama specials The Boy Who Drank Too Much and Senior Trip.

From March 1982 to May 1983, Baio starred with his Happy Days co-star Erin Moran in the show's spin-off, Joanie Loves Chachi. The show was canceled after 17 episodes and Baio (and Moran) returned to Happy Days. During this period, Baio, who played an aspiring singer on Joanie Loves Chachi, was signed to a record contract with RCA Victor, who used his TV role to push his music career. He released two albums and three singles, and his self-titled album peaked at number 181 on the Billboard 200, but his recording career never took off.[1][7]

In 1982, he appeared in the film Zapped! and starred as Francis Geminiani in the special HBO presentation of Gemini, an adaptation of the Broadway comedy-drama Happy Birthday, Gemini. From 1979 to 1984, Baio made seven appearances on Battle of the Network Stars; six as a competitor for the ABC team (once as team captain) and one as co-host. From 1984 until 1990, Baio starred in the syndicated comedy series Charles in Charge. In 1985, he was part of an ensemble cast for Alice in Wonderland, where he portrayed Pat the Pig. From 1987 through 1991, he was a director of the children's comedy series Out of This World.

During the 1990s, Baio appeared in various television programs, including the short-lived Look Who's Talking small screen spin-off Baby Talk. In 1991, he appeared in the NBC Monday Night Movie Perry Mason and the Case of the Fatal Fashion, as a young prosecutor. Between 1993 and 1995, he portrayed Dr. Jack Stewart in the medical mystery series Diagnosis: Murder. Baio was a guest-star on a variety of series, including Full House, Touched by an Angel, Veronica's Closet and The Nanny. He also starred in several films on television and video releases such as Detonator, Bar-Hopping, Dumb Luck, Face Value and Mixed Blessings.

Baio was in the independent films Very Mean Men (2000), Face to Face (2001), and The Bread, My Sweet (2001). In 2004, Baio starred in Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 with Bob Clark. The film was widely panned by critics[8] and nominated for four Razzie Awards.[9] Baio played himself in the 2005 Wes Craven film Cursed. In 2005, Baio appeared in four episodes of Arrested Development as the Bluth family's lawyer, Bob Loblaw, taking over the role from his former Happy Days co-star Henry Winkler; the Online Film and Television Association nominated him as Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for the role.[10] In 2007, Baio starred in the VH1 celebrity reality series Scott Baio Is 45...and Single and its successor the following year, Scott Baio Is 46...and Pregnant. Baio was also the co-host of the VH1 reality show Confessions of a Teen Idol, in which former teen idols attempt to resurrect their careers.[11]

Baio starred in and produced the Nick at Nite situation comedy See Dad Run, which ran from 2012 to 2015. Baio guest starred in a 2014 episode of Sam & Cat as a police officer who arrests the title characters.[12][13]

Personal life

In 2001, Baio got engaged to his girlfriend Jeanette Jonsson.[14]

In 2007, shortly before[15] the birth of their daughter, Baio married Renée Sloan, whom he met in the 1990s at the Playboy Mansion.[16] Renée was carrying twins, but lost one of the babies in the 11th week of her pregnancy.[17] Their daughter, Bailey, was born in 2007, five weeks premature. After Bailey tested positive for a rare metabolic disorder,[18] the family started the Bailey Baio Angel Foundation to provide financial support to other families who are dealing with metabolic disorders.[19] Renée Baio was diagnosed with a meningioma brain tumor in June 2015,[20] with a second tumor discovered later. In 2017 she was also diagnosed with cerebral microvascular disease.[21] Baio is also the stepfather to Renée's daughter Kalyn, born in 1989.

He is a cousin of former actor Jimmy Baio, New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader, and Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio.[22]

Political views

Baio is a registered Republican and has described his politics as conservative.[23] He campaigned for Ronald Reagan in his youth and attended Reagan's state funeral.[24] Upon Reagan's death in 2004, he was quoted by the New York Daily News as saying, "President Reagan made me feel proud to be an American. Today, I feel sadness."[25]

Baio endorsed Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney in 2012[26] and Donald Trump in 2016, and he spoke at the opening night of the 2016 Republican National Convention.[27] He also supported Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.[28]

In an interview with Ashley Webster, Baio described President Barack Obama as being "either dumb, a Muslim, or a Muslim sympathizer."[29]

On December 15, 2016, Baio accused Nancy Mack, wife of Chad Smith, drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers, of physically assaulting him at their children's elementary school function. Baio claims Mack began berating and cursing him over his support of Trump and at one point attacked him, grabbing him under his arms and then shaking and pushing him. Mack claimed she was trying to show Baio how Trump hugs women and denied any intentional physical aggression.[30]

On August 26, 2017, Baio re-tweeted a Sandy Hook conspiracy theory meme, insinuating that the 2017 killing of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville and the Sandy Hook shooting of 2012 were linked hoaxes.[31][32]

Allegations of abuse

On January 29, 2018, sexual misconduct allegations made by Nicole Eggert against Baio surfaced. In 2013, Eggert stated on the Nik Richie Radio show that she and Baio had a one-time encounter "years" after Charles in Charge ended, which would have been after 1990. In the more elaborated account, discussed on The Dr. Oz Show and Megyn Kelly Today, Eggert claimed that Baio molested her beginning in 1986 when she was 14, and that when she was 17, she had intercourse with him. Baio contends that he had sexual relations with Eggert only once, and that the encounter occurred after she had turned 18. Baio explained that Eggert's own words to Richie proved he did not have intercourse with Eggert while she was a minor, since the final episode of Charles in Charge aired in November 1990, ten months after Eggert turned 18.[33][34][35]

Several months later, Alexander Polinsky, another co-star in Charles in Charge, accused Baio of verbally abusing and physically assaulting him while on set.[34]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1976Bugsy MaloneBugsy Malone
1979Skatetown, U.S.A.Richie
1980FoxesBrad
1982Zapped!Barney Springboro
1987I Love N.Y.Mario Cotone
1998DetonatorZack Ramses
2000Very Mean MenPaulie MinettiAlso associate producer
2001A Wedding for BellaDominicFormerly titled The Bread, My Sweet
2001Italian TiesRichieAlso writer; formerly titled Face to Face
2002Face ValueBarry Rengler
2003Dumb LuckSteve Hitchcock
2004Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2Stan Bobbins
2005CursedHimself
2021Courting Mom and DadBrent Lambert

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1976NBC Special TreatJuliusEpisode: "Luke Was There"
1977Blansky's BeautiesAnthony DeLucaMain cast (13 episodes)
1977–1984Happy DaysChachi ArcolaMain cast (130 episodes)
1977The Love BoatGraham D. Pickrel IIEpisode: "Ex Plus Y/Golden Agers/Graham and Kelly"
1978The RunawaysTommyEpisode: "No Prince for My Cinderella"
1978–1979Who's Watching the Kids?Frankie 'the Fox' VitolaMain cast (11 episodes)
1979Fantasy IslandRob 'Robbie' CollinsEpisode: "Amusement Park/Rock Stars"
1980The Boy Who Drank Too MuchBuff SaundersMovie
1980Goodtime GirlsTommyEpisode: "Growing Pains"
1980Here's BoomerRonaldEpisode: "Overboard"
1980ABC Afterschool SpecialJack MelonEpisode: "Stoned"
1981Senior TripRoger EllisMovie
1982GeminiFrancis GeminianiMovie
1982–1983Joanie Loves ChachiChachi ArcolaLead role (17 episodes)
1983HotelNick TomasinoEpisode: "Faith, Hope & Charity"
1984CBS Schoolbreak SpecialBuddy ElderEpisode: "All the Kids Do It"
1984–1990Charles in ChargeCharlesLead role (126 episodes); also director, 36 episodes, writer, 1 episode
1985The Fall GuyMerrick ThorsonEpisode: "Femme Fatale"
1985Alice in WonderlandPat the PigMovie
1986The Truth About AlexBrad StevensMovie
1987Kids in MotionHimselfHost
1988My Two DadsScott CameoEpisode: "She'll Get Over It"
1988–1989Out of This WorldScott Gold / Prince Cornelius3 episodes; also director, 11 episodes
1989Full HousePete BiancoEpisode: "Dr. Dare Rides Again"
1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal FashionAsst. D.A. Peter WhelanMovie
1991–1992Baby TalkJames HalbrookMain cast (23 episodes); also director, 1 episode
1993Jack's PlaceWoody B. KingEpisode: "The Hands of Time"
1993–1995Diagnosis: MurderDr. Jack StewartMain cast (41 episodes)
1995Mixed BlessingsCharlie WinwoodMovie
1996Can't Hurry LoveMatt2 episodes
1997RewindRob DiPauloUnaired series, 2 episodes
1998The NannyDr. Frankie CresitelliEpisode: "Rash to Judgment"
2000Veronica's ClosetKevin2 episodes
2000Bar HoppingDamianMovie
2001Touched by an AngelFrank McCoveyEpisode: "A Death in the Family"
2005–2013Arrested DevelopmentBob Loblaw5 episodes
2006Van Stone: Tour of DutyLt. PerryMovie
2008Scott Baio Is 45...and SingleHimselfReality (8 episodes)
2008Finish LineFrank ChaseMovie
2009Confessions of a Teen IdolHimself (host)8 episodes
2012–2015See Dad RunDavid HobbsLead role (55 episodes); also executive Producer, 45 episodes
2014Sam & CatOfficer KelvinEpisode: "#MagicATM"
2014A Fairly Odd SummerFoop (Human Form)Movie

Director

Year Series Episode(s)
1987–90Charles in Charge36 episodes
1989–91Out of This World11 episodes
1989The New Lassie"Dangerous Party"
1992Baby Talk"Warren Piece"
1991The Family Man"A Tiny Advantage"
1991Harry and the Hendersons"Halloween"
1992Baby Talk"Warren Piece"
1993Shaky Ground"Pet Sematary", "The Scarlett Letter", "Sudden Impact"
1995First Time Out"Psyched Out"
1996Kirk"Strangers in the Night", "Hire Learning"
1996The Wayans Bros.4 episodes
1996–97The Jamie Foxx Show5 episodes
1997Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher"Pain in the Schneck"
1998Guys Like Us"Maestro's Big Break"
1998Malcolm & Eddie"Silenced Partner"
1998Unhappily Ever After"I Know What You Did in the Closet"
1998The Parkers"Three's a Shag"

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Baio was born in 1960,[1][2] though earlier sources state 1961.[3][4]
  2. One with Renée Sloan, the other is Renée Sloan's older daughter whom Baio adopted.

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1981 Daytime Emmy Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming Jack Melon in Stoned ABC Afterschool Special Nominated
1985 Daytime Emmy Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming All the Kids Do It CBS Schoolbreak Special Nominated
1981 Young Artist Award Best Young Comedian Happy Days Nominated
1982 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Television Series Happy Days Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Young Comedian - Motion Picture or Television Happy Days Won
Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Television special Jack Melon in Stoned ABC Afterschool Special Won
1983 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a New Television Series Joanie Loves Chachi Nominated
2002 San Diego International Film Festival Festival Award Best Actor The Bread, My Sweet Won
2004 TV Land Award Favorite Teen Dream - Male Joanie Loves Chachi Won
2006 TV Land Award Most Wonderful Wedding Chachi Arcola in Happy Days shared with Erin Moran Won

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Further reading

  • Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 10.
  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 336.
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