Scott Baio: biography
Scott Baio was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 22, 1961 to Mario (from Italy)
and Rose Baio. The youngest of three children, Baio approached his mother at the age of nine and told her directly, "I want to be
on television." The parents obliged and took him on a few interviews in New York. Before
long, their son had achieved his dream and was appearing in commercials.
While still a novice performer, Baio was selected from a field of 2,000 other child actors
for the starring role in the 1976 film "Bugsy Malone." Following his feature-film
debut, he appeared in the television movie "Luke Was There" and his television career was
born.
In 1977, he became a regular on "Happy Days" as Fonzie's cousin, Chachi Arcola. He also
appeared on two sitcoms that Garry Marshall wanted him to appear in: Blansky's Beauties in 1977
and Who's Watching the Kids in 1978. In 1978, his family relocated to Hollywood to keep up with his demanding career. Besides playing
Chachi, the busy teenager also appeared in the films "Skatetown, USA" (1979), "Foxes" (1980), and
"Zapped!" (1982). In 1982, Baio co-starred with Erin Moran in their own show, "Joanie Loves
Chachi," a "Happy Days" spin-off. The series was cancelled after a single season and both
actors returned to "Happy Days" in 1983 for the final year.
For more information on what Scott Baio has done after Happy Days, see the Where are they now? section.
The above biography is from the Nick-at-Nite site with minor additions by
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