Marcus Schenkenberg

Marcus Schenkenberg has also appeared—mostly as himself—in many episodes of different international TV shows including the Pamela Anderson vehicle V.I.P. (2001), American soap opera As the World Turns, Stacked (2005), on VH1's fourth season of The Surreal Life or One Life to Live. In Italy these were The Corlucci Cald Show, La Grande Notte del Lunedì Sera, and Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2002) as well as La Talpa (2004), the Italian version of Celebrity Mole. Further he was guest host of an Italian soccer TV program and appeared on VH1's fourth season of The Surreal Life. Schenkenberg has guested in several German TV shows such as the Bambi (2003), Heidi Klum's Germany's Next Topmodel (2006) and took part at Stefan Raab's Wok racing (2010).

Website Fashion Indie indicates that Schenkenberg is of mixed Dutch/Indonesian parentage. Presumably, one of Sex and the City's characters, Smith Jerrod (played by actor Jason Lewis)—Samantha Jones' model boyfriend—was inspired by Schenkenberg. One of Smith Jerrod's photos was a remake from that of Schenkenberg.

During the early nineties he had relationships with the models Maureen Gallegher, Catherine Hardenborg and Rosemarie Wetzel. Schenkenberg dated various prominent women during the following years, including Mariah Carey, Nicky Hilton, Niki Köhler, Victoria Silvstedt and Jessica Simpson. His relationship with Pamela Anderson between 2000 and 2001 made him more well-known to the public aside from his modelling.

In 1999, he was asked by a friend to record a song, which was meant for fun but was followed by a contract with EMI. "La Chica Marita" was produced by Tony Catania and was also released on the soundtrack of the movie Flawless with Robert De Niro. Schenkenberg described the work on the song and video as good experience, but he remained more interested in acting.

In 1997, he published a book, Marcus Schenkenberg: New Rules, which featured numerous photos and personal notes and comments on his modelling career, as well as contributions from colleagues, family members and people in the fashion and modeling business.

Schenkenberg was born in Stockholm to Dutch parents. He has a citizenship with Netherlands, but has been based in New York City since 1991.

Marcus Lodewijk Schenkenberg van Mierop (born 4 August 1968), better known as Marcus Schenkenberg, is a Dutch model, actor, singer, writer and television personality. He is regarded as one of the highest paid per-year male model and the first male supermodel.

For the 25th anniversary of the Bodenseeklinik, Schenkenberg publicly did a "Vampire-Lifting" to gain a younger look.