Scott Baio

Endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and spoke at the opening night of the 2016 Republican National Convention in support of Trump.

Endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.

In 2007, VH1 played this reputation into a reality series called Scott Baio Is 45. . .

And Single (2007). On the show, he meets with a life coach to try and find reasons why he is still single. In order to accomplish this, he must revisit his ex-girlfriends (including Erin Moran and Julie McCullough) to find out what went right and what went wrong in the relationships. Follwing the completion of the first season, he announced that his girlfriend, Renee Baio, was pregnant with his first child.

Ranked #16 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue).

Is a registered Republican. In 2004, he attended former President Ronald Reagan's funeral at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California.

Was engaged to graduate student Janette Jonasson as of July 18, 2001, but has since broken off the engagement.

In the fall of 1998, he starred in a sitcom called "Rewind" which had been picked up by FOX. However, the network canceled the series before a single episode made it to air.

In 1997, he was rumored to have died in a car accident, but this was quickly declared as false. He has gained a reputation for dating several high-profile (mostly blonde) actresses, most notably Pamela Anderson, Heather Locklear and former co-star Nicole Eggert.

(1995) and Unhappily Ever After (1995). Offscreen, Scott has made a few headlines as well.

Left his role on Diagnosis Murder (1993) at the end of the second season, to look for other projects, he was replaced by Charlie Schlatter, who stayed with his role until the series' cancellation.

He has had starring roles on Baby Talk (1991) and Diagnosis Murder (1993) and guest starring roles on Veronica's Closet (1997) and Arrested Development (2003). He has even tried his hand behind the camera, directing episodes of The Wayans Bros.

After one season on CBS, the series was retooled and moved to first-run syndication where it ran successfully from 1987 to 1990.

Since Charles in Charge (1984) ended, Scott has been able to stay busy, albeit with a relatively lower profile.

The 26 May 1982 issue of Variety, in the "Film Production Chart" section, lists an independent movie called Hi-Jinx that started filming 24 May 1982 starring Scott Baio, Leif Garrett. Producer was David Gil, director James Komak, script Barry Roberts & Allen Stone. The film was evidently never released.

This exposure helped him become a major teen idol in the early 1980s.

(1979), Foxes (1980) and Zapped! (1982) and even starred in three other short-lived sitcoms (Blansky's Beauties (1977), Who's Watching the Kids (1978), and the "Happy Days" spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi (1982)).

His first real taste of success occurred in 1976 when he beat out 2,000 other child actors for the starring role in the child gangster film Bugsy Malone (1976).

The following year, Scott's popularity soared after he was chosen for the role of Chachi Arcola, The Fonz's cousin, on the ABC sitcom Happy Days (1974). Soon after, Scott's parents moved him to Hollywood to help him keep up with the demands of his acting career.

Throughout his stint on Happy Days (1974) from 1977 to 1984, Scott still managed to appear in several films, including Skatetown, U. S. A.

After Happy Days (1974) went off the air in 1984, Scott moved to CBS where he was given the starring role on the sitcom Charles in Charge (1984). He played a college student who was hired to watch over three children.

Scott Vincent James Baio was born on September 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the third child of Mario and Rose Baio, who had emigrated from Italy. At the young age of nine, Scott decided that he wanted to be an actor. Soon after, his parents took him on interviews and he was able to land in small roles in commercials.