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Matt Lattanzi

American actor and dancer (born 1959)

Matt Lattanzi
Lattanzi in 1989
Born	Matthew Vincent Lattanzi (1959-02-01) February 1, 1959 (age 65) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–1993
Spouses	Olivia Newton-John ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 1995)​ Cindy Jessup ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2007)​
Children	Chloe Lattanzi

Matthew Vincent Lattanzi^[1] (born February 1, 1959) is an American former actor and dancer. He is most commonly recognized as the first husband of singer and actress Dame Olivia Newton-John, and for his acting in films such as My Tutor and the soap opera Paradise Beach.

Personal life[edit]

Lattanzi was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, the son of Jeanette (née Slowikowski) and Charles Paul Lattanzi.^[2] His father was a maintenance foreman^[3] of Italian descent, while his mother is of Polish ancestry.^[4][5] He graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School in 1977.^[6]

While filming Xanadu (1980), Lattanzi met Olivia Newton-John, whom he married in 1984.^[2] The couple had one daughter, Chloe Rose Lattanzi, born on January 17, 1986.^[7] By 1993, his acting career was largely over, and he took a job as a contractor for a homebuilding company in California.^[5] Lattanzi and Newton-John moved to their farm in Australia in 1993 so that he could audition for the soap opera, Paradise Beach.^[5] He won a six-month contract for the show.^[5]

On April 24, 1995, Lattanzi and Newton-John announced their divorce. A year later, Olivia Newton-John would be in a relationship with Patrick Kim McDermott. McDermott disappeared in 2005, and was subsequently declared by the United States Coast Guard to have been lost at sea.^{[8][circular reference]} From 1997 to 2007,^[9] Lattanzi was in a relationship with Cindy Jessup, who had been his and Newton-John’s babysitter.^[10]

In 2008, Lattanzi briefly appeared in the MTV reality series Rock the Cradle, supporting his daughter Chloe (a contestant on the show).^[11] That same year, Lattanzi—a lifelong environmentalist^[12]—was reported to be living off the grid near Malibu, California. He now resides in Portland, Oregon.^[11]

Career[edit]

Lattanzi's feature film debut was as a dancer in the 1980 movie Xanadu.^[5]

Lattanzi's career consists mostly of small movie parts, though he did have a starring role in 1983's My Tutor. Other film credits include Rich and Famous, Grease 2, That's Life!, Roxanne, Catch Me If You Can, and Diving In. Lattanzi also had a significant role in the Australian soap opera, Paradise Beach,^[12] and he appeared in eight of Newton-John's music videos: "Xanadu", "Hollywood Nights",『Gimmie Some Lovin’,』"Landslide", "Soul Kiss", "Toughen Up", "It’s Always Australia For Me,” and “Can't We Talk It Over in Bed".

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External links[edit]

• Matt LattanziatIMDb
• Matt LattanziatAllMovie