Alec Musser (born April 11, 1973) is an American fitness model and actor.

Early life and education

Musser was raised on the East Coast in New Jersey and Connecticut, and attended the

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before moving to San Diego where he eventually attended the

University of San Diego The University of San Diego (USD) is a private Roman Catholic research university in San Diego, California. Chartered in July 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University (comprising the College for Men and Schoo ...

. As a kid growing up, Alec credits his parents with instilling good morals, a strong work ethic, a respect for education and a love for sports and travel from an early age. His competitive nature was probably fostered from being the younger brother of John, with whom he competed for everything from grades to sports to girls. This sense of competition served Alec well growing up as a star athlete competing in football, ice hockey and lacrosse and as a star pupil graduating with high honors from both high school and college.

Career

After college, Alec moved to Mammoth Lakes, Ca. to work on the professional

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, one of the largest ski resorts in America. Patrolling for three seasons, Alec quickly proved himself as a strong addition to the squad. At Mammoth he worked to maintain a safe ski area, provided first aid and transport to injured skiers and performed avalanche control on one of the best and most challenging mountains in the U.S., both as a skier and patroller. "It was the most fun and rewarding job I have ever had." During the off season, Alec worked as a

lifeguard A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake. Lifeguards are trained in swimming and CPR/ AED first a ...

and traveled to surf in exotic locales. It was during the summer after his third season that Alec was approached by a modeling agent. The agent quickly sent photos to Bruce Webber who was casting the new Abercrombie and Fitch campaign. Alec soon found himself in Miami then shortly after on the shopping bags and billboards for A and F. Since then Alec has traveled to places as far off as Paris, Greece, South Africa, Australia and Hawaii modeling for clients such as Gianfranco Ferré, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Speedo and Target. In August 2005, Musser won the reality TV contest ''

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'' to get the part on the popular soap ''

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''. He took over the role of Del Henry for

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after a long absence since 1995. Although the show stated the role was a thirteen-week contract, head writer

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extended his contract. Musser is signed to Silver Model Management in

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. He was with Nous Model Management in

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until 2008. In 2012 he appeared in the television series

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as a

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Filmography

Television

*''

'' as himself (2005 winner) *''

'' as Del Henry #2 (2005–07) *''

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'' as Plumber (2009) *''

'' as Friedrich (2012, episode "

Watch While I Revise the World The eighth and final season of '' Desperate Housewives'', a television series created by Marc Cherry, began broadcasting in the United States on September 25, 2011, and concluded on May 13, 2012.

Films

*'' Road to the Altar'' as Camera Guy *'' Grown Ups'' as Guy in the Waterpark

External links

Alec Musser's Official Website
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Musser's stay in Pine Valley extended
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