Anthony Catanzaro (born December 18, 1970) is an
American
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male fitness model, training consultant and bodybuilder.
Personal life
He was born in
Bay Shore, New York
Bay Shore is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip, New York, United States. It is situated on the South Shore of Long Island, adjoining the Great South Bay. The population of the CDP was 29,244 at the time of the 2020 ...
, U.S., on
Long Island
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and now lives in
New York City
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.
Career
Print
Catanzaro has been modeling for numerous magazines and has appeared in training videos and fitness/training magazines such as ''
Exercise
Exercise is a body activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness.
It is performed for various reasons, to aid growth and improve strength, develop muscles and the cardiovascular system, hone athletic ...
'', ''
Playgirl
''Playgirl'' was an American magazine that featured general interest articles, lifestyle and celebrity news, in addition to nude or semi-nude men. In the 1970s and 1980s, the magazine printed monthly and was marketed mainly to women, although i ...
'' (January 2001 centerfold), ''
Fitness Magazine
''Fitness'' is a United States-based women's magazine, focusing on health, exercise, and nutrition. It is owned and published by the Dotdash Meredith. The editor-in-chief of ''Fitness'' is Betty Wong.
History
''Fitness'' was launched in 1992, ...
'', ''
Health & Fitness'', ''
Natural Bodybuilding
Natural bodybuilding is a bodybuilding movement with various competitions that take place for bodybuilders who abstain from performance-enhancing drugs. This categorically excludes the use of substances like anabolic steroids, insulin, diuretics an ...
'', ''
Muscle & Fitness
''Muscle & Fitness'' is an American fitness and bodybuilding magazine founded in 1935 by Canadian entrepreneur Joe Weider. It was originally published under the title ''Your Physique'', before being renamed to ''Muscle Builder'' in 1954, and acq ...
'', ''Fitness Plus'', ''Men’s Exercise'' and ''Exercise for Men Only''.
TV appearances
He has appeared in TV shows like ''
Maury'', ''
Ricki'', ''
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'', ''
Good Day New York
''Good Day New York'' is a morning show airing on WNYW Fox 5 (channel 5), hosted by Rosanna Scotto and Bianca Peters. It is a Fox owned-and-operated television station in New York City, owned by the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of Fox Cor ...
'' and ''
Saturday Night Live
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'' as well as in films like ''
Carlito's Way
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'', ''
The Scout'', ''
Batman: Gothic'' and the independent film, ''
Beef
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In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantity ...
''. He was a contestant on the
Oxygen
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model search
reality television
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program ''
Mr. Romance
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''.
Bodybuilding
Catanzaro is a successful competitive bodybuilder with titles including Natural Bodybuilding Middleweight Champion (1998),
NPC New York State Middleweight winner (2002), INBF Tournament of Champions Middleweight Champion (2001) and INBF Natural NYC Middle Weight Champion (2005).
See also
*
List of male underwear models
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References
1970 births
Living people
American male bodybuilders
Male models from New York (state)
Sportspeople from New York City
Participants in American reality television series
Playgirl Men of the Month
People from Bay Shore, New York
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