David Franck Charvet (; born 15 May 1972) is a French singer, actor, model, and television personality.

Early life

Charvet was born and raised in

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, the son of Christiane Charvet Haddad and businessman Paul Guez, founder of the Sasson brand of jeans in the 1980s. He was raised in a

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household. He won a

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through the Morrison visa lottery in the early 1990s. In 1999, he left acting to pursue a music career. Until recently, Charvet lived in his native France, where he toured (among other parts of Europe) as a singer.

Acting career

Charvet caught his big break in 1992 on the American television program ''

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'' as

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. He remained on ''Baywatch'' for three full seasons until 1995. He appeared as Craig Field on ''

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'' from 1996–98. Between 1995–99, he appeared in ''Seduced and Betrayed'', ''Derby'', ''Angel Flight Down'', and ''Meet Prince Charming''. He left acting in 1999 to concentrate on his musical career. In 2006, Charvet returned to acting in a movie directed by Roger Christian called ''

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'', which was only completed and released in 2013. He also appeared in the film ''

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'', also known as ''Beach Kings''. In 2009, he took part in

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's summer reality show '' The Superstars'' and came in third with his partner

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. In 2010, he was a contestant in the French

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'' (French version of '' The Farm''). The show was broadcast on TF1.

Music career

After successful runs at ''Baywatch'' and ''Melrose Place'' in the 1990s, Charvet decided to return to France with a 5-album contract with

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Group France. During a span of seven years, he released three pop rock studio albums with self-titled ''David Charvet'' in 1997, ''Leap of Faith'' in 2002, and ''Se laisser quelque chose'' in 2004. His materials catered to both English and French language listeners for a wider spectrum of audiences. His debut single "Should I Leave", a bilingual hit in French and English, hit #3 in France and also charted in Belgium and Sweden. His bilingual hit "Jusqu'au bout"/"Leap of Faith" reached #6 in France, followed by the bilingual "Apprendre à aimer"/"Teach Me How to Love" that made it to the French Top 20 and was a hit in Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Charvet has sold over 2.5 million albums.

Interests

In June 2010, Charvet joined '' The Blue Seals'', a non-profit organization aimed at providing a rapid response to environmental emergencies, focusing on ocean preservation, and is a member of its board of directors. It worked on raising awareness of the

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, helping French company Ecoceane's ships designed to collect floating waste and hydrocarbons to take part in the cleanup.

Personal life

Charvet and

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married on 12 August 2011; Brooke announced that she would take her husband's last name and be known as Brooke Burke-Charvet. They have two children together, daughter Heaven (born 2007) and son Shaya (born 2008), and are raising their children in the

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. In April 2018, the couple announced that they were divorcing after seven years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in March 2020. Charvet eventually left the entertainment career to spend more time with family. When building his house in Malibu in 2006, he was unhappy with the contractor's work, so he fired him and took over the work as the project manager, and would eventually continue in the construction business. As of 2022, Charvet runs Los Angeles-based residential contracting company The Jones Builders Group.

Filmography

;TV series *1992-1995: ''

'' as

*1994: ''Harts of the West'' as Tad *1996-1998: ''

'' as Craig Field ;Videos *1995: ''Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise'' as

*2009: ''

'' aka ''Beach Kings'' as Cameron Day ;TV films *1995: '' Seduced and Betrayed'' as Dan Hiller *1995: ''Derby'' as Cass Sundstrom *1996: ''Angel Flight Down'' as Brad Brown *2010: ''The Perfect Teacher'' (Spanish title: ''Falsa Inocencia''; French title: ''Une élève trop parfaite'') as Jim Wilkes ;Feature films *1999: ''Meet Prince Charming'' as Jack Harris *2013: ''

''; French title: ''La malédiction de la pyramide'' as Doug Adler ;Reality shows *'' The Superstars'' (2009) *''

'' (2010)

Discography

Albums

Singles

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

References

External links

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