Juan Pablo Di Pace (born 25 July 1979) is an Argentine actor and singer. He began his career in the

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, performing in a number of musicals and appearing in films like ''

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'' (2005) and ''

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'' (2008). He later moved to Spain, starring in several television series from 2009 to 2013. In 2014, Di Pace began starring as

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in the TNT drama series ''

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''. From 2016 to 2020, he played the role of

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's estranged husband, Fernando, on '' Fuller House'', a

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series of '' Full House''.

Early life and education

Di Pace was born in

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, Argentina, and moved to Spain when he was twelve. He was raised

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. He lived in London for ten years. He speaks fluent Spanish, Italian and

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. At age 17, he was awarded a scholarship to attend the United World College of the Adriatic in

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, and later studied theatre at the

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Career

Prior to joining the big screen, Di Pace appeared in the London musical ''

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'' and fronted posters for the production shown all over the

. He also played the role of

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in the Trieste production of '' Grease'' in Italy, partly directed by Di Pace. For two years, he was Tony Manero in the 2009–2010 Spanish production of ''

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'' in Madrid, produced by Stage Entertainment, which won him critical acclaim by the European press. In 2011-12 he starred in the original Spanish production of ''Más de cien mentiras'' produced by Drive Entertainment. Di Pace has made several appearances on British television, such as the

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comedy '' The Catherine Tate Show'', BBC One film ''Aftersun'', BBC One series '' New Tricks'' and

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soap '' River City'', which he joined in 2005 playing the character of Luca Rossi. His on-screen debut was in the 2005 film ''

''. He is also featured in ''

'' (2008). Upon moving to Spain he played regular roles in TV series such as ''Supercharly'', ''Angel o Demonio'', '' Los Hombres de Paco'', ''90-60-90'', and ''El Don de Alba''. In 2011 he starred in the final season of '' Física o Química,''. Di Pace also starred in the video for the 2004 Eric Prydz hit " Call On Me". In the video, he is the only man amongst a group of women in an

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. He also directed and starred in the sequel ''What a Feeling'' by Hughes Corporation in 2006, which is loosely based on dance sequences from '' Flashdance'' and ''

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''. In 2008 he directed a music video for

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, in which he appears opposite his sister, María Victoria Di Pace. In 2009 he appeared on the videoclip "'' Time Is Running Out''" by

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. In 2013, Di Pace was cast as series regular billionaire businessman

for season 3 of the TNT drama series ''

''. In 2016, Di Pace appears in a recurring role as Fernando, the fiancé and ex-husband of Kimmy Gibbler on the Netflix series '' Fuller House''. Starting in the second season he was promoted to the main cast. In 2018, he was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on

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of ''

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'', being paired with the professional dancer Cheryl Burke. Despite earning five perfect scores and holding the highest average of the season, they were eliminated in the semi-final in a double elimination with

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and

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, and tied for fifth place.

Personal life

Di Pace came out publicly as gay in July 2019. Before this, he said of his sexuality, "Acceptance was my fuel, and when that is the case, like an addict, you do whatever it takes to get a fix. I figured if I changed my fucking self, I could be in."

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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