Lorenzo Caccialanza (born January 28, 1955) is an Italian-born American football

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and actor.

Career

Football

Caccialanza played for several years in the Italian leagues before moving to the United States to pursue an acting career. In 1986, he played for the

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when they won the

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championship. Caccialanza was the league leading goalkeeper. Caccialanza was an assistant coach with the Marlborough School in

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Acting

As an actor, Caccialanza is best known for his work on the

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prime time

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'' Knots Landing'' as Nick Schillace, the gigolo boyfriend of Anne Matheson (played by

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). Caccialanza has also appeared on the daytime soap operas, '' Days of Our Lives'' and ''

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''. He played the Italian terrorist Marco in ''

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''.

Personal life

Jane Fonda dated Caccialanza for about six months beginning in 1989. She broke up with him and began a relationship with businessman

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in the middle of 1990.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caccialanza, Lorenzo 1955 births American male soap opera actors American male television actors Italian footballers Italian emigrants to the United States Living people Footballers from Milan Western Soccer Alliance players Cologno Monzese Association football goalkeepers