Matt Borlenghi is an American actor, best known for his roles as Brian Bodine on ''

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'' from 1991 to 1993 and 1996, as Russ on '' The Jeff Foxworthy Show'', as Rich Casey on '' Police Academy: The Series'' and as Lyle on ''

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''.

Career

Borlenghi came to national attention playing Brian Bodine on ''

'' in the early 1990s. His character was the main romantic interest of Hayley Vaughan, played by

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, until he quit the show in 1993 in favor of doing comedy TV.https://variety.com/2015/tv/spotlight/kelly-ripa-all-my-children-1201610771/ However, later in 1996, he did make a brief return to stir things up between Hayley and new boyfriend Mateo (

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). Borlenghi also played Ziggy Deadmarsh on CBS

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'' in 2002, and Mayor Anthony Marino on

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''. Borlenghi spent several years starring on various sitcoms, such as '' The Jeff Foxworthy Show'', in which he portrayed

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's assistant Russ Francis; ''

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'' on UPN; '' Party Girl'' on FOX; and '' Police Academy: The Series''. He also guest-starred on ''

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'' and other shows. He directed a short film, ''Jack'', which won him awards on the film festival circuit. He played the title role in the adaptation independent film ''Jack Rio'', which he also co-wrote and produced with director Gregori J. Martin ("The Bay"), and more recently starred in "Branded" and "Lethal Admirer". Borlenghi also creates, develops, and produces reality TV shows, such as ''Postmortem in Vegas'' for LMN / A&E Networks and just completed a one-hour law enforcement drama pilot script revolving around a federal agency, "ATF". Borlenghi moved to Atlanta, Georgia to become a part of the filming community there and to teach acting to kids though adults and had recurring roles on two shows that film there, the Netflix series ''

'' and '' Champaign ILL''. In addition, he starred as Bobby DeBarge's real-life manager Bernd Lichter in ''The Bobby DeBarge Story'', a huge hit on TV One network. Borlenghi also plays a role in the new video game MAFIA: Definitive Edition, as Sergio Morello.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Borlenghi, Matt Living people American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Year of birth missing (living people)