Ricardo Aníbal Fort Campa (5 November 1968 − 25 November 2013) was an Argentine socialite, entrepreneur and television director. Although his career lasted four years, Fort was one of the most popular personalities in his country.
Early life
The ''Felfort''
confectionery company was founded in 1912 in Buenos Aires by Fort's grandfather, Felipe Fort, and soon became one of the top confectionery companies in Argentina.
Ricardo's father, Carlos Augusto Fort, took control of the company after Felipe's death in 1969. Ricardo Fort developed a close relationship with his mother, opera singer Marta Campa.
Businesses
Fort developed businesses in the
textile
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...
industry and in modeling as well as owned the Fortmen clothing line.
Theater
Television
In 2009, Fort participated in the reality series ''El musical de tus sueños''.
In 2010, Fort was selected to be one of the judges of the seventh season of ''
Bailando por un Sueño
''Bailando por un Sueño'' is a franchised TV series in various Latin American countries. Meaning "Dancing for a dream", it is a reality series that commenced on the Mexican television network Canal de las Estrellas, in which celebrities are partne ...
2010''.
In 2011 he worked in the theatrical production ''Fortuna 2''.
Music
Fort released a single called ''No volverás'' early in his career.
Personal life
In 2010, Fort revealed in an interview on the talk show ''Tienen la Palabra'' that his twin children Felipe and Marta were born of a
surrogate mother found through the auspices of a company in California.
He was openly
bisexual.
Death
Fort died on 25 November 2013 in a Buenos Aires clinic, due to cardiac arrest following a
gastrointestinal bleeding
Gastrointestinal bleeding (GI bleed), also called gastrointestinal hemorrhage (GIB), is all forms of bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, from the mouth to the rectum. When there is significant blood loss over a short time, symptoms may include ...
. He was being treated for a knee injury he suffered a few months before. He was 45 years old. Just days before, he had suffered a
femoral fracture
A femoral fracture is a bone fracture that involves the femur. They are typically sustained in high-impact trauma, such as car crashes, due to the large amount of force needed to break the bone. Fractures of the diaphysis, or middle of the femu ...
in Miami, Florida.
Habló la cuñada de Fort: "La causa de la muerte fue una hemorragia digestiva"
''Clarín'', 25 November 2013
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1968 births
2013 deaths
Argentine television personalities
Argentine television directors
Businesspeople from Buenos Aires
Argentine LGBT actors
Argentine LGBT businesspeople
Argentine bisexual people
Argentine male stage actors
Argentine male television actors
Bisexual male actors
Bisexual businesspeople
LGBT television directors
Deaths from gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Bailando por un Sueño (Argentine TV series) judges
Argentine socialites