{{short description|American actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Jimmy Baio | image = Jimmy Baio from Soap full cast 1977 (cropped).JPG | image_size = | caption = Baio in 1977 | birth_name = James Joseph Baio | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|3|15}} | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1975–1996 | relatives = Chris Baio (cousin)<br>Scott Baio (cousin)<br>Harrison Bader (nephew) }} [[File:Soap full cast 1977.JPG|thumb|Cast of ''Soap'' (1977). Back row, L-R: Robert Urich, Ted Wass, Richard Mulligan, Robert Guillaume, Robert Mandan, Jimmy Baio, Diana Canova, Arthur Peterson Jr. Seated: Billy Crystal, Cathryn Damon, Katherine Helmond, Jennifer Salt.]] '''James Joseph Baio''' (born March 15, 1962) is an American former actor.<ref name="NYT">{{cite web|title=Jimmy Baio|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/3332/Jimmy-Baio/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716195117/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/3332/Jimmy-Baio/biography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|date=2014|archive-date=2014-07-16}}</ref> He began acting on TV at the age of 13. Baio is best known for playing Billy Tate on ''Soap''. His last role was in the 1996 film ''The Mirror Has Two Faces.''
== Career == Baio first appeared onscreen in 1975 at age 13. He made guest appearances on series such as ''The Facts of Life'', ''Fantasy Island'' and ''The Love Boat'', but his best known role was as Billy Tate on the comedy series ''Soap'' (1977–81).<ref>{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8}}</ref>
Baio's other credits include ''Matlock'', ''Trapper John, M.D.'', ''Matt Houston'', ''Too Close for Comfort'' and ''Family Feud''. Baio, along with Susan Richardson, participated in the ''Junior Pyramid'' special of ''The $20,000 Pyramid'' in 1979. He also appeared in the comedy movie ''The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' (1977) as Carmen Ronzonni.<ref>{{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) 'Bad News Bears' Make Comeback In an Effort to Go On to Japan|authorlink=Vincent Canby|first=Vincent|last=Canby|date=August 20, 1977|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E02E3DD103DE532A25753C2A96E9C946690D6CF}}</ref>
== Personal life == He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is the cousin of actor Scott Baio<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy Baio |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047815/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm |access-date=Dec 28, 2018 |website=IMDb}}</ref> and Vampire Weekend band member Chris Baio. He is also the uncle of Major League Baseball player Harrison Bader.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1975 || ''Ellery Queen'' || Graffiti Artist || Episode: "Too Many Suspects" |- | 1975–76 || ''Joe and Sons'' || Nick Vitale || Main cast (12 episodes) |- | 1976 || ''The Love Boat'' || Arnold Merritt || Television film |- | 1977 || ''The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' || Carmen Ronzonni || Feature film |- | 1977–81 || ''Soap'' || Billy Tate || Main cast (63 episodes) |- | 1978 || ''The Love Boat'' || Norman || Episode: "Rocky/Julie's Dilemma/Who's Who?" |- | 1979 || ''Fantasy Island'' || Willie Collins || Episode: "Amusement Park/Rock Stars" |- | 1981 || ''Fantasy Island'' || Jimmy Blair || Episode: "The Lady and the Monster/The Last Cowboy" |- | 1982 || ''The Facts of Life'' || Buzz Ryan || Episodes: "The Academy", "The Big Fight" |- | 1983 || ''Matt Houston'' || Jeb Harmon || Episode: "The Yacht Club Murders" |- | 1983 || ''Trapper John, M.D.'' || Jed || Episode: "South Side Story" |- | 1983 || ''Too Close for Comfort'' || Freddy Garibaldi || Episode: "Family Business" |- | 1985 || ''Brass'' || Tony Covello || Television film |- | 1986 || ''Playing for Keeps'' || Steinberg || Feature film |- | 1987 || ''Matlock'' || Mark Williams || Episode: "The Rat Pack" |- | 1991 || ''Kiss and Be Killed'' || Robert || Feature film |- | 1996 || ''The Mirror Has Two Faces'' || Jimmy the Waiter || Feature film |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== * Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995'', Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 336. * Dye, David ''Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 9.
== External links == * {{IMDb name|0047815}}
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