{{short description|American actor and dancer (born 1959)}} {{Infobox person | image = Matt Lattanzi (1989).jpg | caption = Lattanzi in 1989 | birth_name = Matthew Vincent Lattanzi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|2|1}} | birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1976–1993 | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Olivia Newton-John|1984|1995|end=div}} * {{marriage|Cindy Jessup|1997|2007|end=div}} }} | children = Chloe Lattanzi }} '''Matthew Vincent Lattanzi'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.peoplesmart.com/people-results?FirstName=Matthew&LastName=Lattanzi&City=Portland&State=OR |title=General Name Search, PeopleSmart.com |access-date=2014-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015123441/https://www.peoplesmart.com/people-results?FirstName=Matthew&LastName=Lattanzi&City=Portland&State=OR |archive-date=2014-10-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (born February 1, 1959) is an American former actor and dancer. He is most commonly recognized as the ex-husband of singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, and for his acting in films such as ''My Tutor'' and the soap opera ''Paradise Beach''.
==Personal life== [[File:Olivia Newton-John and Matt Lattanzi (crop).jpg|thumb|right|Lattanzi with his first wife Dame Olivia Newton-John at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989]] Lattanzi was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, the son of Jeanette (née Slowikowski) and Charles Paul Lattanzi.<ref name="People">[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20089644,00.html "To Have and Hold". ''People''. January 7, 1985.] Accessed 2013-08-26.</ref> His father was a maintenance foreman<ref name="Breakup">[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20105781,00.html "Olivia's Breakup". ''People''. May 15, 1995.] Accessed 2013-08-26.</ref> of Italian descent, while his mother is of Polish ancestry.<ref>[http://interactive.ancestry.com/2442/m-t0627-03392-00172/65950571?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord 1940 U.S. Census, Ancestry.com]</ref><ref name="Job">[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/07/29/matt-lattanzi-sees-sunnier-days-ahead-for-paradise/ Hart, Marla. "Matt Lattanzi Sees Sunnier Days Ahead For 'Paradise'". ''Chicago Tribune''. July 29, 1993.] Accessed 2013-08-26.</ref> He graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School in 1977.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Jeff|title=18 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Portland|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/04/18_actors_you_maybe_didnt_know.html#incart_hbx#incart_best-of|access-date=29 April 2014|date=April 28, 2014}}</ref>
While filming ''Xanadu'' (1980), Lattanzi met Olivia Newton-John, whom he married in 1984.<ref name="People" /> The couple had one daughter, Chloe Rose Lattanzi, born on January 17, 1986.<ref>{{cite news|title=Baby Chloe is a first for Newton-John, Lattanzi|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OXxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gBIEAAAAIBAJ&dq=matt-lattanzi&pg=5772%2C5477441|access-date=30 June 2012|newspaper=The Milwaukee Sentinel|date=January 18, 1986}}</ref> By 1994, his acting career was largely over, and he worked as a contractor for a homebuilding company in California.<ref name="Job" /> Lattanzi and Newton-John moved to their farm in Australia in 1993 so that he could audition for the soap opera, ''Paradise Beach''.<ref name="Job" /> He had a six-month contract on the show.<ref name="Job" />
On April 24, 1995, Lattanzi and Newton-John announced their divorce. A year later, Olivia Newton-John would be in a relationship with Patrick Kim McDermott. McDermott disappeared in 2005, and was subsequently declared by the United States Coast Guard to have been lost at sea. From 1997 to 2007,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trellis.law/case/SD021155/MATTHEW-V-LATTANZI-VS-CINDY-L-JESSUP|title = SD021155 Matthew V. Lattanzi Vs Cindy L. Jessup}}</ref> Lattanzi was in a relationship with Cindy Jessup, who had been his and Newton-John's babysitter.<ref>{{cite news|title=Matt Lattanzi: Bio, Age, and Facts about Olivia Newton John's First Husband|url=https://news.amomama.com/183366-matt-lattanzi-bio-age-facts-olivia-newto.html|access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref>
In 2008, Lattanzi briefly appeared in the MTV reality series ''Rock the Cradle'', supporting his daughter Chloe (a contestant on the show).<ref name="Love" /> That same year, Lattanzi—a lifelong environmentalist<ref name="Paradise" />—was reported to be living off the grid near Malibu, California. He now resides in Portland, Oregon.<ref name="Love">[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sunday-heraldsun/olivias-ex-longing-to-share-his-teepee/story-e6frf92x-1111116833114 Byrne, Fiona. "Matt Lattanzi: Looking for Love in Australia". ''Sunday Herald Sun''. July 6, 2008.] Accessed 2013-08-26.</ref>
==Career== Lattanzi's feature film debut was as a dancer in the 1980 movie ''Xanadu''.<ref name="Job" />
Lattanzi's career consists mostly of small movie parts, though he did have a starring role in 1983's ''My Tutor''. Other film credits include ''Rich and Famous'', ''Grease 2'', ''That's Life!'', ''Roxanne'', ''Catch Me If You Can'', and ''Diving In''. Lattanzi also had a significant role in the Australian soap opera ''Paradise Beach'',<ref name="Paradise">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qW0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cgkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6724,4052889&dq=matt-lattanzi&hl=en Groves, Seli. "Matt Lattanzi: A Message from Paradise". ''The Spokane Spokesman-Review''. July 27, 1993.] Accessed 2013-08-26.</ref> and he appeared in eight of Newton-John's music videos: "Xanadu", "Hollywood Nights", "Gimme Some Lovin'", "Landslide", "Soul Kiss", "Toughen Up", "It’s Always Australia For Me", and "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed".
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1980 || ''Xanadu'' || Young Danny McGuire / Xanadu Dancer || Feature film |- | 1981 || ''Rich and Famous'' || Jim || Feature film |- | 1982 || ''Grease 2'' || Brad || Feature film |- | 1983 || ''My Tutor'' || Bobby Chrystal || Feature film |- | 1986 || ''That's Life!'' || Larry Bartlet || Feature film |- | 1987 || ''Roxanne'' || Trent || Feature film |- | 1988 || ''Blueberry Hill'' || Denny Logan || Feature film |- | 1989 || ''Catch Me If You Can'' || Dylan Malone || Feature film |- | 1990 || ''Diving In'' || Jerome Colter || Feature film |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1993 || ''Paradise Beach'' || Cooper Hart || Main cast (100 episodes) |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1980 || "Gimme Some Lovin'" || Himself || Music video |- | 1980 || "Xanadu" || Himself || Music video |- | 1980 || "Hollywood Nights" || Himself || Music video |- | 1981 || "Landslide" || Himself || Music video |- | 1982 || "Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical" || Himself || TV special (Music video: "Landslide") |- | 1995 || "Toughen Up" || Himself || Music video |- | 1986 || "Olivia: Soul Kiss" || Himself || Music video: "Soul Kiss" |- | 1988 || "It’s Always Australia For Me" || Himself || Music video |- | 1988 || "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed" || Himself || Music video |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|490402|Matt Lattanzi}}
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