David Charvet
About David Charvet
A native of France who moved to New York when he was nine years old and Los Angeles when he was 10, David Charvet became an Elite print model at age 18, appearing in campaigns for Levi's and Coca-Cola, among others. About one billion TV viewers in 142 countries watching "Baywatch" weekly from 1992-95 saw his buffed, olive-complexioned body, making the model-turned-actor with the winning smile an international celebrity. As lifeguard Matt Brody, Charvet was rarely asked to do more than act the stud. Charvet abandoned the series to study acting seriously and pursue additional career opportunities. He appeared in two 1995 TV-movies: "Seduced and Betrayed" (NBC), in which he was a young husband and contractor who has an affair with a psychopathic Susan Lucci; and "Derby" (ABC), in which he was a passionate horse breeder. "Angel Flight Down" (ABC, 1996) found him cast as a member of an emergency medical team coping with survival after the team's plane crashes. Charvet went on to appear from 1996 to 1997 on the popular Fox nighttime soap "Melrose Place".
| Name: | Relation: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| Shaya Charvet | son | Born March 5, 2008; mother, Brooke Burke |
| Heaven Rain Charvet | daughter | Born Jan. 8, 2007; mother, Brooke Burke |
| Paul Guez | father | |
| Christiane Charvet | mother | David took her surname when he became a model |
| Name: | Relation: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke Burke | companion | Began dating in 2005; engaged in August 2006 |
| Appeared on the Fox primetime soap "Melrose Place" | |
| Born in France | |
| Co-starred as Matt Brody on "Baywatch" | |
| 1981 | Moved with his family to the US |
| 1982 | Settled in Los Angeles |
| 1990 - 1992 | Appeared in national print ads for Bugle Boy clothing, Levi's, Miller's Outpost, and Coca-Cola |
| 1990 | Signed with Elite Model Management (date approximate) |
| 1995 | Made TV-movie debut in "Seducted and Betrayed" |
Notes
"French is my first language, English is my second, and I believe Shakespeare will be my third." -- David Charvet in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, June 16, 1995
"Give me a part in a film and I'll show you I'm not just a heartthrob." -- David Charvet in PEOPLE, August 15, 1994
"I've seen a few girls almost faint in front of him. He's great with it. It doesn't affect him." -- "Baywatch co-star Pamela Anderson in PEOPLE, August 15, 1994
In 1994, Charvet wrote an advice column for TIGER BEAT Magazine, spending four hours per month answering mail by hand. "Our responsibility as stars is to be sort of role models. That's our power. If I can just get my point across and hit two or three kids that really need it, I've done some good." -- David Charvet in PEOPLE, August 15, 1994.
Towards the desire to be a role model, Charvet's "Baywatch" biography noted he he never used drugs, alcohol or cigarettes.
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Birth Name : David Faranck Guez
Born
May, 15 1972 in Lyon, France
Education
- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada took voice classes
Professions
actor, model