Eddie Cibrian

{{short description|American actor (born 1973)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| birth_name = Edward Carl Cibrian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|6|16}}

| birth_place = Burbank, California, U.S.

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1993–present

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Edward Carl Cibrian ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|b|r|i|ən}} {{respell|SIB|ree-ən}}; born June 16, 1973)According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Cole Deschanel on the television series Sunset Beach and Jimmy Doherty on Third Watch.

His other notable television roles include Matt Clark in The Young and the Restless, Russell Varon in Invasion, Jesse Cardoza in CSI: Miami and Eddie Valetik in Take Two. Some of his best known films include the cult classic But I'm a Cheerleader and The Best Man Holiday.

Early life and career

Cibrian, an only child, was born in Burbank, California. His mother, Hortensia (née Balaguer), is an office manager, and his father, Carl Cibrian, a banker. Both of Cibrian's parents are from Cuba. His father's family immigrated from Cuba to the United States after Fidel Castro came to power in 1959. His mother's family left Cuba about three years later. Cibrian's parents later met in California.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-04-23-ugly-betty_N.htm|title='Betty' spices up its salon, stories and guest stars|date=April 23, 2008|publisher=usatoday.com | first=William | last=Keck | access-date=May 1, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/68/Eddie-Cibrian.html|title=Eddie Cibrian Biography (1973-)|website=www.filmreference.com}}

Cibrian starred in The Young and the Restless as Matt Clark, Baywatch Nights as Griff Walker, Sunset Beach as Cole Deschanel, CSI: Miami as Jesse Cardoza, Third Watch as womanizing New York City firefighter Jimmy Doherty, Tilt as rising poker star Eddie Towne, and Invasion as Everglades park ranger Russell Varon. He also guest-starred in Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Criminal Minds, and Beverly Hills, 90210. His movie credits include Living Out Loud (1998), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), and The Cave (2005).

In addition to acting, he sang in the soul-pop boy band 3Deep from 1998 to 2001, along with Young and The Restless costar and real-life best friend Joshua Morrow and Canadian singer CJ Huyer.{{cite web|last1=Bellino|first1=Damian|title=Throwback To Eddie Cibrian's Boy Band Days|url=http://blog.vh1.com/2014-07-17/throwback-to-eddie-cibrians-boy-band-days/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721164012/http://blog.vh1.com/2014-07-17/throwback-to-eddie-cibrians-boy-band-days/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2014|website=Vh1 Blog|access-date=July 18, 2014|date=July 17, 2014}}

In 2006, Cibrian joined the cast of the Fox series Vanished midway through the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/Gale-Harold-Vanished-8388.aspx|title=Find Out Why Gale Harold Vanished!|last=Ausiello|first=Michael |date=October 4, 2006|publisher=tvguide.com|access-date=November 21, 2009}} The series was canceled after nine of the thirteen episodes produced were aired with subsequent episodes released via Myspace.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/fox-extends-death-s-life-1117954038/|title=Fox extends 'Death's' life|last=Adalain|first=Josef|date=November 16, 2006|publisher=Variety|access-date=November 21, 2009}} The following year, he was cast as Jason Austin in the unaired pilot of Football Wives, the ABC remake of the British drama Footballers Wives.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/exclusive-samantha-snags-8352.aspx|title=Exclusive: Samantha Who? Snags Eddie Cibrian, Lost's Sanchez|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|date=September 27, 2007|publisher=tvguide.com|access-date=November 21, 2009}}

Cibrian has had guest spots on Samantha Who?, Dirty Sexy Money, and Ugly Betty. In 2009, he joined the cast of CSI: Miami as an officer from the Hollywood division who joins Horatio's team in Miami.{{cite news | author=Matt Mitovich | title=CSI: Miami Gets Hotter as Eddie Cibrian Joins Cast | url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/CSI-Miami-Cibrian-1007232.asdpx | work=TV Guide Online | date=June 24, 2009 | access-date=June 25, 2009}} His contract was not picked up for the 2010–11 season.{{cite magazine |url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/16/scoop-csi-miami-cuts-eddie-cibrian/ |title=Scoop: 'CSI: Miami' cuts Eddie Cibrian |date=June 17, 2010 |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=June 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619004911/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/16/scoop-csi-miami-cuts-eddie-cibrian/ |archive-date=June 19, 2010 }}

In July 2010, Cibrian guest starred as a bounty hunter in multiple episodes of NBC's drama series Chase.

In March 2011, Cibrian was cast as the lead in the NBC pilot for The Playboy Club, a TV series set at the first Playboy Club in Chicago in 1963.{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Pilot Scoop: Eddie Cibrian Scores Playboy Lead|url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/03/pilot-scoop-eddie-cibrian-scores-playboy-lead/|newspaper=TV Line|date=March 11, 2011|access-date=March 13, 2011|archive-date=November 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127055027/http://www.tvline.com/2011/03/pilot-scoop-eddie-cibrian-scores-playboy-lead/|url-status=dead}} In early October 2011, The Playboy Club was canceled by NBC after three episodes due to low ratings.{{cite news|title=NBC cancels controversial 'Playboy Club'|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/04/playboy-club-cancelled/|access-date=October 4, 2012|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 4, 2011}} In 2016, he was added to the cast of Rosewood as Capt. Ryan Slade.{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2016/07/13/rosewood-eddie-cibrian-season-2-replace-brian-austin-green/ |title=Rosewood Update: Eddie Cibrian Tapped to Replace Brian Austin Green |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=July 13, 2016 |website=tvfanatic |access-date=August 9, 2016 |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630133128/https://tvline.com/2016/07/13/rosewood-eddie-cibrian-season-2-replace-brian-austin-green/ |url-status=dead }} In 2018, he starred as the Private Investigator, Eddie Valetik, in Take Two on ABC.

Personal life

In May 2001, Cibrian married Brandi Glanville, a former model and reality television star.{{cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brandi-glanville-donates-wedding-dress-to-army-wife-2-years-after-eddie-cibrian-divorce-201361/|title=Brandi Glanville Donates Wedding Dress to Army Wife 2 Years After Eddie Cibrian Divorce|first=Zach|last=Johnson|date=January 6, 2013|work=Us Weekly|access-date=September 26, 2020}} Cibrian and Glanville have two sons, Mason and Jake.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/eddie-cibrian-is-committed-to-being-a-devoted-father/|title=Eddie Cibrian Is 'Committed to Being a Devoted Father'|last=Chiu|first=Alexis|date=August 29, 2009|website=People|access-date=September 26, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/eddie-cibrian-and-brandi-glanville-officially-divorced-2010110/|website=Us Weekly|title=Eddie Cibrian and Brandi Glanville Officially Divorced|date=October 1, 2010|access-date=September 26, 2020}} The couple announced their separation in July 2009 when it was revealed Cibrian had an affair with country music singer LeAnn Rimes, after they appeared together in the movie Northern Lights.{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/leann-rimes-sordid-affair-eddie-22442909|title=LeAnn Rimes' sordid affair with Eddie Cibrian that destroyed two marriages|date=August 1, 2020|first=Molly|last=Pike|work=Daily Mirror|access-date=September 26, 2020}}{{cite magazine |url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20299630,00.html |magazine = People |title = LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian Take Their Love to the Links |date = August 21, 2009 |access-date = August 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090826093126/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20299630%2C00.html |archive-date = August 26, 2009 }} Cibrian and Glanville's divorce was finalized on September 30, 2010.{{cite news|url=https://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2010/10/01/eddie-cibrians-divorce-finalized/|first=Lauren|last=Parvizi|title=Eddie Cibrian's divorce finalized|website=SFGate|date=October 1, 2010|access-date=September 26, 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2010/10/01/eddie-cibrian-brandi-glanville-leann-rimes-divorce-official-court-documents-split-marriage/|title=Eddie Cibrian Legally Single|date=October 1, 2010|website=TMZ|access-date=September 26, 2020}}

On December 27, 2010, it was announced that Cibrian was engaged to Rimes.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/948731/leann-rimes-engaged-to-eddie-cibrian|title=LeAnn Rimes Engaged to Eddie Cibrian|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 26, 2020|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=December 27, 2010}} The couple wed on April 22, 2011, at a private home in California.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/eddie-cibrian-leann-rimes-are-married/|title=LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian Are Married!|work=People|first=Marisa|last=Laudadio|date=April 22, 2011|access-date=April 23, 2011}}

Filmography

=Film=

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1998Living Out LoudThe Masseur
1999But I'm a CheerleaderRock
2000In the BeginningJoseph
2001Say It Isn't SoJack Mitchelson
2005{{sortname|The|Cave|dab=2005 film}}Tyler McAllister
2009Not Easily BrokenBrock Houseman
2009Northern LightsNate Burns
2010Healing Hands aka Working MiraclesBuddy
2012Good DeedsJohn
2013The Best Man HolidayBrian McDonald
2013Playing FatherClay Allen
2014The Single Moms ClubSantos
2022A Christmas MysterySheriff PierceStreaming

=Television=

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1993Saved by the Bell: The College YearsJanitorEpisode: "Screech Love"
1994{{sortname|The|Bold and the Beautiful}}Dave1 episode
1994–1996{{sortname|The|Young and the Restless}}Matt ClarkRegular role, 29 episodes
1995CBS Schoolbreak SpecialTough guy1 episode
1996Beverly Hills, 90210Casey WatkinsEpisode: "Here We Go Again"
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchDarryl and himself2 episodes
1996–1997Baywatch NightsGriff WalkerMain role
1997–1999Sunset BeachCole Deschanel/Cole St.JohnRegular role, 497 episodes
1998Sunset Beach: ShockwaveCole DeschanelTelevision film
1998Logan's War: Bound by HonorLogan FallonTelevision film
1999–2005Third WatchJimmy DohertyMain role
2000In the BeginningJosephTelevision film
2001Citizen BainesCurtis DanielEpisode: "A Day Like No Other"
2003{{sortname|The|Street Lawyer}}Michael BrockUnaired pilot
2005TiltEddie TowneMain role
2005–2006InvasionRussell VaronMain role
2006VanishedAgent Daniel LucasMain role
2007Football WivesJason AustinUnaired pilot
2007Criminal MindsJoe SmithEpisode: "In Name and Blood"
2007Dirty Sexy MoneySebastian FleetEpisode: "The Game"
2007Samantha Who?KevinEpisodes: "The Hockey Date" and "The Break Up"
2008Ugly BettyCoach DiazRecurring role, 7 episodes
2008{{sortname|The|Starter Wife|dab=TV series}}Detective Eddie La Roche3 episodes
2009Northern LightsNate BurnsTelevision film
2009In the Beginning - The Complete MiniseriesJosephTelevision film
2009Washington FieldSA Tommy DiazTelevision pilot
2009–2010CSI: MiamiCSI Detective Jesse CardozaMain role (season 8)
2010Healing HandsBuddy HoytTelevision film
2010–2011ChaseBen Crowley3 episodes
2011{{sortname|The|Playboy Club}}Nick Dalton6 episodes
2012Rizzoli & IslesDennis RockmondEpisodes: "This Is How a Heart Breaks" and "Melt My Heart to Stone"
2012–2013For Better or WorseChris8 episodes
2012Hot in ClevelandSean2 episodes
2013Notes From DadClay AllenTelevision film
2014LeAnn & EddieHimselfReality series
2015–2016Baby DaddyRoss5 episodes
2016–2017RosewoodRyan SladeMain role (season 2)
2018Take TwoEddie ValetikMain role
2021Country ComfortBeauMain role
2022Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die ForAvery MitchellTV movie
2022–2023Home EconomicsSantiago3 episodes

Award nominations

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1998

|rowspan=2|Soap Opera Digest Awards

|Outstanding Younger Leading Actor

|rowspan=2|Sunset Beach

|{{Nom}}

1999

|Hottest Male Star

|{{Nom}}

2000

|rowspan=2|ALMA Award

|Emerging Actor in a Drama Series

|rowspan=2|Third Watch

|{{Nom}}

2002

|Outstanding Actor in a Television Series

|{{Nom}}

References

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