Matt Lattanzi

File:Olivia Newton-John and Matt Lattanzi (crop).jpg 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.[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20089644,00.html "To Have and Hold". People. January 7, 1985.] Accessed 2013-08-26. His father was a maintenance foreman[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20105781,00.html "Olivia's Breakup". People. May 15, 1995.] Accessed 2013-08-26. of Italian descent, while his mother is of Polish ancestry.[http://interactive.ancestry.com/2442/m-t0627-03392-00172/65950571?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord 1940 U.S. Census, Ancestry.com][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. He graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School in 1977.{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Jeff|title=18 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Portland|url=http://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}}

While filming Xanadu (1980), Lattanzi met Olivia Newton-John, whom he married in 1984. The couple had one daughter, Chloe Rose Lattanzi, born on January 17, 1986.{{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}} By 1994, his acting career was largely over, and he worked as a contractor for a homebuilding company in California. Lattanzi and Newton-John moved to their farm in Australia in 1993 so that he could audition for the soap opera, Paradise Beach. He had a six-month contract on the show.

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,{{Cite web|url=https://trellis.law/case/SD021155/MATTHEW-V-LATTANZI-VS-CINDY-L-JESSUP|title = SD021155 Matthew V. Lattanzi Vs Cindy L. Jessup}} Lattanzi was in a relationship with Cindy Jessup, who had been his and Newton-John's babysitter.{{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}}

In 2008, Lattanzi briefly appeared in the MTV reality series Rock the Cradle, supporting his daughter Chloe (a contestant on the show). That same year, Lattanzi—a lifelong environmentalist—was reported to be living off the grid near Malibu, California. He now resides in Portland, Oregon.[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.

Lattanzi's feature film debut was as a dancer in the 1980 movie Xanadu.

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,[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. 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".

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