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FABIO
He's known as the King of Romance. His face and body have graced over
one million romance covers.
Just the sound of his voice has been known to induce women to tears of
euphoria. One look into his magnetic eyes, and
many are forever lost. If you've never heard of him, you must have been
living under a rock for the past few years.
Just one name, just one man: he's Fabio.
On March 15, 1959, a legend was born to the prominent Lanzoni family in
Milan, Italy. Had his family had any idea
the furor their golden-haired, blue-eyed son would cause, they may never
have allowed him to come to America! Fabio's
father, the owner of a conveyor belt factory, expected his son to join
in the family business and was slightly distressed
when Fabio decided to pursue modeling as a career.
After serving a mandatory stint in the Italian Army, Fabio began modeling
for top designers. He literally outgrew
this field, as the muscular physique that makes him so popular was too
large for the clothes he wore. Following a
friend's advice, he moved to the states where he became a popular model
for GAP ads and many sportswear designers.
 Though it was the world of romance that would skyrocket
Fabio's career, he actually began posing for
fantasy novel covers first. The wonderful illustrator Elaine Duillo was
the first to recognize Fabio's appeal. She painted
his first two covers, ENCHANTRESS MINE by Bertrice Small and Johanna
Lindsey's HEARTS AFLAME. These led to
assignments that would make Fabio a household name. His name became
synonymous with romance and it was soon
impossible to pick up a romance novel that didn't bear his handsome
face.
Fabio has always had a great deal of love and respect for the romance
industry, and it was this love that prompted
him to write his own novels. In October 1993, Kensington published the
first romance novel written by a man in his own
name, PIRATE by Fabio. Veteran author Eugenia Riley took Fabio's
tape-recorded tales (in romantic Italian, of
course) and transcribed them into English text. Thus was the
eighteenth-century adventure born. PIRATE was followed
by VIKING and ROGUE, and there will be more books in the future.
Due to his many projects, Fabio officially retired from posing (except for
his own covers) in 1993. A heartfelt sigh
of despair was heard around the world at the thought of no more Fabio on
romance covers. But those same fans were
pleased when Fabio announced that he would be doing several calendars, a
cassette of romantic songs entitled FABIO
AFTER DARK, and a fitness video.
 The success of those ventures and his firm belief in
physical and spiritual good health led him to start his
own magazine, "Fabio, Healthy Bodies." Fabio, a non-drinker and
non-smoker, has long promoted clean living and would
like all of his fans, and indeed the world, to embrace his mentality of
taking care of the body and soul.
Fabio is branching out in many ways. Not only is he taking an active role in
the fitness world, but he is poised for
Hollywood stardom as well. Fans can see him in the "I Can't Believe It's
Not Butter" commercials where he displays a
wonderful sense of humour. "Acapulco H.E.A.T.," an action/adventure
series, stars Fabio as a suave billionaire heading
a top-level government organization. Though the show does contain some
level of violence, Fabio made sure that his role
was not a violent one. He wants to promote a world without all of the
guns, hatred and anger that currently pervade our
society.
The death of his grandmother from cancer led Fabio to become a spokesperson
for the American Cancer Society. In
an ad that stated "Lips are meant for kissing, not for smoking," Fabio
clearly advocates a smoke-free state.
Despite his image as a romance-loving playboy, Fabio is actually a very
positive role model for people everywhere.
That muscular body encases a sensitive and loving heart, and he has a
love of humanity that is spectacular. No matter
what this King of Romance does, he is sure to keep winning the hearts
and adoration of many.
PURCHASE BOOKS BY FABIO
CHAMPION
COMANCHE
MYSTERIOUS
PIRATE
ROGUE
VIKING
WILD
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