Nick Zano Biography
Summary
"Nick Zano" (born March 8, 1978) is an American television actor and producer best known for playing Vince in the WB Network sitcom "What I Like About You". He got his big break on MTV, where he hosted that network's former infotainment program about the film industry, "Movie House", and briefly worked as an MTV News correspondent before he began an acting career.
Early life
Zano was born in Nutley, New Jersey and has also lived in Florida as a child. While attending Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida, Zano was active in the drama and television departments. Throughout his junior and senior years, he and his fellow classmates produced a weekly off-beat skit comedy show that aired on the school's television station. While working on the show, Zano also wrote, starred in and directed student films that made their way to the JVC Universal Film Competition, a festival in which over 800 local high schools participate.
Career
Shortly after graduating from high school, Zano moved to Los Angeles and landed a job developing films and television projects for a small production company. During that time, he also was the associate producer for Living Position, a World AIDS Day television special hosted by Lou Diamond Phillips. It was while he was selling shoes in a trendy Los Angeles boutique that a customer, unbeknownst to Zano, went back to her office and told her supervisors she'd just met a man who would be a wonderful on-air personality. The mystery woman was an employee at MTV, which led to Zano landed as hosting job of MTV's "Movie House".
In 2003, Zano landed the role of Vince on the WB Network sitcom "What I Like About You". After the series ended in 2006, he went on hosted and executive produced his MTV reality show "Why Can't I Be You?". In addition to his work on television, Zano has also appeared in the films "Fat Albert", "College", "Beverly Hills Chihuahua", "Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead", and "The Final Destination".
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