Nick Zano

Nick Zano
Nick Zano at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Born	March 8, 1978 (1978-03-08) (age 33) Nutley, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, producer
Years active	2002–present

Nick Zano (born March 8, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for having played Vince in The WB's 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 and education

Zano was born in Nutley, New Jersey,^[1] 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 being given the hosting job of MTV's Movie House. In 2003, he won the role of Holly's older friend and love interest, Vince, in the The WB sitcom What I Like About You, starring Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth. Zano made his first appearance in the second season and remained until the fourth and final season that ended April 24, 2006. Afterwards, he went on to host and executive produce his MTV reality show Why Can't I Be You?.

The following year, Zano appeared alongside Haylie Duff and Frankie Muniz in the independent romantic comedy My Sexiest Year. The film, which received mixed reviews, had its world premiere at the 2007 Hamptons International Film Festival. In 2008 he appeared in a supporting role opposite Drake Bell in MGM's teen comedy film College. Zano also appeared in Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead later that same year.

In 2009, Zano co-starred in The Final Destination, the fourth installment of the Final Destination film series. He also guest starred on the ABC sitcom Cougar Town, starring Courteney Cox. In 2010, he had a recurring role on The CW's Melrose Place. In 2011 he started a recurring role on 2 Broke Girls as Johnny, a graffiti artist who regularly flirts with Max (Kat Dennings).

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Catch Me If You Can	James	Uncredited
2003-2006	What I Like About You	Vince	54 episodes
2004	Fat Albert	Camera Salesman
2005	Everything You Want	Quinn Andrews	Television movie
2007	7th Heaven	Dr. Jonathan Sanderson	3 episodes
2007	My Sexiest Year	Pierce
2008	College	Tony 'Teague' Garrison
2008	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	Bryan
2008	Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead	Bobby	Direct-to-DVD release
2009	Operating Instructions	Luke Taylor	Unsold television pilot
2009	The Final Destination	Hunt Wynorski
2009	Cougar Town	Josh	5 episodes
2010	Melrose Place	Drew Pragin	5 episodes
2010-2011	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Dr. Miller	Episodes: "Sweet and Sour" & "...Or Not To Be"
2011	Drop Dead Diva	Tim Klein	Episode: "Hit and Run"
2011	2 Broke Girls	Johnny	Guest Star

References

1. ^ Thompson, Kevin D. "THE SHORT, METEORIC RISE OF NICK ZANO", The Palm Beach Post, February 22, 2004.

External links

• Nick Zano at the Internet Movie Database
• Zano's MTV Bio

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Name	Zano, Nick
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Short description	Actor, television producer
Date of birth	March 8, 1978
Place of birth	Nutley, New Jersey, U.S.
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