David Charvet

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::summary French-American singer, actor, model and television personality (born 1972) ::

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Field	Value
name	David Charvet
birth_name	David Franck Charvet
birth_date
birth_place	Lyon, France
occupation	Actor, singer, model, television personality
years_active	1992–present
homepage
spouse
children	2
notable_works	Baywatch
Melrose Place
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| name = David Charvet | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = David Franck Charvet | birth_date = | birth_place = Lyon, France | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor, singer, model, television personality | years_active = 1992–present | homepage = | spouse = | children = 2 | notable_works = Baywatch Melrose Place David Franck Charvet (; born 15 May 1972) is a French-American singer, actor, model, and television personality.

Early life

Charvet was born and raised in Lyon, France, as David Franck Charvet on 15 May 1972, the son of Christiane Charvet Haddad and businessman Paul Guez, Leaders Magazine Tunisia: "Mais que fait à Tunis, Paul Guez, le Roi du Jean en Amérique?", 4 February 2009 "Première halte à Lyon où il rencontrera son épouse, Christiane Charvet qui lui donnera en 1971 son fils, David Frank, devenu célèbre acteur et chanteur" ("In Lyon he met his wife, Christiane Charvet and in 1971 [sic] they had a son, David Frank, who became a famous actor and singer") founder of the Sasson brand of jeans in the 1980s. He was raised in a Jewish household.

He won a green card through the Morrison visa lottery in the early 1990s. In 1999, he left acting to pursue a music career.

Acting career

Charvet caught his big break in 1992 on the American television program Baywatch as Matt Brody. He remained on Baywatch for three full seasons until 1995. He appeared as Craig Field on Melrose Place from 1996–98. Between 1995–99, he appeared in Seduced and Betrayed, Derby, Angel Flight Down, and Meet Prince Charming. He left acting in 1999 to concentrate on his musical career.

In 2006, Charvet returned to acting in a movie directed by Roger Christian called Prisoners of the Sun, which was only completed and released in 2013. He portrayed athlete Cameron Day in the sports comedy-drama film Green Flash (2008) alongside Torrey DeVitto and Kristin Cavallari. In 2009, he took part in ABC's summer reality show The Superstars and came in third with his partner Lisa Leslie. In 2010, he was a contestant on the third season of the French reality television series La Ferme Célébrités, a French version of The Farm. The show was broadcast on TF1. Charvet was a runner-up in the show.

Music career

After successful runs at Baywatch and Melrose Place in the 1990s, Charvet decided to return to France with a 5-album contract with Universal Music Group France. During a span of seven years, he released three pop rock studio albums with self-titled David Charvet in 1997, Leap of Faith in 2002, and Se laisser quelque chose in 2004. His materials catered to both English and French language listeners for a wider spectrum of audiences.

His debut single "Should I Leave", a bilingual hit in French and English, hit #3 in France and also charted in Belgium and Sweden. His bilingual hit "Jusqu'au bout"/"Leap of Faith" reached #6 in France, followed by the bilingual "Apprendre à aimer"/"Teach Me How to Love" that made it to the French Top 20 and was a hit in Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Charvet has sold over 2.5 million albums.

Interests

In June 2010, Charvet joined The Blue Seals, a non-profit organization aimed at providing a rapid response to environmental emergencies, focusing on ocean preservation, and is a member of its board of directors. It worked on raising awareness of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, helping French company Ecoceane's ships designed to collect floating waste and hydrocarbons to take part in the cleanup.

Personal life

After meeting on the set of Baywatch, Charvet dated co-star Pamela Anderson from 1992 to 1994. Charvet and Brooke Burke married on 12 August 2011; Brooke announced that she would take her husband's last name and be known as Brooke Burke-Charvet. They have two children together, daughter Heaven (b. 2007) and son Shaya (b. 2008), and are raising their children in the Jewish faith. Brooke already had two daughters from her first marriage to plastic surgeon Garth Fisher. In April 2018, the couple announced that they were divorcing after seven years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in March 2020.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role
1999	Meet Prince Charming	Jack Harris
2008	Green Flash	Cameron Day
2013	Prisoners of the Sun	Doug Adler
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992–1996	Baywatch	Matt Brody	Main role: Season 3–6; 70 episodes
1994	Harts of the West	Tad Miller	Episode: "You Got to Have Heart"
1995	Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise	Matt Brody	TV film
Seduced and Betrayed	Dan Hiller	TV film
Derby	Cass Sundstrom	TV film
1996	Angel Flight Down	Brad Brown	TV film
1996–1998	Melrose Place	Craig Field	Main role: Season 5–6; 46 episodes
2009	The Superstars	Himself	Contestant; 6 episodes
2010	La Ferme Célébrités	Himself	Contestant; 10 episodes
The Perfect Teacher	Jim Wilkes	TV film
2017	The Apprentice	Himself	Model; Episode: "Candy for a Billionaire"
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Discography

Albums

::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | FR | AUT | BEL (Wa) | FIN | NED | SWI | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1997 | David Charvet | 8 | | 41 | | | | FR: 1× Gold | | | 2002 | Leap of Faith | 21 | 43 | 19 | 21 | 98 | 52 | | | | 2004 | Se laisser quelque chose | 32 | | 58 | | | | | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | FR | BEL (Wa) | BEL (Wa) (Ultratop) | BEL (Wa) (Ultratip)* | NED | SWE | SWI | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1997 | "Should I Leave" | 3 | 12 | 16 | | | 48 | | | David Charvet | | | "Regarde-toi" | 28 | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 2002 | "Jusqu'au bout" / "Leap of Faith" | 6 | | 17 | | 15 | | | | Leap of Faith | | | "Apprendre à aimer" / "Teach Me How to Love" | 13 | | 32 | | 88 | | 48 | | | | | | 2003 | "Take You There" | 68 | | | 6* | | | | | | | | 2004 | "Je te dédie" | 12 | | 13 | | | | | | Se laisser quelque chose | | | 2006 | "Sometimes It Rains" | 52 | | | 11* | | | | | | | | 2010 | "Swim With the Birds" | | | | | | | | | Non-album digital release | | ::

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

References

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