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'''Scott Vincent Baio''' (born September 22, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, best known for the roles of Chachi Arcola on ''
Happy Days'' and ''
Joanie Loves Chachi'', Charles on ''
Charles in Charge'' and Dr. Jack Stewart on ''Diagnosis: Murder''.
Career
Baio is of Italian descent. In 1976, he played the title character Bugsy Malone in a cult film kiddie musical directed by Alan Parker that also co-starred Jodie Foster with whom he was reunited once again in the 1980 teen girl drama "Foxes" helmed by Adrian Lyne.
But Scott Baio got his most famous role as Fonzie's tough little cousin, Charles 'Chachi' Arcola, at 16 on the then already popular television show ''
Happy Days''. For his charismatic juvenile performance in the series, he received his first Young Artists Award during the Third Annual Youth in Film Awards as Best Young Comedian in Television or Motion Pictures. In 1982 he starred in a spin-off of ''
Happy Days'' entitled ''
Joanie Loves Chachi'', which lasted only one season. That same year he appeared opposite future ''
Charles in Charge'' costar Willie Aames in the film ''
Zapped!'', the story of a boy who obtains telekinesis and subsequently uses it to "zap" the clothing off of attractive females.
Baio made his first album for RCA in 1982, self titled, it featured songs including "What was in that Kiss," "How Do You Talk to Girls," and "Wanted for Love." He released a second album for RCA in 1983 entitled ''The Boys Are Out Tonight'', feaured songs included the self-titled tune, "Some Girls", "She's Trouble" & "Fingerprints". He was a teen idol featured in teen magazines, often with no shirt on.
"Wa Wa Wa!" - was his catch phrase in Happy Days, it was emphatic variation on "Yes Sir", dating back several generations at least. In every day usage, indicates jubilation or surprise.
During his ''
Happy Days'' run, Baio also became known as the star of After school specials such as ''The Boy Who Drank Too Much'' and "Stoned" which earned for him a second Young Artists Award as Best Young Actor in a Television Special. It should be noted as well that he also received two Emmy nominations for "Stoned" in 1981 and "All The Kids Do It" in 1985.
In 1984, after ''
Happy Days'' ended, Baio starred as a male nanny on ''
Charles in Charge'', a show which lasted until 1990.
Since the end of ''
Charles in Charge'', Baio has appeared in
