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David Charvet

Acting
1972-05-15
Lyon, Rhône, France
David Franck Charvet (born 15 May 1972) is a French singer, actor, model, and television personality.

Charvet was born and raised in Lyon, France, the son of Christiane Charvet Haddad and businessman Paul Guez, 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. Until recently, Charvet lived in his native France, where he toured (among other parts of Europe) as a singer.

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.

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.

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. ...

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Melrose Place (1992) subtitle poster
Melrose Place
1992 TV
as Craig Field
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Baywatch (1989) subtitle poster
Baywatch
1989 TV
as Matt Brody
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Vivement dimanche (1998) subtitle poster
Vivement dimanche
1998 TV
as Self
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Le monde est à vous (1987) subtitle poster
Le monde est à vous
1987 TV
as Self
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Star Academy (2001) subtitle poster
Star Academy
2001 TV
as Self
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Harts of the West (1993) subtitle poster
Harts of the West
1993 TV
as Tad Miller
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La Ferme Célébrités (2004) subtitle poster
La Ferme Célébrités
2004 TV
as David
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Stars à domicile (2001) subtitle poster
Stars à domicile
2001 TV
as Self
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Prisoners of the Sun (2013) subtitle poster
Prisoners of the Sun
2013 Movie
as Doug Adler
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The Perfect Teacher (2010) subtitle poster
The Perfect Teacher
2010 Movie
as Jim Wilkes
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Seduced and Betrayed (1995) subtitle poster
Seduced and Betrayed
1995 Movie
as Dan Hiller
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Angel Flight Down (1996) subtitle poster
Angel Flight Down
1996 Movie
as Brad Brown
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Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise (1995) subtitle poster
Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise
1995 Movie
as Matt Brody
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Green Flash (2008) subtitle poster
Green Flash
2008 Movie
as Cameron Day
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Derby (1995) subtitle poster
Derby
1995 Movie
as Cass Sundstrom
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Meet Prince Charming (1999) subtitle poster
Meet Prince Charming
1999 Movie
as Jack Harris
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