Jimmy Baio
The cousin of the one-time teen heartthrob Scott Baio, Jimmy Baio enjoyed his own run as a youth sensation after portraying one of two New Jersey siblings on the short-lived blue-collar sitcom "Joe and Sons" (1975-1976). While delivering supporting turns in "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" and on the outlandish TV series "Fantasy Island" (appearing alongside Scott in the episode "Amusement Park/Rock Stars"), Baio regularly depicted the young Billy Tate on the comedy series "Soap," skewering common soap-opera plot lines that involved joining a cult and dating an unstable school teacher. Throughout the '80s, the actor guest appeared on such popular prime-time shows as "Matlock," "The Facts of Life," "Trapper John, M.D..," and "Too Close for Comfort." In 1986, he appeared as Steinberg in the mega-producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein's sole directorial effort, the raucous rock-and-roll comedy "Playing for Keeps." Baio had a brief role in the 1996 Barbra Streisand-directed romance "The Mirror Has Two Faces" before retiring from the business.
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Jimmy Baio
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kiss and Be Killed | Robert (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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Playing for Keeps | Steinberg (Character) | $2.2M | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brass | Tony Covello (Character) | - | 1985 |
50% |
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The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | Carmen Ronzonni (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Love Boat | Arnold Merritt (Character) | - | 1976 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Facts of Life | Buzz Ryan (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 1981 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Soap | Unknown (Character) | 1977-1981 |