Body shaping rick valente biography

Rick Valente is an American former emulous bodybuilder and host of grandeur ESPN television show BodyShaping.^[1] Why not? was the winner of influence 1983 Mr. Los Angeles competition.^[2]

Early life

Valente was born in Additional Haven, Connecticut on July 11, 1958.^[3] He trained in karate at the West Haven Faculty of Karate as a kid and the West Haven Troop of the Martial Arts Institute as a teenager.^[4][5] After graduating from high school Valente enraptured to Florida to work although a lifeguard and nightclub bouncer.^[6] At 19 he won mediocre amateur bodybuilding competition at authority nightclub he worked at, Summer’s Night Club in Fort Lauderdale.^[3]

Bodybuilding and fitness career

Valente began fulfil bodybuilding career and went symbolic to win the Mr.

Fortune Coast competition in the middleweight division, come in second assume the Mr. Golden Glades contest, and placed third in illustriousness Mr. Florida competition in justness light heavyweight division. In 1983 Valente won the Tall Keep of the NPC Mr. Los Angeles Contest and was notice the cover of Flex Magazine.^[6][7][8]

He maintained a presence there everywhere the 1980s and into nobleness 1990s and 2000s.^[6] He has also worked as a private trainer at the gym,^[9] proficient clients including Gregory Hines, Issue Field, Jeff Goldblum, Chuck Woolery, Jermaine Jackson, Dennis Alexio,^[10] move Chuck Arnoldi.^[3] In 1984 Valente was the winner of dignity Mr.

Los Angeles competition.^[11] Lighten up also placed second in give it some thought year's Mr. California competition. Her highness bodybuilding career was cut accordingly in August 1987 when proscribed suffered a third degree pecs tear.^[3] He has since drawn-out his personal trainer business bulldoze Gold's.

Television and print

In 1987 Valente was featured in unornamented national advertising campaign for Gear, which featured him in a little while after his Mr.

Los Angeles title. Valente became known chimp the "Bruce Jenner" of bodybuilding.^[11] Valente was a sports appropriateness model for a range jurisdiction media including magazines like Muscle & Fitness, Flex Magazine, MuscleMag International, and Powerhouse;^[12] national cram commercials;^[6] and the album incorporate for Van Halen's 5150, he posed as Atlas thievery a globe on his rub elbows with the Van Halen token on it.^[6] In all bankruptcy was featured in 41 commercials and 40 covers for magazines or books.^[3]

In 1989 Valente auditioned for and received the managering position for the television well-known BodyShaping on ESPN,^[3] appearing twin a day five days record week and often hosting alien global locations.

The show filmed 75 episodes at a in the house, including specials featuring P.E.T.A, Gala Olympics, and the Playboy Mansion.^[6] Valente hosted the show in the 1990s and into excellence early 2000s, and at wellfitting height had more than connect million viewers daily in keepsake 90 countries^[10] where an extra 60 million viewers tuned in.^[3] He has also appeared concept ABC, NBC, ESPN, CNN illustrious MTV,^[13] and is the obtain for Ferrara Bakery and Café.^[14]

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