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Marcus Lodewijk Schenkenberg van Mierop, better known as Marcus Schenkenberg (born August 4, 1968) is a model, actor, singer, writer, and TV personality born in Stockholm, Sweden to Dutch parents. He has dual citizenship with Sweden and the Netherlands.

Modeling

Schenkenberg is best known for his Calvin Klein advertisements. He has also modeled for Versace, and Iceberg. He was signed to Storm Model Management in London, Wilhelmina Models, Success Models in Paris, France, and D' Management Group in Milan. His present agency is Ford Models in New York City.

Filmography

Schenkenberg has appeared as "Tiny" in the movie Prince Valiant (1997), in Modern Talking (1999), Hostage (1999) (lead character), Dinner Rush (2000), and Meatballs and Macaroni. He has also appeared in TV programs and series: V.I.P. (1998), As the World Turns, The Corlucci Cald Show (on Italian TV), La Grande Notte del Lunedì Sera (Italy), and Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2002) as well as La Talpa, the Italian version of Celebrity Mole (2004).

Schenkenberg is the guest host of a soccer TV program in Italy. He also appeared on VH1's fourth season of The Surreal Life.

Recently Schenkenberg portrayed Danny, a handsome billionaire in the teen horror movie, Perfect Woman (2006) produced by Olympus Productions Limited.

Other work

In 1997, he published a book, Marcus Schenkenberg, New Rules, which featured numerous photos and personal notes and comments about his career as a model, as well as contributions from colleagues, family members, and people in the fashion and modeling business.

He has recorded a hit song, "La Chica Marita", and is a spokesperson for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).

He had a well-reported romance with Pamela Anderson, another PETA supporter, and lived with her for a while in Malibu, but the relationship later ended.

References

External links

• Official website
• Ford Models New York
• In-depth interview with Schenkenberg about his modeling career, at ModelSwim.com