It was the summer of 1987 when Fabio Lanzoni became simply Fabio. ... His name was also on a dizzying array of stuff: hair-care products, fitness videos, posters, a clothing line at Sam's Club.

Fabio Lanzoni was born in Milan on March 15, 1959, to Sauro, who worked in a conveyor belt factory, ... for a poster and a novelty pin-up calendar that wound up selling well.

At the height of his modeling career in the ’80s, Fabio Lanzoni, better known simply as Fabio, says he was shooting up to 10 romance book covers a day. With his long, blonde hair flowing, his ...

While Fabio — born Fabio Lanzoni in Milan, Italy — became a 1990s pop culture icon for his appearances on some 1,300 romance novels, it took him a while to realize the impact of his modeling ...

"Because of that day, I began living life to its fullest," the legendary romance novel cover star tells PEOPLE on the anniversary of the incident Neilson Barnard/Getty Fabio Lanzoni. Fabio is taking a ...

Fabio, 65, became a cultural phenomenon in the early '90s and modeled on the covers of more than 1,300 romance novels before trying his hand at acting. ... Born Fabio Lanzoni in Milan, ...

Fabio — born Fabio Lanzoni in Milan, Italy — had been working as a model for brands like Versace and The Gap when book publishers came calling and he began to be booked for photo shoots to ...

"Tropical breeze, exciting victory, always Fabio," Fabio Lanzoni says in one of the new Old Spice ads. Remember him? Fabio sparkled on the covers of romance novels in the 80s and 90s. Now, the 50-year ...