David Charvet

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 199698 Between 199599 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 comedydrama film Green Flash 2008 alongside Torrey DeVitto and Kristin Cavallari In 2009 he took part in ABCs 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 runnerup in the show After successful runs at Baywatch and Melrose Place in the 1990s Charvet decided to return to France with a 5album contract with Universal Music Group France During a span of seven years he released three pop rock studio albums with selftitled 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 Jusquau boutLeap of Faith reached 6 in France followed by the bilingual Apprendre à aimerTeach 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 25 million albums In June 2010 Charvet joined The Blue Seals a nonprofit 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 Ecoceanes ships designed to collect floating waste and hydrocarbons to take part in the cleanup Source Article David Charvet from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30