Marcus Lodewijk Schenkenberg van Mierop, better known as just Marcus Schenkenberg (born 4 August 1968) is the world's first male supermodel, actor, singer, writer and TV personality born in Stockholm, Sweden but of Dutch descent. A child on her first birthday A birthday is the date on which a person is born. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. ... Death is the cessation of life. ... Compared to other primates, even larger primates such as the gorilla, the male human genitalia are remarkably large. ... Human height, or stature, is the height of a human being. ... Weight in measuring human body weight in the medical sciences and in sports is used synonymously with mass (rather than the correct technical definition of weight), expressed in units of mass, such as kilograms (kg) or weight, such as pounds (lb). ... Eye color is a polygenic trait and is determined by the amount and type of pigments present in the eyes iris[1][2]. Although there seem to be three genotypic eye colors (brown, green, and blue), humans and other animals have many phenotypic variations in eye color[3]. These... Human beings have many variations in hair color (or colour) and hair texture. ... This is a list of names of ethnic groups. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. ...

He is the highest paid per-year male supermodel in the world, and also known for his muscular, well-proportioned body, and especially for his "washboard" abdominal muscles. Schenkenberg, who was discovered by American photographer Barry King, while rollerskating in Venice Beach, California in 1989, is aprox 1.90 m tall (6 ft 3 in)^[1] and weighs 82 kg (188 lb)^[2], though in reality he is said to be over 6 ft 3 in^[1] tall, rounding this figure down for the sake of his career, resulting in many conflicting published figures - even between his various agencies and his book. Venice Beach and Boardwalk Venice, California, is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California. ...

• Languages spoken:

1. Swedish (his native tongue)
2. Dutch
3. German
4. French
5. Italian
6. English

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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 as V.I.P. (1998), the German series Wetten, dass..? (2000), 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). V.I.P. was an American syndicated television series than ran for four seasons from 1998 to 2002. ... As The World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30 in the afternoon. ... Publicity shot for Never Mind The Buzzcocks, episode aired on 13th March 2005. ... Celebrity Mole is a spin-off to the unscripted television series The Mole, produced by Stone Stanley Entertainment. ...

Schenkenberg is the guest host of a soccer TV program in Italy. He also appeared on VH1's fourth season of The Surreal Life. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... VH1 (spelled VH-1 (Video Hits One) until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment (at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV, which originally came up with the idea of the channel). ... The Surreal Life is a reality television series that sets a select group of out-of-the-spotlight celebrities and films them as they live together in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills. ...

Recently Schenkenberg has developed his acting carreer further with the role of Danny an handsome billionarie in the teen horror indipendent movie called "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 male supermodel, 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). PETA redirects here. ...

He had a well-reported romance with Pamela Anderson, another PETA supporter and co-habitated with her for a while in Malibu, but, the relationship ultimately ended. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Peta can refer to: For the SI prefix, see Peta (prefix) For the animal-rights organization, see PETA or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Peta is also the name of a town in Greece and a village of the prefecture of Achaia in Greece. ... Perhaps you mean: The Chevrolet Malibu, a type of automobile, or Malibu, a 27-mile beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California Malibu Comics, a comic book publisher Malibu Rum, a coconut based rum from Barbados Malibu, a brand new pop/rock band from Brazil Malibu Surfboard, a classic California...

External links

• "marcus-schenkenberg.net" Official website
• "Modellaunch.com" Interview at ModelLaunch.com - in-depth interview with Schenkenberg about his modeling career
• "stormmodels.com" Storm Models Agency Profile
• Photos from the Perfect Woman set

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