Fabio Lanzoni, 66, looks as hunky as ever on rare outing in LA... see Iconic '80s Italian model now
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Hunky Italian model Fabio Lanzoni - known by most as simply Fabio - looked as handsome as ever as he was seen on a rare outing.
Fabio is best known as the face of romance during the late 1980s and early 1990s because he posed for over 1,300 novel covers at the time. The star was as dashing as ever on the latest outing as he sported a purple long-sleeved, button-down top with several buttons undone to show off his burly chest.
He teamed the look with a pair of grey skinny jeans and black suede boots as he pushed along a shopping cart.
And perhaps the thing Fabio is best known for, his long blonde locks, looked as luscious as ever as it cascaded down his neck.
Hunky Italian model Fabio Lanzoni - known by most as simply Fabio - looked as handsome as ever as he was seen on a rare outing
Fabio is seen during his heyday in December 1992
Unfortunately, the star did proved himself to be a bit of an inconsiderate grocery shopper as he ditched his cart on a curb instead of putting it in the designated cart corral.
Aside from his iconic work on the cover of romance novels, he has also appeared on television shows such as Roseanne, America's Next Top Model and The Bold And The Beautiful.
He has also appeared in multiple films as himself including Eddie (1996), Spy Hard (1996), and most notably, Zoolander (2001).
More recently he starred as The Pope in Sharknado 5: Global Swarming in 2017.
Fabio has also served as a spokesman for a variety of brands, including I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! and Old Spice.
As if his acting resume wasn't already impressive enough, he has also had an incredible high fashion modeling career including working with Versace and Gap.
The star - who was born in Milan, Italy - has an incredible rise to fame story as the beginning of his career began with very little effort.
Lanzoni, who became a U.S. citizen in 2016, was discovered by a photographer while working out as a young teen.
The now 66-year-old star was recently spotted on an errand run at upscale grocery run Bristol Farms in Los Angeles
Fabio is best known as the face of romance during the late 1980s and early 1990s because he posed for over 1,300 novel covers at the time (he is pictured in November 1992)
The star is seen shirtless and working out in November 1992
He has also appeared in multiple films as himself including Eddie (1996), Spy Hard (1996), and most notably, Zoolander (2001; pictured)
Fabio has also served as a spokesman for a variety of brands, including I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! (pictured) and Old Spice
He said to The Guardian in 2015: 'My career started when I was barely 14 years old. I was in Milan, at the gym, and one of the two biggest photographers in Europe, Oliviero Toscani, came up to me and said, "You should model."
'I wasn't in the industry, so I had no idea who he was. I remember giving him my father's phone number. He called my father, hired me for a big campaign and things took off from there.'
Fabio continued: 'I'd be the biggest hypocrite if I said I really worked very hard for my career, because it was given to me on a silver platter. I can't take any credit. My major focus was sports and going to the gym.'
The star also talked about what goes through his mind when he shoots his iconic romance novel covers as he told The Guardian: 'When shooting those covers, it’s simple: you’re hugging a beautiful girl and you think about making love to her.
'You look at the camera and you go, "I’m serious – if I get hold of you, I’ll do a number on you. I would make you lose your sanity!" You play a character, otherwise it would be just another empty picture. People would look at your eyes and expression – and they can tell.'
Fabio is seen carrying Ivana Trump in New York back in October 1993
The Italian hunk is seen in June 1995
Unfortunately, one of the star's best known moments was not a career high as he famously was left bloodied after a goose hit his face while riding a rollercoaster on March 31, 1999
Unfortunately, one of the star's best known moments was not a career high as he famously was left bloodied after a goose hit his face while riding a rollercoaster on March 31, 1999.
The incident which took place at the grand opening of new ride Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia was widely covered and seemed so improbable that many believed it to be an April Fool's joke the following day.
Back in March 2024, Fabio said the collision with the 12lb migrating goose was 'not funny' as he opened up about the incident on its 25th anniversary as he told People: 'I tell you, it was a miracle.
'I know that. For a goose, for anything hit you almost at like, 80 miles an hour, and, to leave you with just a stitch, I'm telling you, it was a freaking miracle. And because of that day, I began living life to its fullest. could have died. I could have lost my vision. But I only got a cut.'
