Lucky Joseph Vanous (born 11 April 1961) is an American
model and
actor. He became nationally known in 1994 after appearing in
a series of commercials for
Diet Coke.
[Karen S. Peterson (October 27, 1994). Women refine a taste for beefcake. '' USA Today''][Paula Span (February 26, 1994). Advertising's Lust Horizon; Forget the Swedish Bikini Team. Men Are the Sex Objects in the Latest From Madison Avenue. '' The Washington Post'']
Life and career
Vanous was born in
Lincoln, Nebraska, and served in the
United States Army 1st Ranger Battalion
The 1st Ranger Battalion, currently based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, United States, is the first of three ranger battalions belonging to the United States Army's 75th Ranger Regiment.
It was originally formed shortly after ...
. Upon discharge, he studied at
University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He was discovered while visiting
Manhattan, and he moved there to model and continue his studies at
New York University and
Fordham University
Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its origina ...
.
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Internet Archive
/ref> He married Kristen Noel in 1989, and they were divorced in 1996.
Notable acting roles include playing Matt Dunning for a season on '' Pacific Palisades'' and playing Chance Bowman on ''18 Wheels of Justice
''18 Wheels of Justice'' is an American crime drama series that aired from 2000 to 2001 on TNN. It starred Lucky Vanous as federal agent Michael Cates (posing as a truck driver, with a Kenworth T2000 semi-truck), and G. Gordon Liddy as Jacob Cal ...
''.
Filmography
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
Male models from Nebraska
University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
American male television actors
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