Anthony Catanzaro (born December 18, 1970) is an

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male fitness model, training consultant and bodybuilder.

Personal life

He was born in

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, U.S., on

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and now lives in

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Career

Print

Catanzaro has been modeling for numerous magazines and has appeared in training videos and fitness/training magazines such as ''

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'', ''

Playgirl ''Playgirl'' is an American magazine that has historically featured pictorials of nude and semi-nude men alongside general interest, lifestyle, celebrity journalism, and original fiction. For most of its history, the magazine printed monthly a ...

'' (January 2001 centerfold), '' Fitness Magazine'', '' Health & Fitness'', ''

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Muscle & Fitness ''Muscle & Fitness'' is an American fitness and bodybuilding magazine founded in 1935 by Canadian entrepreneur Joe Weider. It was originally published under the title ''Your Physique'', before being renamed to ''Muscle Builder'' in 1954, and ac ...

'', ''Fitness Plus'', ''Men’s Exercise'' and ''Exercise for Men Only''.

TV appearances

He has appeared in TV shows like '' Maury'', '' Ricki'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well as in films like ''

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'', '' The Scout'', '' Batman: Gothic'' and the independent film, ''

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''. He was a contestant on the

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program ''

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''.

Bodybuilding

Catanzaro is a successful competitive bodybuilder with titles including Natural Bodybuilding Middleweight Champion (1998), NPC New York State Middleweight winner (2002), INBF Tournament of Champions Middleweight Champion (2001) and INBF Natural NYC Middle Weight Champion (2005).

References

1970 births Living people American male bodybuilders Male models from New York (state) Sportspeople from New York City Participants in American reality television series Playgirl Men of the Month People from Bay Shore, New York 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-bodybuilding-bio-stub

Personal life

Career

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TV appearances

Bodybuilding

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