Matt Borlenghi is an Italian-American actor, best known for his roles as Brian Bodine on All My Children from 1991 to 1993 and 1996, as Russ on The Jeff Foxworthy Show, as Rich Casey on and now as Lyle on Cobra Kai and Steve on Champagne, ILL.
Career
Borlenghi came to national attention playing Brian Bodine on All My Children in the early 1990s. His character was the main romantic interest of Hayley Vaughan, played by Kelly Ripa, until he quit the show in 1993 in favor of doing comedy TV. However, later in 1996, he did make a brief return to stir things up between Hayley and new boyfriend Mateo. Borlenghi also played Ziggy Deadmarsh on CBSsoap operaThe Bold and the Beautiful in 2002, and Mayor Anthony Marino on NBCDays of Our Lives. Borlenghi spent several years starring on various sitcoms, such as The Jeff Foxworthy Show, in which he portrayed Jeff Foxworthy's assistant Russ Francis; Pig Sty on UPN; Party Girl on FOX; and . He also guest-starred on Melissa and Joey and other shows. He directed a short film, Jack, which won him awards on the film festival circuit. He played the title role in the adaptation independent filmJack Rio, which he also co-wrote and produced with director Gregori J. Martin, and more recently starred in "Branded" and "Lethal Admirer". Borlenghi also creates, develops, and produces reality TV shows, such as Postmortem in Vegas for LMN / A&E Networks and just completed a one-hour law enforcement drama pilot script revolving around a federal agency, "ATF". Borlenghi moved to Atlanta, GA to become a part of the filming community there and to teach acting to kids though adults and is currently recurring on two shows that film there, YouTube's monster-hit Cobra Kai and Champaign ILL. In addition, he recently starred as Bobby DeBarge's real-life manager Bernd Lichter in The Bobby DeBarge Story, a huge hit onTV One network. Borlenghi also plays a role in a secret new video game that is highly anticipated and will be announced soon.
Personal life
Borlenghi, a dual US-Italian citizen, was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Kiki and Robert Borlenghi.
