Paul Sculfor (born 1 February 1971) is a British male model as well as a TV and film actor.

Paul Sculfor
Paul Sculfor in 2016
Born (1971-02-01) 1 February 1971 (age 53)
Upminster, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
SpouseFederica Amati (m. 2016)
Modeling information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Hair colorLight brown[1]
Eye colorBlue[1]
AgencySelect Model Management[1]
Ford Models
New Madison[2]
View Management[3]
Fashion Model Management
LA Models[4]

Background

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Between the ages of eight and ten, Sculfor studied gymnastics, and when he was 10, he joined the Dagenham Boxing Club. He had one competitive fight for them, at 15, which was a late start in the boxing world. He then joined the Alma Boxing Club and competed with them for the next three years. As a schoolboy, Sculfor boxed at the British Championships and reached the semi-final. In his teenage boxing career, he won the Northeast London title and the South East England title. Between the ages of 12 and 14, he also competed as a schoolboy in the trampoline event and finished in the top three for three years in a row.[5]

Sculfor's grandfather was John Hawkridge, a decorated British sergeant in the Second World War, who owned a number of market stalls in the famous East End's Roman Road and Rathbone Street markets. As a kid, Sculfor spent nearly all his weekends there.[citation needed]

Modelling career

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At the age of 21, Sculfor won the modelling competition 'The Face of 92' in association with Select Model Management and the Daily Mirror.[citation needed] Sculfor was unaware his mother had entered him in the competition; he was in the hospital having had his appendix removed when he received the letter saying he was in the finals of the competition, alongside Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster. The judges included Tandy, the owner of Select Model Management and Gary Stretch.

Sculfor's first modelling job was for The Face magazine and in the autumn of 1993, Sculfor worked alongside Bridget Hall on the winter/fall 1993 campaign for Banana Republic, shot by prolific photographer Bruce Weber. The campaign featured on billboards all over New York's Times Square.[6]

Sculfor soon moved to Europe, where he was working out of Milan and Paris with the likes of Giorgio Armani, Versace, and Jean Paul Gaultier, Paul Smith and Valentino.[7][8]

In 1994 Sculfor and Laurence Vanhaeverbeke modelled for the Christian Dior fragrance Tendre Poison, which was photographed by Tyen, and the campaign ran for three years.[9]

Due to his success as a male model, he has frequently been referred to as 'the original supermodel'. One article commented on 'the face that's worth a million dollars'.[10][11]

Selected campaigns

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Selected covers

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Selected TV campaigns

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Film and television

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Selected filmography

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Television appearances

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Selected presenter work

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Awards

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  • Most Stylish Man Award as part of the GQ and Ermenegildo Zegna Elegant Men of The Year' awards in 2010.[38][39]

Personal life

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Prior to getting married, Sculfor had a series of high-profile girlfriends, including Lisa Snowdon, Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz.[40][41][42][43][44] In 2016, Sculfor married socialite Federica Amati.[45] They have two daughters.[46]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Profile – Paul Sculfor". Select Models. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Profile – Paul Sculfor". New Madison. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Profile – Paul Sculfor". View Management. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Profile – Paul Sculfor". LA Models. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Paul Sculfor". The Grooming Guide.
  6. ^ "UOMOCLASSICO.COM, Database & Blog about classic and stylish male imagery: Paul Sculfur and Bridget Hall for Banana Republic by Bruce Weber".
  7. ^ – Paul Sculfor GQ interview on Armani Archived 10 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Paul Sculfor talks models and dating (Vogue.co.uk)". Vogue UK.
  9. ^ "UOMOCLASSICO.COM, Database & Blog about classic and stylish male imagery: Paul 94".
  10. ^ "Attitude magazine – Paul Sculfor cover (April 1997)". crazyaboutmagazines.com.
  11. ^ a b "KULT Model Agency".
  12. ^ – Patrick Cox mentioned in GQ. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "Versace F/W 09 (Versace)". MODELS.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ^ Giorgio. "Paul Sculfor and Gisele Bunchen Versace ad campaign autumn-winter 2009/10". Blogdolcevita.it. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010.
  15. ^ "Louis Vuitton Men F/W 11 Campaign and Lookbook (Louis Vuitton)". MODELS.com.
  16. ^ "Fashion". Grazia Daily.
  17. ^ Esquire magazine shoot
  18. ^ "Paul Sculfor". MODELS.com.
  19. ^ "Attitude magazine – Paul Sculfor cover (April 1997)". crazyaboutmagazines.com.
  20. ^ – Cover of Out Magazine with Donatella Versace
  21. ^ Gondry mermaids. YouTube. 7 April 2011.
  22. ^ YouTube.
  23. ^ "Quick Search".
  24. ^ – Freelander 2 commercial
  25. ^ Next TV Advert – Oct 2007. YouTube. 28 April 2008.
  26. ^ Next TV Advert – May 2008. YouTube. 28 April 2008.
  27. ^ Paul Sculfor in Aramis. YouTube. 27 September 2011.
  28. ^ Hot male models Casey Taylor and Paul Sculfor for Louis Vuitton. YouTube. 8 November 2012.
  29. ^ a b TobyDavid (15 October 2010). "Di Di Hollywood (2010)". IMDb.
  30. ^ - Italian Wiki entry on Di Di Hollywood
  31. ^ jlthornb51 (11 January 2011). "Psychosis (2010)". IMDb.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  32. ^ Hadrian Howard (17 August 2012). "Baseline (2010)". IMDb.
  33. ^ ""Cinema 3" Episode dated 22 May 2010 (TV Episode 2010)". IMDb.
  34. ^ ""Light Lunch" Mmm... Men of the Moment (TV Episode 1997)". IMDb.
  35. ^ "5 Aside (TV Mini-Series 2014)". IMDb.
  36. ^ "Actor Paul Sculfor attends the opening night of the 59th San Remo Song... – WireImage – 84840299".
  37. ^ "Paul Sculfor Photos – 59th Sanremo Italian Music Festival". Zimbio.
  38. ^ Fotonoticias. "Celebrities Attend 'GQ Elegant Men of the Year' Awards". Getty Images.
  39. ^ – GQ interview
  40. ^ mirror Administrator (20 April 2008). "Lisa Snowden: I work hard to look this good now I'm 36". mirror.
  41. ^ "Lisa Snowden and Paul Sculfor Pic - Image of Lisa Snowden and Paul Sculfor". AllStarPics.Net.
  42. ^ "Jennifer Aniston's Famous Exes: Brad Pitt, Vince Vaughn, John Mayer : People.com". People.
  43. ^ "Cameron Steps Out with Aniston's Ex". People.
  44. ^ "Stars' Summer Lovin'". People.
  45. ^ "Male model Paul Sculfor celebrates 'dream' wedding with Federica Amati". The Irish Independent. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  46. ^ Whitworth, Damian (13 September 2024). "The scientist who bans ultra-processed food at home". The Times.
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