Quick Info
| Profession | Actor, singer, model, television personality |
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| Nationality | French-American |
| Date of Birth | 15/05/1972 |
| Age | 54 years |
| Birthplace | Lyon, France |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Latest News about David Charvet
In a recent appearance on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, Charvet spoke about the personal cost of leaving acting, saying the period focused on fatherhood was very difficult and led to depression. He said this was one of the reasons he retired from Hollywood.
David Charvet told Fox News Digital that he left Hollywood in 2013 to be a present father for his two children, Rain and Shaya. He agreed to compete on Fox's Special Forces: World's Toughest Test so his kids could see him on television for the first time in years.
Charvet was involved in an incident in which his truck struck and killed a neighbour's dog on a residential street. TMZ reported that law enforcement sources said he had been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, and he disputed his accuser's account of events.
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | David Franck Guez Charvet |
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| Summary | French-American actor, singer, model and television personality who rose to fame as Matt Brody on Baywatch and later appeared in Melrose Place. He stepped away from Hollywood in 2013 to focus on raising his two children and returned to television in 2026 as a competitor on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test. |
| Active Years | 1992-present |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 1.80 m |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| Attended | Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
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Personal Life
| Marital Status | Divorced |
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| Spouse | Brooke Burke (married 2011; separated 2018; divorced 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Children Names | Rain (daughter), Shaya (son) |
Relationships & More
| Former Spouse | Brooke Burke |
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Family
| Father | Paul Guez, businessman and founder of the Sasson jeans brand |
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| Mother | Christiane Charvet Haddad |
| Religion | Raised in a Jewish household |
Career
| Breakthrough | Matt Brody on Baywatch (1992-1995) |
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| Television | Melrose Place (1996-1998) as Craig Field; Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (Fox, 2026) as a competitor |
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| Music | Pop singer who released several albums and singles, mainly in Europe, including Sometimes It Rains, A tes cotes and No Looking Back |
| Other Work | Joined The Blue Seals, an ocean conservation non-profit, in June 2010 and serves on its board of directors; reportedly works for residential contractor The Jones Builders Group |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Briefly left acting in 1999 to pursue a music career | |
| 2. Won a green card through the Morrison visa lottery in the early 1990s | |
| 3. Lived in France for a period, touring Europe as a singer | |
| 4. Has said that leaving Hollywood for fatherhood led to a period of depression and struggle to find his identity, as he described in October 2026 interviews |
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