Paul Sculfor

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	1 February 1971 Upminster, England, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Federica Amati (m. 2016)
Modeling information
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Hair color	Light brown[1]
Eye color	Blue[1]
Agency	Select Model Management[1] Ford Models New Madison[2] View Management[3] Fashion Model Management LA Models[4]

Background

Between the ages of eight to 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 to 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.

Modelling career

At the age of 21, Sculfor won the modelling competition 'The Face of 92' in association with Select Model Management and the Daily Mirror. 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

• Patrick Cox, 1993[12]
• Versace with Gisele Bundchen, 2009[13][14]
• Louis Vuitton, 2011[15]
• Aramis, 2012[16]
• ''Esquire, 2012[17]
• Other – for a full list of campaigns visit Models.com[18]

Selected covers

• Attitude Magazine, 1997.[19]
• Out Magazine, 2009.[20]
• Fantastic Man, July 2005.[11]

Selected TV campaigns

• Levi's Campaign, 1997. Directed by Michel Gondry.[21]
• Lynx (deodorant) Campaign, 2001 with Lisa Snowdon.[22]
• Landrover, 2006. Freelander campaign shot in Thailand.[23][24]
• Next Campaign, 2007 with Alessandra Ambrosio.[25]
• Next Campaign, 2008.[26]
• Aramis Campaign, 2011.[27]
• Louis Vuitton Campaign, 2011.[28]

Film and Television

Selected filmography

• Di Di Hollywood (2010) … Steve Richards[29][30]
• Psychosis (2010) … David[31]
• Baseline (2010) … Mark[32]

Television appearances

• Britain's Next Top Model (2012, 2016) … Himself/Judge[29]
• Cinema 3 (2010) … Himself[33]
• Light Lunch (1997) … Himself[34]
• "Five A Side" (2014) … Lee Kennedy[35]
• Death in Paradise (2015) … Nicky Dexter – Episode 4.2

Selected presenter work

• San Remo Festival, 2009. In 2009, Sculfor was the co-host for the San Remo Festival alongside Paolo Bonolis, the first time a male had presented alongside Mr. Bonolis as it was usually a female presenter.[36][37]

Awards

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

Personal life

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]

See also

• List of people on the cover of Attitude magazine

References

1. "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. "KULT Model Agency".
12. – Patrick Cox mentioned in GQ. Archived 10 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
13. "Versace F/W 09 (Versace)". MODELS.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009.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 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. 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.
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.

External links

• Paul Sculfor at IMDb
• Models.com page for Paul Sculfor
• BNTM profile
• Us magazine profile for Paul Sculfor