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Marcus Schenkenberg

Marcus Schenkenberg's photoGETTY

Nationality:
Swedish
Birthday:
August 4, 1968
Born in:
Solna, Sweden
Lives now:
New York, NY
Agencies:
Ford, Storm
Known for:
My love life, my body
Status:
Established, sexy boy
Dated:
Maureen Gallagher (1990), Patricia Velasquez (1996), Kylie Bax (1999-2000), Pamela Anderson (2000), Robin Givens (2006), Jessica Simpson (2006)
Friends with:
Claudia Schiffer, May Andersen, Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour, Tyra Banks, Tyson Beckford
Model turned…
Activist (spokesperson for PETA), singer ("La Chica Marita,” 2000), writer (Marcus Schenkenberg: New Rules, 1997), actor (One Life to Live, 2000)
Interests:
Photography, swimming, basketball

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Career

Numéro Homme, 2002

Aug 4, 1968
Born in Solna, Sweden
1989
Photographer Barry King discovers Schenkenberg while roller-skating in Venice Beach
1990
Moves to Paris to live with then-girlfriend Maureen Gallagher
1991
Comes to New York and signs contract with Calvin Klein
1991
Bruce Weber photographs Schenkenberg for the now iconic Calvin Klein ad campaign
1991
Signs with Boss Agency
1991
Lands his first cover for Harper’s Bazaar
Feb 1992
Walks the fall Calvin Klein, DKNY, Versace, and Emanuel Ungaro shows in New York, Milan, and Paris
May 1992
People names Schenkenberg one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World
1994
Appears in Versace ad campaign
Jun 1995
Walks the spring Versace show in Milan Video »
1996
Dates actress Patricia Velaquez
1997
Publishes a book, Marcus Schenkenberg: New Rules, which features photos and comments about his modeling career
1999
Dates Kylie Bax
Jan 2000
Appears in German Amica editorial
Apr 13, 2000
Guest-stars in an episode of One Life to Live
2000
Releases a single, “La Chica Marita,” with Virgin Records Video »
2000
Breaks up with Kylie Bax
2000
Begins dating Pamela Anderson
Nov 2000
Featured in German In Style
2001
Appears in Iceberg ad campaign alongside Pamela Anderson
Feb 2001
Pamela Anderson breaks up with Schenkenberg, opting to focus more on her children and career Story »
2002
Lands on the summer cover of Numéro Homme
Apr 2003
Appears in twelve-page editorial for Italian Amica
Jan 2004
Lands on cover of gay magazine Out
Nov 3, 2005
Guest-stars on The Tyra Banks Show and talks about the secrets to his success
2005
Appears in VH1's The Surreal Life 4 Photo »
2006
Dates Jessica Simpson and Robin Givens
Jul 17, 2006
Guest-stars on The Tyra Banks Show with Naomi Campbell, Twiggy, Heidi Klum, and other top models

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