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Nick Milone
Nicholas Anthony Milone (mɪˈloʊn/;1 born June 18th, 1997) is an American actor and model. He began acting after suffering a major leg injury playing college football making small appearances on NBC’s Rise (2018), the Netflix series Hollywood (2020), Lifetime movie Fatal Memory (2022), and earning his first lead role in the short horror film, Deathswap (2021). He is most recently known for playing NFL legend, Terry Bradshaw in, The Blind (2023). In 2018, Milone started modeling for one of the world's most well-known model agencies Wilhelmina.

Early life
Milone was born on June 18th, 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia to Vincent Carl Milone, an independent general contractor, and Lori Ann (née Macaluso) as a child he moved around from the Atlanta area to Port Charlotte, Florida a couple times before his family finally settled down in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. ￼ He is mostly of Sicilian/Italian descent. Milone grew up in a very close family, where sports, music, art, and film were centrical parts of him and his sibling's upbringing. He has an elder brother, Vincent and younger sister, Emily Milone. Milone attended Strath Haven High School where he excelled as members of the Varsity football, track, and lacrosse teams. Milone was a standout football player and was scouted by many colleges before accepting an academic scholarship to advance his athletics on the football field and studies at Widener University. He majored in their Psychology pre physical therapy program. Soon after the injury, Milone found himself leaving school in pursuit of his dreams of being a Hollywood actor.

Career
Milone's studies and athletics were cut short due to a leg injury, and it was then he caught the acting bug after playing a featured extra in NBC's Rise. In an interview, Milone shared that a producer of the show took notice of Milone during a national anthem scene and gave him his first co-star audition for the series with zero acting experience prior. Ironically, Milone was a part of this same tv series which featured a star football player, who left the one thing he knew best for the theatre. In an interview, he shared that it, "felt like destiny" stating that close friends and teammates would call him "Hollywood" or tell him that they could see him being an actor always to his disbelief; it was something he would just shrug off. Due to low ratings the series was canceled after just a season but left him eager to leave school in pursuit of this newfound dream. Shortly after filming on Rise, Milone reached out to Wilhelmina models, where his mother once before tried getting him signed by in high school. This time around he found himself signed to the major modeling agency. He hoped that this would open doors for him in the acting industry by gaining professional headshots and getting his name circulating. After posting his modeling images to Instagram, he started to gain lots of attention, amassing thousands of followers. Milone reached out to Luber Roklin with his new headshots in hopes of landing some auditions. To his Suprise, he found himself auditioning for the part of Fezco in the critically acclaimed HBO show, Euphoria. ￼ With very little acting training he unfortunately was not able to land a spot with Luber Roklin or the character he auditioned for. Soon after, he was discovered by talent manager, Jon Simmons, who would help him get his foot in the doors of Hollywood. Milone would then drive cross country to Los Angeles and begin learning the teachings of Stanislavsky through his manager, known for his coaching. During a night out with a childhood best friend, Jon George, he found himself being introduced by his buddy to his first Film/Tv agent, Preston Vanderfinch of ATB Talent. After learning the craft and working hard for a year in LA auditioning, Milone would land his first notable role as another football player for the majorly successful producer/writer, Ryan Murphy, in his "Hollywood" mini-series. After more auditioning, he would star in role for an indie film set for lifetime called, "Killer Escort". During the covid-19 crisis, his agent was unfortunately let go. Leaving Milone in search for a new agency. Milone, after a couple months was discovered and signed by Julie Fulop of AKA Talent. For the first time in his move to LA, Milone found himself auditioning significantly more and for larger roles. Milone landed a part playing, Thad, a boyfriend to the lead actresses' daughter in the lifetime film, Fatal Memory. Milone, then landed his first lead part in a short horror film, Deathswap. Most notably, he landed a supporting role as legendary NFL quarterback, Terry Bradshaw, in a biopic film chronicling the life of Phil Robertson, The Blind (2023). As of its release The Blind became Fathom Events highest-grossing domestic theatrical release.