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ROBIN ARCURI Early life Arcuri was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton and the Van Mar Academy of Acting. Career Arcuri entered the Miss Teen California Pageant when only 13 years old and placed runner-up. This exposure was all the talent scouts needed and she soon signed on with John Casablanca's Elite-Petite Division for talent and modeling. Advertising and magazine covers followed for such notables as Maybelline, Teen, Vogue, Glamour, Orange Coast, Muscle & Fitness, Shape, Business Week, Cover Models, and Cosmopolitan. In a few short years Robin's height,5'6", caught up to her and she was told that she was too short to succeed in fashion modeling. This didn't discourage Robin Arcuri as she was highly motivated and determined to "make it" in the fashion industry. Thanks to her natural beauty, it was not difficult to find clients who would support her already burgeoning career. She then opened new doors into the high fashion and fitness markets. She did runway, editorial, catalog, print, show room, lingerie, swimwear, and fitness apparel. Robin followed by television commercials, product modeling, lifestyle modeling, corporate modeling, product demo (promotional modeling), trade shows, sports/athletically proficient/fitness, stock photography, character modeling, and body part modeling. In glamour; swimwear,& fine Art. Though modeling could have become an easy source of income, Arcuri's true passion had always been acting. While in film school at CSUF she met Illusionist Shane Nia and began assisting him in performing Magic and Illusions. At 17 yrs old Robin and Shane performed at the famous Magic Castle, Los Angeles and The Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California. This lead Robin into regional and national commercials while she continued to model, attended high school and studied the craft of acting at CSUF. When she turned 18 she was the first fresh faced model, under 5' 8" tall known to walk the runway for couture designers worldwide. Through her modeling contacts, she was able to nudge her way into the American film industry and, in 1992, she made her debut in Miracle Beach as Miss Germany and made a guest appearance with Rick Dees on Into the Night. In Miracle Beach directed by Brad Krevoy Arcuri's role wasn't significant, but it gave her enough of a taste for the industry that she decided to pursue an acting career at full throttle. At the age of 23 Arcuri signed a 6 month contract to model overseas in Japan. This contract would have her temporarily living in Tokyo and Osaka while modeling for MAD, models against drugs & Cosmopolitan. It was there that she studied & learned how to speak the Japanese language Nihongo. For the next few years Arcuri continued to model and act overseas in the following countries; Germany, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, & Mexico City. Arcuri was a spokeswoman for Mountain Dew, has appeared in several celebrated TV commercials, including the 1999 Dallas Stars NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Her regional and national advertisements have included L'Oreal, Mountain Dew, Evian, Ralph Lauren, Body Glove, Asssociates National Bank, Badger, and Budweiser. In 1999, she appeared on the cover of Playboy's "Voluptuous Vixens III." In 2006, She returned to the runway modeling fashion for couture designers in the Fashion Week runway shows. In 2007, Arcuri can be seen in the feature film Ripple Effect, as well as a cameo appearance in season three of HBO's hit series Entourage (Adios, Amigos). As of February, 2008 Arcuri is currently shooting and starring in feature film Totem produced by Whitehorse Entertainment. Thanks to her talents in both modeling and acting, those with a close eye on the Italian-American celebrity scene are sure to love Arcuri's work for some time to come. Those fans of hers who do not speak English will have to wait until she makes her Italian debut, something that is likely to occur in the near future. Charitable work and activism Robin Arcuri is an advocate for animal rights, and an active member of the animal protection organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), taking part in several campaigns for animal rights. She is a supporter of the American Cancer Society, Half The Sky, Ducks Unlimited, and Amnesty International.
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