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Rib Hillis Profile |
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Birth Date: November 21, 1970
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Birth Place: Suffern, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Robert Duane Hillis
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Rib Hillis is former model and television and film actor.
Born as Robert Duane Hillis in Suffern, New York and grew up
in Newton, Massachusetts, with his parents, two sisters and
brother, and he graduated from Newton South High School.
He picked up his unusual nickname "Rib" while in the third
grade playing with frogs, and enjoying the sounds that they
make.
During his junior year at the University of Colorado in
Boulder, he was discovered by a modeling agent. After
graduation, he traveled to Paris where he landed various
print campaigns such as Versace, Armani and Catalyst
Cologne.
Upon returning to the U.S., he traveled to Los Angeles
during the spring of 1996 and landed a role on an episode of
Baywatch Nights as Jeds. He also appeared in a Braun
commercial.
In 1997, Rib landed a part on General Hospital's spin-off
Port Charles as Dr. Jake Marshak. He was on the show from
1997 until 1998.
Rib appeared on an episode of America's Next Top Model,
Cycle 4 in 2005 as a male lingerie model in the episode "The
Girl Who Pushes Tyra Over The Edge".
In May 2006, he substituted for Eric Martsolf as Ethan
Winthrop on Passions when Martsolf took paternity leave for
his newborn twin sons.
Rib is married to Melissa Blackler with twins, Dane and
Hannah Hillis.
In the Fall 2007 TV season, Rib joined the design team on
ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. |
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Other Information |
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Father is a veterinarian. |
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since January 20, 2009