Ricardo Fort

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Ricardo Fort
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Ricardo Fort in 2009.
Born Ricardo Aníbal Fort Campa
(1968-11-05)5 November 1968
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality Argentine
Occupation Entrepreneur, television director
Years active 2008–2012
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Partner(s) Violeta Lo Re (2009)
Virginia Gallardo (2009–2010)
Erika Mitdank (2010)
Claudia Ciardone (2010–2012)
Rodrigo Díaz (2012–2013, Fort's death)
Children 2

Ricardo Aníbal Fort Campa (5 November 1968 − 25 November 2013[1]) was an Argentine socialite, entrepreneur and television director.

Early life

The Felfort confectionery company was founded in 1912 in Buenos Aires by Fort's grandfather, Felipe Fort, and soon became one of the top confectionery companies in Argentina.[2] Ricardo's father, Carlos Augusto Fort, took control of the company after Felipe's death in 1969. Ricardo Fort developed a close relationship with his mother, the opera singer Marta Campa.[3]

Businesses

Fort developed businesses in the textile industry and in modeling, as well as owning the Fortmen clothing line.[4]

Theater

Year Production
2010 Fortuna
2011 Fortuna 2
2012 Mi novio, mi novia y yo
2013 Fort con caviar

Television

In 2009, Fort participated in the reality series El musical de tus sueños.[citation needed]

In 2010, Fort was selected to be one of the judges of the seventh season of Bailando por un Sueño 2010.[citation needed] In 2011 he worked in the theatrical production Fortuna 2.[5][6]

Year Program Channel Role
2009 El musical de tus sueños Canal Trece Himself
2009 Showmatch, El musical de tus sueños Canal Trece Participant
2010 Showmatch, Bailando por un sueño 2010 Canal Trece Judge
2012 Fort Night Show América TV Conductor

Music

Fort released a single called "No volveras" early in his career.

Personal life

In 2010, Fort revealed in an interview on the talk show Tienen la Palabra that his twin children Felipe and Marta were born of a surrogate mother found through the auspices of a company in California.[7]

He was openly bisexual.[8]

Death

Fort died on 25 November 2013 in a Buenos Aires clinic, due to cardiac arrest following a gastrointestinal bleeding. He was being treated for a knee injury he suffered a few months before. He was 45 years old. Just days before, he had also suffered a femoral fracture in Miami, Florida.[9]

References

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  3. Marta Fort rompió el silencio: "He perdido lo más hermoso de mi vida", La Nación, 25 November 2013 (Spanish)
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  9. Habló la cuñada de Fort: "La causa de la muerte fue una hemorragia digestiva" Clarín, 25 November 2013 (Spanish)

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