He was born in France to a French father and American mother and moved to California to live with his mom when he was 18.

For the most part. When he's talking in interviews, there is a slight one there. I posted a link for the Stuff Photo Shoot and I caught some at the beginning of the interview. It was sweet.

I know!

You should go check it out!

First epi of the second season, when he's on the table before Khazenau starts to work on him. Or at some point during the basement scene. Hope that helps.

Oh, it's real. He's had forever. I tried the Google thing...didn't help. Thanks.

From NYPost.com:

Put 'em on ice - stars mix it up with

Blueshirts Michael Badalluco, Michael Vartan, Steve Harris, Denis Leary, Scott Wolf and Michelle Stafford will be among the TV stars participating in the fifth annual "Superskate" at Madison Square Garden Jan. 12 from 1 to 4 p.m.

"Superskate" is sponsored by the Rangers and mixes the celebs with Rangers stars in a charity hockey game - with all proceeds going to the Rangers Cheering for Children Foundation, which raises money to support after-school programs throughout the five boroughs.

Over the last few years, Cuba Gooding Jr., Hillary Swank and John McEnroe (among others) have participated in the game. Call (212) 307-7171 for tickets and info.

Yuck! What is it?

This is true. My boyfriend has an accent and he is. Note how I can work my boyfriend into any conversation...

From The Safe House:

Arena UK
Fall 2002, Katie Holmes Cover

RUNNING MAN

The star of new thriller "One Hour Photo" has a problem - the French army is after him

Every actor should have a skill to fall back on when times get rough. For Harrison Ford it's carpentry; Tom Cruise had the priesthood. Michael Vartan, on the other hand, star of the decidedly dark and malicious thriller "One Hour Photo", has a way with a pool cue. "I was out of work for four years as an actor," he says, "So I spent my whole time in pool halls hustling - and being hustled. It's not quite as sexy and dangerous as you'd think it is in the movies: no one ends up being knifed in the back in an alley, but there are definite times when you underplay your talents for an hour or two and all of a sudden you're brilliant and people get very angry.."

These days, the 33 year old Vartan has no need to grift. He's got a steady day job as Michael, Jennifer Garner's CIA handler in award-winning US TV series "Alias". And in his new movie, the unsettling "One Hour Photo", he more than holds his own opposite notorious scene-stealer Robin Williams who is in evil mode, just as in last months "Insomnia". Vartan plays the guy with the perfect job, house, wife and kid: Williams is the creepy loner working in a photo lab obsessed with his family. There's a crucial, truly disturbing scene in a hotel room which Vartan is traumatized just talking about. "The fact that I was naked was the least of my problems. I can't tell you how uncomfortable the atmosphere was: I remember leaving the set that day thinking, 'What the hell was that all about?'" Perhaps he'd witnessed, first hand, the full horror of Williams's all-over body hair or been forced to sit through "Bicentennial Man".

Despite making a convincing All-American guy, Vartan was actually born in France. His father was French - his aunt was even married to Johnny Hallyday, France's perplexing answer to both Cliff and Elvis - and his mother American. After they split young Michael grew up in both the States and a tiny French village where there was nothing to do for fun but try to tip cows. "It never works - they wake up miles before you even get there and walk away. How can you sneak up on a cow and push them over? It's ridiculous!"

While visiting the US in his late teens he discovered that he had missed his French national service call up date and had been officially listed as a deserter. "I feel terrible, but there was no way I was going to go back and be arrested by the military police." Vartan heritage becomes even more cluttered when he reveals he has Geordie connections too, his step-father is Ian La Frenais, one half (with Dick Clement) of the genius sitcom writing duo behind "The Likely Lads" and "Auf Wiedersehen Pet". It was "Uncle" Ian who put him on screen with the perpetually scowling wing nut Jimmy Nail in and episode of "Spender". "I've always ribbed him 'When are you going to write something for a French-American hockey player with a tattoo on his left arm? So he finally did, and I thought, 'F**k me, If I don't get this part I'm really crap!'"

On a midly more glamorous note, he's played screen boyfriend to both Drew Barrymore ["Never Been Kissed"] and Madonna ["The Next Best Thing"], but "One Hour Photo" might be ushering in a new era of paternal roles. "I'm really pissed off because I missed my niche: I remember not so long ago it was always 'He's too innocent' and all of a sudden I'm playing the dad. So I never got 'he's edgy, he's dangerous'. No, I went from the wimp to the old father."

"One Hour Photo" is out on October 4th (UK)

Ok, Patricia on the VoHoChat list came up with this and I was laughing my ass off because it is so true!

Top Ten Reasons Why Vaughn should be shirtless on
every ep.

10._ Look at him.

09._ J.J, ABC and company will make millions with
shirtless Vaughn tie-in merchandise: mugs, calendars,
post cards, trading cards, candy...

08._ It would help us introduce newbies to the Alias
phenomenon without having to worry about explaining
the storyline at first.

07._ It would help increase the sales of drool guards
around the world.

06._ J.J, ABC and company will make millions with
shirtless Vaughn tie-in merchandise: mugs, calendars,
post cards, trading cards, candy...

05._ Why not? I mean, have you looked at him?

04._ Seal of approval for Alias: The movie. Can you
imagine shirtless Vaughn on the big screen? *drools*

03._ Seriously, look at HIM.

02._ It gives Sydney yet one more reason to destroy
SD-6. So she can have all that goodness for herself at
last.

01._ By the time Michael Vartan decides to take over
the world, all he has to do is take off his clothes
and millions of women will be ready to happily serve
him and follow his orders.

And let's face it: Michael Vartan taking over the
wolrd. Why not?