Ricardo Fort
| Ricardo Fort | |
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Ricardo Fort in 2009.
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| Born |
Ricardo Aníbal Fort Campa 5 November 1968 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 25 November 2013 (aged 45) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Other names |
Ricky Comandante (Commander) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, television director |
| Years active | 2008–2012 |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| 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) was an Argentine socialite, entrepreneur and television director.
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. 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.
Fort developed businesses in the textile industry and in modeling, as well as owned the Fortmen clothing line.
In 2009, Fort participated in the reality series El musical de tus sueños.
In 2010, Fort was selected to be one of the judges of the seventh season of Bailando por un Sueño 2010.
In 2011 he worked in the theatrical production Fortuna 2.
Fort released a single called "No volveras" early in his career.
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.
He was openly bisexual.
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.
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