‘Happy Days’ Scott Baio Danced with Lookalike Daughter at 62 – He Quit Womanizer Life to Be Devoted Dad

  • Scott Baio dated many women, including co-star Erin Moran, for years until he married model Renee Sloan at 46.

  • He thought fatherhood would be his “end,” and the first three weeks after his daughter’s birth were the hardest as the baby was diagnosed with a rare disorder.

  • In his 60s, he’s a homebound spouse and dad. He shared a photo with his lookalike daughter when they danced.

The “Happy Days” cast became household names after the show soared to success in the early 1990s. All eyes were on the stars of the show and their personal lives, and Scott Baio was no exception.

Fans watched as he dated many women, including his costar on the show until he met and married Renee Sloan. They married when Baio was 46 and then started their own family together.

Scott Baio and Erin Moran in Season One of "Joanie Loves Chaci", March 23, 1982 | Source: Getty Images

Scott Baio and Erin Moran in Season One of “Joanie Loves Chaci”, March 23, 1982 | Source: Getty Images

Baio played the character of Chachi Arcola on “Happy Days” and quickly became the object of women’s affection worldwide. He was in his teens when he was first cast in the role, and he became a teenage heartthrob.

When the “Happy Days” spinoff, “Joanie Loves Chachi,” aired, Baio had ten years’ experience being an eligible bachelor. However, he was in a relationship with his on-screen love interest, Erin Moran.

Moran and Baio played the couple Joanie and Chachi on the two television shows and shared a romantic relationship off-screen too. Baio once admitted that he lost his virginity to Moran while dating.

Brooke Shields and actor Scott Baio attend the CBS Television Competition Special "Celebrity Challenge of the Stars" on March 23, 1980 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California | Source: Getty Images

Brooke Shields and actor Scott Baio attend the CBS Television Competition Special “Celebrity Challenge of the Stars” on March 23, 1980 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California | Source: Getty Images

Soon, Baio became known as a womanizer in Hollywood, and his status was recognized by all those who knew him. A friend of Baio’s once joked:

“I once told somebody I thought there was just one hard, fast rule in Hollywood — and that was if you were blond, first you date Scott Baio, and then you marry Tommy Lee.”

During his time on...