Dante Damiano

Dante Damiano was a fictional character on The Bold and the Beautiful played by Antonio Sabàto, Jr. from 2005 to 2006.

Biography
Dante Damiano first appeared in Los Angeles at the Forrester Creations press conference in 2005 where they announced that Dr. Taylor Hayes was alive and well. Taylor was visibly disturbed to see him there, but the two did not have a chance to talk. He later showed up at the house to see her, and when one of the twins answered the door, he proved he was familiar with Taylor's children because he knew it had to be Phoebe Forrester or Steffy Forrester. Phoebe told him that her mother was out, and he extended his well wishes before leaving. He later tried to talk to Taylor by phone, but she wasn't interested in hearing anything he had to say.

Dante soon had the opportunity to talk to Taylor, and together he and Taylor explained that he had been commissioned by Omar Rashid to create her likeness, and had been instrumental in helping her escape. Dante was preparing to leave town but his plans changed at the last moment, and he began renewing his acquaintance with Bridget Forrester, whom he had met in Italy. Watching her mother, Brooke Logan and her ex-husband, Nick Marone, he became convinced that Nick's heart lay with Bridget's mother, and made it clear to Bridget he would love to have a relationship with her.

Dante finally had to accept that Bridget was never going to leave Nick, even though he made it more than clear to her numerous times that he would be there for her and the baby. When Felicia Forrester came back to town later that year, Dante became intrigued by her young son, and finally confronted Felicia, demanding to know if there was a possibility that Dominick was really his son.

Little Dominick was proven to be Dante's son, and he was soon given Dante's last name as well as a new nickname, Dino. When Felicia died of her cancer, she named Dante and Bridget her son's guardians, and Dante was happy to use that information to bring Bridget closer to him, although his first priority was his son. Dante and Bridget were both worried when Felicia turned out not to be dead after all and wanted her son back in her life full time. They tried to take little Dino to Italy to visit with Dante's family, but Felicia refused, and Felicia's mom, Stephanie Douglas made threats against Dante's ability to stay in the country if he didn't sign away his rights to the boy.