Massimo Marone

Massimo Marone IV is a fictional character on The Bold and the Beautiful, portrayed by Joseph Mascolo from 2001 to 2006.

Storylines
Massimo went to college at Northwestern with Eric Forrester, Stephanie Douglas and Beth Henderson. He owns a shipping company, Marone Industries, that Eric suspects of having ties to underground crime networks. Massimo recently revealed to Eric that he has been a confidante to Stephanie for years - since Eric and Stephanie's first divorce. Under the influence of his feelings for Stephanie, Massimo collaborated to make arrangements for Brooke to leave and move to Paris. His interference caused animosity with Ridge Forrester. During Ridge's accident, hospital blood tests revealed that there was no possible way for Eric to be his biological father. Stephanie was stunned. Massimo reminded Stephanie of the time they were once together in college. Stephanie concluded that Massimo was Ridge's biological father. Stephanie asked that Massimo keep Ridge's paternity a secret. Massimo did as long as he could, although he always tried to pave the way for the man he could not admit was his son.

Once the truth was finally out, Massimo was overjoyed when the initially devastated Ridge soon opened his heart to his new father and left Forrester to join him. He was even more excited when he learned he had a second son, Dominick, from a long ago relationship with Jackie Payne. Things were just starting to come together for Massimo and his children when both his sons fell in love with, Brooke Logan. When Brooke chose Nick over Ridge, Ridge turned his back on Massimo. Once Massimo learned that Jackie had known there was a chance that the baby Brooke was carrying could have been Ridge's (and as it turned out, was), Massimo was furious and blamed Jackie for Ridge turning his back. When he learned that Jackie had an affair, the strain was too much and Massimo had a devastating attack. Confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak, Massimo was forced to watch the manipulative Deacon Sharpe try to steal his wife right out from under him.

Massimo finally regained control of his life and after hiring Heather Engels to make sure Deacon fell back off the wagon, he and Jackie reconciled. It didn't last long, though, and they soon divorced. Massimo began getting closer to Stephanie again, even wondering if they could have a future together, and was instrumental in her finding the documentation that proved she was the rightful owner of Forrester creations. He was later thrilled when he got to meet Dominick "Dino" Damiano, the son Felicia Forrester had given birth to nine months after leaving Los Angeles (and Nick) behind.

In December 2016, Joseph Mascalo passed away. The status of Massimo has yet to be addressed, but on May 4, is heard talking to man named Massimo. While a last name is not stated, it is assumed she was talking to Massimo Marone.

In September 2018 during the custody trial of Will Spencer, Ridge told Liam and Wyatt Spencer that he didn't meet his father until adulthood. Ridge described Massimo as a "captain of industry" and "citizen of the world" with impeccable taste whose very name was cool and how proud Ridge was to have his DNA. Ridge also says Massimo was the most despicable person that liked hurting people but he tried to love his father despite his faults but he let Massimo go because there was nothing Massimo could do, give, or say that would make Ridge a better person. Wyatt asks where Massimo is now, to which Ridge responds that he doesn't know and doesn't care.

Crimes Committed

 * Paid Stephen Logan $5 million to take Brooke Logan to Paris to keep her from interfering in Ridge Forrester and Taylor Hayes's marriage (2001)
 * Had Oscar Marone evicted to move him in and get information about Forrester Creations (2004)
 * Held Deacon Sharpe at gunpoint (2004)
 * Arrested for bribing foreign agents (2004)
 * Had Deacon Sharpe's drink spiked so Deacon would fall off the wagon (2004)
 * Framed Jackie Marone Knight and tried to blackmail her into keeping Brooke Logan and Nick Marone apart (2006)