Massimo Marone | |||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Mascolo as Massimo Marone | |||||||||||||||||||
The Bold and the Beautiful | |||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Joseph Mascolo | ||||||||||||||||||
Current status | Former, Contract | ||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2001-2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | August 23, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | July 7, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cause/reason | Left Town | ||||||||||||||||||
Created by | Bradley Bell | ||||||||||||||||||
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Family | Marone family | ||||||||||||||||||
Fullname | Massimo Marone IV | ||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Mojo (by Sally) Moss (by Stephanie) | ||||||||||||||||||
Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||
Age | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Shipping Magnate | ||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Unknown Location Formerly the Marone Mansion 68210 Rose Briar Place Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||
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Massimo Marone IV is a fictional character on The Bold and the Beautiful, portrayed by Joseph Mascolo from 2001 to 2006.
Background[]
Massimo Marone got his education at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he met Stephanie Douglas. Massimo fell for Stephanie, who was involved with Eric Forrester; however, Eric was interested in Beth Logan. Massimo and Stephanie went their separate ways when Stephanie got pregnant and married Eric; Massimo eventually came to run shipping conglomerate Marone Industries.
Storylines[]
Arrival in Los Angeles[]
Massimo arrived in Los Angeles to expand his business and reconnect with Stephanie, who had stayed in touch with Massimo without Eric's knowledge. Massimo ran afoul of Eric, co-founder of design house Forrester Creations, and denied Eric's contention that Marone Industries was linked to mafia.
Massimo knew Stephanie wanted to be rid of Eric's ex-wife, Brooke Logan, who was now pursuing Stephanie's married son, Ridge Forrester. When Massimo blamed Eric for Stephanie's problems with Brooke, Eric punched him in retalliation.
Still in love with Stephanie, Massimo offered to get Brooke out of the way; Massimo located Brooke's father, Stephen Logan, in Paris and paid Stephen $5 million to feign health problems in order to convince Brooke to join him overseas. This ultimately failed and Massimo gained an enemy in Ridge when his discovered.
Massimo romanced longtime friend Sally Spectra Getting nowhere with Stephanie, Massimo met a mysterious woman in a bar and had a tryst with her, granting her request to take her out of the country. But Massimo got the shock of his life when Stephanie heard the woman's voice on Massimo's answering machine and realized he had been seeing Sheila Carter, whose extensive criminal history included trying to kill Stephanie. Massimo and Stephanie rescued Rick's wife, Amber Moore, who had been framed and kidnapped by Sheila to clear the way for Sheila's daughter, Mary Warwick (under alias Erica Lovejoy), with Rick.
In Portofino, Italy, Massimo fumed over the growing closeness between Brooke and Ridge, whose wife, Dr. Taylor Hayes, had only recently supposedly died from a gunshot wound sustained by Sheila. Complaining to Brooke's daughter, Bridget Forrester,
Reveal of Capt. Dominick Payne's Paternity[]
One of Massimo's tankers went aground, so Massimo went to Mexico to confront its captain, Dominick "Nick" Payne, recovering in hospital. After a heated confrontation, Massimo stormed out of the hospital and bumped into Nick's mother, Jacqueline "Jackie" Payne. Massimo didn't immediately recognize her, but when they crossed paths again, Massimo saw that he and Nick wore the same signet ring. Massimo remembered Jackie and their affair from years ago - then found out Nick was his son only after Jackie admitted it during a plane crash. Massimo hired Nick at Marone and tried to get him interested in Brooke, who was reuniting with Ridge. Bonding over Nick, Massimo and Jackie renewed their romance and got married.
Mediating the Ridge/Brooke/Nick Love Triangle[]
Soon after, Ridge was kidnapped; Massimo tracked him to South America and was shocked to find Ridge being held captive by Sheila. Before a mêlée ensued in which Ridge fell into a furnace and was presumed dead, Massimo was introduced to his apparent daughter with Sheila, Diana Carter. Overcome with grief from Ridge's apparent death, Nick and Brooke made love.
Massimo celebrated when Ridge turned up alive shortly after, but worried his family would be torn apart after Brooke was revealed as pregnant. A paternity test conducted revealed Nick as the child's father. Acting as mediation for the situation, Massimo brought to town Dr. James Warwick, a psychiatrist friend of the Forresters, to advise Brooke in her choice between Nick and Ridge. Nick proposed to Brooke, to which she accepted and the couple attempted to marry. However, on the day of Nick's wedding to Brooke, Massimo and Nick were arrested for bribing foreign agents based on information Ridge found on Nick's computer, but they were ultimately released for lack of proof.
Brooke ultimately returned to Ridge after realising that the relationship with Nick was not working. However, Jackie later revealed to Nick that he in fact was not the father of Brooke's child - which was discovered whilst Brooke was in labour. Brooke gave birth at home with Ridge by her side, promising to raise the child as his own. When Nick arrived, he was offered to cut the child's umbilical cord; he told Ridge that he should do that, as he in fact is the child's father. Overcome with joy, Brooke and Ridge name the child Ridge Forrester, Jr.
After learning of R.J.'s true paternity, Massimo served Jackie with divorce papers, but soon forgave her and bought her a chain of department stores, which he rebranded Jackie M.
Decline of Massimo and Jackie's Marriage[]
As Massimo refereed his sons fighting over Brooke, Massimo became jealous of Jackie's friendship with Eric and hired Deacon to dig up dirt on him. Massimo began to suspect Jackie of having an affair and caught her on the phone with Deacon, so Massimo held a gun to Deacon's head, then hired him to find out who Jackie's lover was.
Massimo was about to make Deacon president of Jackie M when he learned of Deacon's affair with Jackie and suffered a stroke, rendering him unable to speak. Massimo plotted his revenge as Deacon, who believed Massimo was unaware of his surroundings, flaunted his affair with Jackie in front of Massimo and drugged Jackie to taunt him. After Nick arranged for Massimo to undergo experimental treatments utilizing electrical impulses, Massimo recovered and tormented Deacon with a gun, then laughed as he revealed it was loaded with blanks.
Massimo divorced Jackie, then spiked recovering alcoholic Deacon's drink as revenge, causing Deacon to fall off the wagon.
Later Ventures[]
Massimo supported Nick when he decided to move on with Bridget, then flew off to Italy to rescue Ridge, who had been kidnapped by obsessive ex-girlfriend Morgan DeWitt.
Massimo reestablished a friendship with Jackie, but ultimately decided not to reunite with her. While standing in as a witness for Stephanie while she removed stocks from her safe, Massimo discovered paperwork that named Stephanie as the sole owner of Forrester Creations; Massimo contacted Genoa City billionaire Katherine Chancellor, who confirmed a trust established by Stephanie's father, John Douglas. Massimo was on hand as Stephanie kneed Eric in the groin for his deception.
Massimo thought he finally had a chance with Stephanie until she went back to Eric. After Ridge had a heart attack, Massimo changed his tune and threatened Brooke, warning her to steer clear of Nick, who wanted Brooke back. Massimo bribed Forrester secretary Megan Conley into helping him frame Jackie for tax fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering, then promised Jackie he'd clear her if she helped keep Brooke and Nick apart for Ridge. Massimo faced Nick's wrath after he caught Massimo and Megan conspiring together, and Massimo was removed as CEO of Marone Industries.
Massimo disappeared from the canvas after he and Stephanie tried and failed to stop Nick's wedding to Brooke by publicizing nude outtake photos from her Brooke's Bedroom lingerie line.
Legacy[]
Massimo's name, or the Marone surname, is periodically
In 2015, Aly Forrester yells at a Forrester meeting to Ridge Forrester that Eric Forrester should be ashamed to be his father when she is ashamed of what is happening to the company her grandparents started. Aly thinks it's wrong to sell so much sexuality trough their designs, looking at her cousin (and rival) Steffy Forrester ...
On December 8, 2016, Joseph Mascolo passed away from complications of Alzheimer's disease. The status of Massimo has yet to be addressed, but on May 4, Dina Abbott Mergeron is heard talking to man named Massimo. While a last name is not stated, it is assumed she was talking to Massimo Marone.
Crimes Committed[]
- Paid Stephen Logan $5 million to take Brooke Logan to Paris to keep her from interfering in Ridge Forrester and Taylor Hamilton'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 Payne and tried to blackmail her into keeping Brooke Logan and Nick Marone apart (2006).
Maladies and Injuries[]
- Punched by Eric Forrester (2001);
- Attacked by Nick Marone after taunting him over a shipwreck he had captained (2003);
- Suffered a stroke after learning of Jackie Payne's affair with Deacon Sharpe (2004);
- Teased and taunted by Deacon Sharpe whilst in vegetative state after stroke (2004).