Education
Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Bergin attended the University of Connecticut.
Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Bergin attended the University of Connecticut.
He began modeling while in college. Bergin is perhaps best known as Mark Wahlberg"s successor in Calvin Klein"s racy series of black and white underwear ads. His 6 ft 1 in (185 m) frame and washboard abs (widely cited as his professional signature) gained international exposure in print ads and, notably, on a 96 ft × 70 ft (29 m × 21 m) billboard in New York City"s Times Square.
In addition to his high-profile role as the "spokesbody" for Calvin Klein, Bergin has walked the runways of New York City, Paris and Milan for Sonia Rykiel, Valentino, Calvin Klein, Gianfranco Ferre, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent and Donna Karan and was the exclusive model for Claiborne for Men, a division of Liz Claiborne, Incorporated., for over three years.
He has also appeared in commercials and print advertisements for Kellogg"s, Bacardi Rum, L"Oréal, Maybelline, Coty, Valentino, Perry Ellis, and Liz Claiborne. Bergin is signed to Wilhelmina Models in New York City, and New York Model Management.
Apart from the fashion industry, Bergin also ventured into acting, playing the character Juris Doctor Darius on Baywatch and later Baywatch Hawaii for 88 episodes from 1997 to 2001, and starring as the same character in the made-for-television Film Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding in 2003. In 2006, he appeared on Video Hits One"s sci-fi celeb reality show Celebrity Paranormal Project.
Bergin later launched his own brand of men"s underwear.
Bergin now works as a real estate agent in Beverly Hills. Kennedy and Bessette-Kennedy died in a plane crash in July 1999. On September 24, 2004, Bergin married makeup artist Joy Tilk with whom he has two children.
Bergin was arrested for drunk driving in 2004, on the fifth anniversary of Bessette-Kennedy"s death.
Philanthropy
Bergin has worked with the anti-drug children"s program Doctorate.A.R.E. as a national spokesperson, and has lent his name, time, and image to numerous Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome charities.