Steve Monarque

Steve Monarque is an actor, writer and director based in New York and Los Angeles. He grew up in the suburban New Jersey community of Pompton Lakes. As an actor Monarque has appeared in well-known films including No Small Affair (1984) and Sixteen Candles (1984). In 1985, he was the lead in a special MTV video for the popular song "25 or 6 to 4", by the rock band Chicago. Monarque starred in two award-winning TV movies, "ABC Afterschool Specials: Stoned" (1980), co-starring with Scott Baio, and "CBS Schoolbreak Special: The Day the Senior Class Got Married" (1985), co-starring with Paul Dooley. He also starred in the romantic comedy film Under the Boardwalk (1989), as tough guy surfer "Reef Yorpin". In 1989, he joined the syndicated series "Friday the 13th" as regular cast member "Johnny Ventura".