Ricardo Aníbal Fort was an Argentine singer, actor, and television personality. He was born in 1968 in Buenos Aires and dreamed of being an artist as a child against his father's wishes. He studied singing in the US with Palito Ortega for 15 years. Upon returning to Argentina, he worked in his family's candy factory business. He became well known for participating in the TV dance competition Bailando por un sueño in 2009. Fort went on to be a judge or guest on the show in later years. He hosted his own television talk show in 2012 and had a successful theater career producing and starring in several musical plays. He had twins via surrogate in the US before passing away in 2013 at