Grant Aleksander
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SOAP STAR STATS
Grant Aleksander (ex-Phillip, GL)
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Vital Statistics
- Birthdate:
- August 6
- Marital Status:
- Married former actress/now-attorney Sherry Ramsey on September 19, 1987
- Currently Resides In:
- New Jersey
THE 411
The youngest of three brothers, Grant Aleksander grew up in a suburb of Baltimore, MD. He studied theater at Washington and Lee University, where he met his wife, Sherry Ramsey. After moving to New York, Aleksander briefly modeled and waited tables before landing GL in 1982. He left the show two years later, but returned twice — from 1986-91 and 1996 to 2004. He won, along with Beth Ehlers (Harley), a Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite New Couple in 1998. The actor earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 1998, and was also nominated for Emmy's Outstanding Lead Actor in 2003 and 2004.
ET CETERA
—Real last name is Kunkowski
—Has broken at least 12 bones over the years
—Once modeled in Italy
—Owns four homes
—Animal-rights activist who cares for more than a dozen animals at home
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Other Soap Roles
CAPITOL (ex-D.J., 1986)
ALL MY CHILDREN (ex-Alec, 1993-96)
TV Roles
DARK MANSIONS (1986) (TV) (Nicholas Drake)
A VERY DELICATE MATTER (1982) (TV) (Larry Milligan)
THE FALL GUY (1981) (Cliff) in episode: "Beach Blanket Bounty" (episode # 5.15) 21 February 1986
HARDCASTLE AND MCCORMICK (Biff Anderson) in episode: "Mirage a Trois" (episode # 3.10) 2 December 1985
WHO"S THE BOSS? (Gus McGee) in episode: "Hunk of the Month" (episode # 2.8) 19 November 1985
Film Roles
Tough Guys (Bartender at Mickey's) (1986)
MEMORABLE QUOTES
"I have girls who wait for me every day outside the studio early in the morning, and they scare the hell out of me." —Soap Opera Digest, 1/31/84
"I've worn my share of Speedos, so I don't want to wear them anymore. Besides, I agree with what talk-show host Montel Williams said: 'If you're over 26, no one wants to see it.' "—Digest, 8/30/94
"Our animals are our children, and I've become obsessive-compulsive about leaving the house when they're there. I stand in the kitchen and stare at the knobs on the stove to make sure that they're turned off and that the toaster oven and the coffee machine are turned off. I'll literally go through the circuit of things that have to be turned off five times."—Soap Opera Weekly, 6/24/03
