Michael Easton
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SOAP STAR STATS
Michael Easton (John, OLTL)
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Vital Statistics
- Birthdate:
- February 15
- Birthplace:
- Long Beach, California
- Star Sign:
- Pisces
- Years On Show:
- October 1, 2003-present
- Marital Status:
- Married to wife Ginevra Arabia since August 2004
The 411
Michael Easton was born in Long Beach, CA, and raised in both the United States and Ireland, his parents' native country. After writing poetry inspired by such authors as Charles Bukowski and Raymond Carver during high school, Easton went on to college with a double major in English and History. Before graduating, Easton took a break so he could travel throughout Europe. While abroad, he compiled all his writings for the book he titled Drift.
When he returned to the States, Easton completed his education at UCLA. There he studied writing and directing. He soon took up acting and was cast in Coldfire in 1990. He went on to appear in the films The Art of Dying and The Killing Zone.
Easton began his soap career in the role of Tanner Scofield on DAYS OF OUR LIVES, which he played from 1991-92. Soon after making People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People list in 1992, he quit acting to care for his mother. However, he returned to the screen in 1994. His television credits include VR5, the Judith Krantz miniseries DAZZLE and a guest-starring role on DIAGNOSIS MURDER. He also wrote, produced and edited the award-winning independent film Daedalus is Dead, which was sold to the Sundance channel in 2000. The following years brought continued success in film both in front of and behind the camera before he made his return to daytime television in the role of twins Caleb and Michael Morley on PORT CHARLES in 2001. He stayed with the show until its cancellation in October 2003.
Easton currently plays Llanview police detective John McBain, the character
he originated in 2003. He has also just signed on to write the first
installment of The Green Woman, a graphic-novel series, for DC/Vertigo with
famed novelist Peter Straub.
Et Cetera
Five Random Facts
—Published a book of poetry, Eighteen Straight Whiskeys, in 1997 based on his early life experiences.
— In 1998, he sold a screenplay based on the life of Montgomery Clift to Newman Tooley Films. That same year, Easton was hired to write a film based on the life of legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald for Norman Lear's company, Act 111.
—Appeared in Playgirl in December 2000.
—Nominated for America's Favorite Villain at the 2002 Daytime Emmy Awards for PORT CHARLES.
—Easton's first graphic novel, Soul Stealer, is scheduled for release in February 2008. Check out: www.thesoulstealer.com.
Other Roles
Other Soap Roles
DAYS OF OUR LIVES (Tanner Scofield, 1991-92)
PORT CHARLES (Caleb and Michael, 2001-03)
TV Roles
MUTANT X (Gabriel, 2002)
DIAMOND HUNTERS (Benedict Van der Byl, 2001)
THE 70'S (Nick, 2000)
TOTAL RECALL 2070 (David Hume, 1999)
THE PRACTICE (Glenn, 1998)
ALLY MCBEAL (Glenn, 1998)
413 HOPE STREET (Nick Carrington, 1997-98)
TWO (Booth/Gus, 1996)
DAZZLE (Nick, 1995)
VR5 (Duncan, 1995)
DIAGNOSIS MURDER (Rick, 1994)
SHADOW OF A STRANGER (Shawn, 1992)
Film Roles
They're Just My Friends (Detective McCarthy, 2006)
The Last Day of Atlantis (Michot, 2002)
The Art of Dyin (Bobby, 1991)
The Killing Zone (1991)
Coldfire (Jake, 1990)
Rock The Quote
"I wear the same thing to every audition — a black T-shirt, the same pair of jeans, and motorcycle boots — whether I'm reading for a preppy murder or whatever. I've never relied on costumes or the right hair. With me it comes from here (pointing to his heart)." — Soap Opera Weekly, 11/19/91
"At some point, I feel like you're doing too much self-promotion. That's just my personal take on it. I mean, anybody else can do it. But, for me, I want to come in and do the best job I can. The limelight is not interesting to me." — on being press shy, Weekly, 7/19/05
"The last thing you should have is a medium bias. You meet these people who are like, 'Oh, I don't do TV,' and they're doing, like, Meatballs 6." — Soap Opera Digest, 3/21/06
Write Of Passage
"I had this really weird idea that I was going to be a writer and acting was going to be a supplement, which was a really twisted theory, now that I think about it. But I always knew I wanted to be some form of artist." — Digest, 8/20/91
"I grew up wanting to be Jack Kerouac, and I wound up [on a soap], and I think I was just very young and very arrogant and self-involved. I was like, 'How did I wind up here?' " — on the source of his angst-ridden youth, Digest, 3/21/06
"[John] McBain kind of lives by Hemingway's words: 'The world is a good place and worth fighting for.' " — Digest, 12/12/06
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