Michael E. Knight
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SOAP STAR STATS
Michael E. Knight (Tad, AMC)
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Michael E. Knight (Tad, OLTL)
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Vital Statistics
- Birthdate :
- May 7
- Birthplace:
- Princeton, N.J.
- Years On Show:
- 1983-'86, 1988-'90, 1992-present.
- Marital Status :
- Separated from fellow soap star Catherine Hickland (Lindsay, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
- Children :
- None.
- Awards:
- Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor (2001) and Outstanding Younger Leading Man (1986, 1987); Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Male Scene Stealer (1995) and Outstanding Supporting Actor (1998)
The 411
Michael E. Knight was born in Princeton, N.J. but spent his early years on the West Coast in Ojai and San Francisco. He grew up as the middle child of three sons attending a boys' preparatory school where his father was a faculty member. At the age of 12, his ambition for acting surfaced. He earned a degree in theater arts at Wesleyan University and then moved on to the prestigious Circle in the Square Theater in New York for more technical training. In 1983 he landed the role of Tad "The Cad" Martin on ALL MY CHILDREN. Four years into his run, he left to pursue acting projects on the West Coast including the feature film Date with an Angel. He returned to AMC in 1998, stayed for two years, and then left Pine Valley a second time. Knight came back in 1992, and has remained at AMC ever since.
Knight has also had notable guest appearances on MATLOCK and MURDER, SHE WROTE, and he has appeared in several theatrical productions as well. The three-time Emmy winner resides in New York City.
Et Cetera
—Was a half-hour late to his own wedding
—Reconnected with pal Valerie Bertinelli over the Internet
—Earned his degree from Wesleyan University in only three years
—Once spent three hours in a chatroom trying to convince AMC fans he was Tad
Career Highlights
TV Roles
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (David Steadman, 2001)
A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHRISTMAS (Alan Schaefer, 1996)
MURDER, SHE WROTE (B.J. Wilson 1992)
MATLOCK (Daniel Fontaine, 1988)
Film Role
Rounding First (John, 2004)
Noise (Dr. Steve 2004)
Undermind (Brian Sampson 2003)
Hexed (Simon Littlefield, 1993)
Date with an Angel (Jim Sanders, 1987)
Baby It's You (Phillip, 1983)
Theater Roles
Cakewalk
Home Games
Run for Your Wife
Wrong Turn at Lungfish
Memorable Quotes
When I started, pretty young things used to come up to me and say 'I love you on the show.' Now they come up to me and say, 'My mother loves you on the show.'"
— Soap Opera Weekly, 7/1/97
"Nice fishnet stockings -- good and trashy for Krystal!"
—On Bobbie Eakes' (Krystal) stockings at their first photo shoot before he realized they were her own pair, Weekly, 1/6/04
"Call me on the cell phone, but forgive me if you don't get through. Not sure I know how to turn it on."
— Weekly, 1/19/97
