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— CBS

Antonio Sabato Jr. (ex-Dante, B&B)

Born in Rome, Antonio Sabato Jr. and his family (including his father, Italian film actor Antonio Sabato, Sr.) moved to L.A. when he was 12. After graduating from Beverly Hills High School, he got an agent and his first gigs: modeling jobs and a role in Janet Jackson's music video for "Love Will Never Do (Without You)." MORE

— PGP

Lawrence Saint-Victor (Remy, GL)

Lawrence Saint-Victor was born in Rockland County, N.Y., and grew up in Spring Valley, N.Y. He attended the Conservatory of Theatre Arts and Film at SUNY Purchase, where he received his B.F.A. in acting. As a student, he played in Six Degrees of Separation and Shakespeare's A Winter’s Tale. MORE

— ABC

Paul Satterfield (ex-Spencer, OLTL)

Paul Satterfield was born in Nashville, TN and raised in California. His father was a Nashville firefighter who was killed in the line of duty. The actor attended Whitman College in Washington on a basketball scholarship. He earned degrees in English literature and dramatic arts. MORE

JPI

Marnie Schulenburg (Alison, ATWT)

Massachusetts native Marnie Schulenburg grew up playing sports, but always loved musical theater. She studied that discipline while she attended DeSales University in Pennsylvania. MORE

— CBS

Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R)

Melody Thomas Scott began her career at age 3 under the tutelage of renowned coach Ethel Meglin, who helped launch the career of Shirley Temple. Scott studied singing, tap, ballet and jazz dancing. MORE

— PGP

Paolo Seganti (ex-Damian, ATWT)

As the middle child of five brothers growing up in Italy, Paolo Seganti first found the spotlight (and worked out his teenage aggression) in a boxing ring.... He always equated the ring to a stage, and sure enough, that's where a fashion photographer discovered him. MORE

— CBS

Ted Shackelford (Jeffrey, Y&R)

While going to high school in Tulsa, OK, Ted Shackelford had a percolating interest in acting, but it wasn't until he graduated from the University of Denver that he gave community theater a try. Thoroughly infected by the acting bug, Shackelford moved to New York City and worked as the night manager of The Carlyle Hotel while waiting for his big break. MORE

— ABC

Kin Shriner (Scott, GH)

The king of quips, on-screen and off, Kin Shriner has been both a dramatic and a comedic favorite of soap audiences for nearly 30 years... Kin first made a name for himself in daytime in 1977 when he joined GH as earnest, young, law student Scotty. MORE

— PGP

Jake Silbermann (Noah, ATWT)

New York City native Jake Silbermann was raised in an artistic family and always had an interest in performing. After graduating from high school, he attended Syracuse University, where he received a B.A. in theater. MORE

— ABC

Sabine Singh (ex-Greenlee, AMC)

Sabine Singh was born in New York to the daughter of an Indian Maharaja father and an Austrian beauty queen mother. As a child, she enjoyed both dancing and acting. MORE

— ABC

Erika Slezak (Viki, OLTL)

Erika Slezak comes from a long line of established actors. Her father is the late Walter Slezak, who starred in numerous films and on Broadway. During his career, Walter won a Tony award for his performance in the hit Fanny. The legacy doesn't end there: Slezak's grandfather, Leo Slezak, was an acclaimed opera singer. MORE

— GEORGE DE SOTA/JPI

Tina Sloan (Lillian, GL)

Tina Sloan was born and raised in Bronxville, NY, a posh New York City suburb. She's the daughter of a Harvard-educated lawyer and spent most of her childhood within the protective confines of her conservative upbringing. MORE

— ABC

Hillary B. Smith (Nora, OLTL)

Smith caught the acting bug at age 5, but she got her "big break" while attending Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY, where a school production of Song Night in the City made it to off-Broadway. After several theater roles and prime-time TV gigs like NO SOAP, RADIO with Steve Guttenberg, Smith entered the daytime world. MORE

— PGP

Michelle Ray Smith (ex-Ava, GL)

Michelle Ray Smith was born in Bloomfield, Michigan, and is the oldest of four children. Growing up in Michigan, Smith spent time fishing, hiking, playing basketball and softball, and and dreaming of being a hair and makeup artist. Seeking her goal as a beauty professional, she studied cosmetology while still in high school. MORE

— PGP

Jesse Soffer (ex-Will, ATWT)

Jesse Soffer's career began with a Kix cereal commercial at age 6; he had played Bobby in the two BRADY BUNCH movies and co-starred with everyone from Susan Sarandon to the Olsen twins by the time he was 15, when he took the role of GL's Max. MORE

— ABC

Chris Stack (Michael, OLTL)

Born Christopher Stack, Jr. in Chicago, IL, to parents Chris and Ann, Stack was raised in Indianapolis, where his acting career started with nativity plays and a sixth-grade production of H.M.S. Pinafore. MORE

— CBS

Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Y&R)

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Michelle Stafford made the trek to California as an infant. Her parents moved her and her older sister, Janine, to Montrose, California, where she was raised. MORE

JPI

Richard Steinmetz (ex-Martin, PASSIONS)

Though he was born in Chicago, Richard Steinmetz's family moved to Seattle when he was 5 years old. By seventh grade, he realized he was meant to act. After graduating from high school, Steinmetz played for the Portland Timbers soccer team. MORE

— PGP

Paul Anthony Stewart (ex-Danny, GL)

Paul Anthony Stewart ventured into acting out of sibling rivalry. He was raised in Philadelphia by his mother and stepfather, and has two brothers. One of his mother's favorite stories involves Stewart jumping on tables, demanding his parents' attention. MORE

— PGP

Nancy St. Alban (ex-Michelle, GL)

A GENERAL HOSPITAL and ONE LIFE TO LIVE fan from childhood, Nancy St. Alban immediately thought about acting on soaps when a friend mentioned that she had found a small, private school that specialized in actin. MORE

— ABC

Timothy D. Stickney (R.J. Gannon, OLTL)

Timothy D. Stickney grew up with his four siblings in Wilmington, DE. His mother, Bell, was a housewife while his father, Felix, was a fund-raiser for the YMCA. Although his parents had hoped little Timothy would grow up to be a lawyer or a doctor, Stickney knew at a young age that he wanted to be an actor. MORE

— CBS

Kristoff St. John (Neil, Y&R)

Kristoff St. John was born with acting in his blood. His father, Christopher, is an actor/director, while his stepmother, Marie, is an actress who graduated from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. St. John considers Marie to be his mother and has a great deal of respect for her for giving up her career for her family. MORE

— ABC

Trevor St. John (Todd, OLTL)

Trevor St. John grew up in Orchard Prairie, Wash. He attended Whitworth college in Spokane on a jazz scholarship, where he got his first taste of acting. Hollywood came to Spokane to shoot the film Benny & Joon, and St. John was hired as Aidan Quinn’s stand-in. MORE

— ABC

Kirsten Storms (Maxie, GH)

Kirsten Storms knew she wanted to become an actress at age 5, when she'd accompany her sports director father, Mike, to work and pretended she was a weather girl. Workers at the station actually recorded her "forecasts" so that Storms could critique her performance. MORE

— ABC

Robin Strasser (Dorian, OLTL)

Soap viewers were first introduced to the dazzling Robin Strasser when she created the vixen Rachel Davis on ANOTHER WORLD in 1967. Since then, the lively and sometimes controversial actress has become a virtual fixture in daytime. MORE

— NBC

Alison Sweeney (Sami, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)

Alison Sweeney may have been sweet 16 when she joined DAYS, but fans soon found themselves loving to hate her not-so-sweet character. Though she was young, the Los Angeles native had already amassed an impressive set of credits as a child actor. MORE

— ABC

Jason Tam (Markko, OLTL)

Jason Tam was born and raised in Aina Haina, a town outside of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. He began performing in third grade when he appeared in a community theater production of Bye Bye Birdie. MORE

— NBC

Josh Taylor (Roman, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)

One could say that Josh Taylor 's career has come full circle. Growing up in Chillicothe, IL, Taylor was more into sports than acting and was on his high school's football, track and baseball teams (his father, George, was the coach). MORE

— NBC

Leigh Taylor-Young (ex-Katherine, PASSIONS)

Leigh Taylor-Young was born in Washington, D.C. and studied economics at Northwestern University. She changed her major to theater and studied under Alvina Krause, who allowed her to perform as the youngest member of the distinguished Eaglesmere Summer Repertory Theatre. MORE

— MARINA CHAVEZ/SOAPNET

Jason Thompson (Patrick, GH)

The middle son of Phillip, a draftsman for the city of Edmonton, Canada, and Louise, a college administrator, Thompson grew up a clean-cut, Catholic schoolboy who enjoyed hockey and camping. One night while busing tables at a local restaurant, he was "discovered" by a modeling agent. MORE

— PGP

Gina Tognoni (Dinah, GL)

Gina Tognoni was raised in Syracuse, NY and in Rhode Island. She attended a Catholic high school and was intent on pursuing a degree at Emerson College when she won Miss Teen Rhode Island, her first pageant. MORE

JPI

Heather Tom (Katie, B&B)

Born in Hinsdale, IL, Heather Tom became a commercial actress at the age of 2, and was dancing with the Pacific Northwest Ballet by age 10. MORE

— PGP

Tamara Tunie (Jessica, ATWT)

Born into a family of five children outside of Pittsburgh, PA, Tamara Tunie was raised in the funeral home where her father worked... She was discovered by an agent and soon moved to New York City, which would become her beloved new hometown. MORE

— ABC

Aiden Turner (Aidan, AMC)

Aiden Turner was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, and grew up about 25 miles north of London. A love of cooking dinner and desserts led him to attend culinary school. MORE

JPI

Hunter Tylo (Taylor, B&B)

Hunter Tylo began her daytime career as street-smart Robin McCall on ALL MY CHILDREN, and followed with a short stint as Marina Toscano on DAYS OF OUR LIVES. In 1990, she joined THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, which signified having roles on all three major networks. MORE

— NBC

Kim Johnston Ulrich (ex-Ivy, PASSIONS)

After attending Modesto Junior College and California State University, Fresno, Kim Johnson Ulrich graduated from CSU Stanislaus in Turlock, CA, as an art major with intentions of becoming an interior designer. On the side, she did makeup at a local theater. MORE

— CBS

Joan Van Ark (ex-Gloria, Y&R)

Joan Van Ark was born in New York and is married to her high school sweetheart, John Marshall, a former award winning TV newsman. They are the parents of Vanessa Marshall, an accomplished actress and comedian. MORE

— ROBIN PLATZER/TWIN IMAGES

Caitlin Van Zandt (Ashlee, GL)

Caitlin Van Zandt was born and raised in New York City. She spent much of her childhood growing up in the wings of Radio City Music Hall, where her mother is a wardrobe supervisor. ("It was quite an interesting upbringing, an interesting playground," Van Zandt muses.) MORE

— ABC

Greg Vaughan (Lucky, GH)

Greg Vaughan, a self-proclaimed mama's boy, was born and raised in Dallas, TX. While in high school, he began modeling to raise a few bucks. Upon graduation, he headed to the runways of Italy. MORE

— ABC

Jerry verDorn (Clint, OLTL)

Jerry VerDorn was born in Sioux Falls, SD, but due to his father's job as a salesman, his family relocated often, settling in various parts of North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. VerDorn attended Moorhead State University in Minnesota with intentions of becoming an English teacher. MORE

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