Thom Christopher
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SOAP STAR STATS
Thom Christopher (Carlo, OLTL)
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Thom Christopher (ex-Carlo, OLTL)
— ABC
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Vital Statistics
- Birthday:
- October 5
- Birthplace:
- Jackson Heights, NY
- Years On Show:
- 990-1992, 1996-1997, 1998, 2005, 2008
- Marital Status:
- Married; wife Judith.
- Awards:
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor (1992); Daytime Emmy Nominee for Supporting Actor (1993); Daytime Emmy Nominee for Supporting Actor (1994); Soap Opera Digest Nominee for Outstanding Villain (1992); Soap Opera Digest Nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actor (1993).
The 411
Native New Yorker Thom Christopher hails from the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights. Known to most soap fans as the golden-voiced villain Carlo Hesser, Christopher is also an accomplished theatrical actor. His training began at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, continuing at Ithaca College and the Neighborhood Playhouse. Science fiction aficionados are also fans of Christopher’s work thanks to his 1981 role as Hawk in the television series BUCK ROGERS.
Christopher lives in Manhattan with his wife and devotes his free time to supporting charitable organizations including Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, where he sits on the Board of Directors, and the New York Special Olympics.
Et Cetera
—The actor who most inspires him is Sir Laurence Olivier.
—His BUCK ROGERS character was half-man, half-bird.
—Has been involved with the Special Olympics since 1990.
—Has an Emmy and also co-starred with an Emmy: Emmy Rossum (ex-Abigail, ATWT), in the independent film Nola.
—He skipped acting class to audition for his first Actors’ Equity production.
Career Highlights
Other Soap Roles
THE EDGE OF NIGHT (Noel Douglas, 1974)
LOVING (Dante Partou/Joe Young, 1993-1994)
GUIDING LIGHT (Col. Dax, 1999-2002; 2003)
ONE LIFE TO LIVE (Mortimer Bern, 1992-1993, 1997)
TV Roles
BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY (Hawk, 1981)
JACKIE, ETHEL, JOAN: THE WOMEN OF CAMELOT (Aristotle Onassis, 2001)
Film Roles Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (Shurka, 1985)
Street Hunter (Wellman,1990)
Peril (Dr. Koosman, 2000)
Bridget (Art, 2002)
Nola (Niles, 2003)
The Warrior Class (Judge Kaye, 2004)
Theatre Roles
Broadway
Emperor Henry IV
Noel Coward with Two Keys
Caesar and Cleopatra
Off-Broadway
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Merchant of Venice
The Investigation of the Murder in El Salvador
The Sound of Music
The Triumph of Love
King Lear
Memorable Quotes
“The fact that you have a triangle of these three mature people in contrast to all the youth and pubescent love going on is a great device. I think there’s a definite place for it — the whole idea of this woman having two dark souls vying for her. There will always be Renee.” Soap Opera Weekly, 9/20/05
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