Top 5 Tad Martin Moments

In honor of Michael E. Knight’s (ex-Tad, ALL MY CHILDREN) birthday, we take a look back at key moments in the life of his beloved (and much-missed!) alter ego.

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ALL MY CHILDREN - 4/18/83Tad (Michael E. Knight carried on a secret affair with Marian Colby while romancing her teenage daughter, Liza (Marcy Walker) on ABC Daytime's "All My Children" (1-2 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. AMC83(Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)MICHAEL E. KNIGHT, MARCY WALKER Getty

1983: He didn’t become “Tad the Cad” for nothing! In 1983, Tad earned his stripes as a womanizer by bedding cougar Marian and her troubled daughter, Liza (Marcy Walker).

ALL MY CHILDREN - Hillary and Tad's wedding - 2/25/86 Hillary (Carmen Thomas) and Tad (Michael E. Knight) on their wedding day at the Wallingford mansion, on ABC Daytime's "All My Children." The couple had planned a church wedding, but Tad was locked in a bank vault by robbers and failed to show for the ceremony. The marriage ended when Tad returned to his womanizing ways. "All My Children" airs Monday-Friday, 1-2 p.m., ET, on the ABC Television Network. AMC86 (Photo by Donna Svennevik/ABC via Getty Images) CARMEN THOMAS, MICHAEL E. KNIGHT Getty

1986: After a loveless marriage to Dottie, Tad found happiness (albeit fleeting) with new bride Hillary (Carmen Thomas).

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1989: Tad fell head over heels for Dixie (Cady McClain) and proposed to her wearing a chicken suit.

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1994: Hovering between life and death after being injured in a tornado, Tad had a heavenly reunion with late sister Jenny (Kim Delaney).

ALL MY CHILDREN - The final episode of ABC Daytime's "All My Children" taped on August 30, 2011 and will air on Friday, September 23, 2011 on the ABC Television Network. "All My Children" airs Monday-Friday (1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Rick Rowell) CAST OF ALL MY CHILDREN RICK ROWELL/ABC

2010: An orphan no more, Tad was surrounded by friends and family as he offered a poignant speech on the show’s final episode.

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