My Guiding Light Hunks
Here's my list of the actors who played young hunks on Guiding Light and whom I still like and get excited when they have something I can watch. I'm listing them in alphabetical order.
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Scott Bailey was born in Florissant, Missouri, USA. Scott is an actor and director, known for Bank Roll (2012), Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2008) and Timeless (2016). Scott has been married to Adrienne Frantz since 11 November 2011. They have three children.- Actor
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Paulo Benedeti was born on 3 August 1975 in Medellin, Colombia. He is an actor and writer, known for Guiding Light (1952), Wild Things (1998) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987).- Actor
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Matthew Staton Bomer was born in Webster Groves, Greater St. Louis, Missouri, to Elizabeth Macy (Staton) and John O'Neill Bomer IV, a Dallas Cowboys draft pick. Matt was raised in Spring, Texas, and educated at Klein High School, near Houston. After school, he attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Bomer then relocated to New York to forge a career in acting.
Theater work followed, but his television break came with a small part in All My Children (1970). This lead to a reoccurring role in Guiding Light (1952) as murderous Ben Reade. Further success in TV followed including parts in Tru Calling (2003), Chuck (2007) and the lead role in Traveler (2007). Bomer also scored film roles in projects such as Flightplan (2005) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006). In 2009, he was cast in the lead role of criminal mastermind Neal Caffrey in Fox's White Collar (2009).- Actor
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The oldest of three children, Frank Grillo was born in New York City, to an Italian-American family. He grew up in upstate New York, and got his first taste of acting in high school where he was in many plays. Frank was also a gifted athlete and his dream was to play sports professionally. Frank graduated from New York University with a business degree.- Tom was born and raised in New Jersey. He began acting in high school thanks to a great teacher, and after attending FPAC at Howell High he received a BFA in Acting from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. While at Rutgers he also studied Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre in London, England.
In spite of his theater background, Tom's first job was on the long running CBS daytime drama, Guiding Light. While there he won multiple Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Jonathan Randall, the charming and volatile son of the show's leading lady. Tom left the show and spent the next few years working on some independent films and television, but primarily in theater. He was the co-founder and artistic director of the Apothecary Theater Company. They produced the world premier of "In God's Hat", which opened to rave reviews and sold out the rest of its run. The NY Times called the play "terrific" and praised all involved. Pelphrey made his Broadway debut as Micky Deans in "End of the Rainbow", a play about the final days of Judy Garland that was nominated for multiple Tony Awards. He also appeared on Broadway in "Fool for Love" alongside Sam Rockwell and Nina Arianda, meeting and working with Sam Shepard.
Tom played Kurt Bunker, a troubled former Neo-Nazi seeking redemption, on the cult-hit action show "Banshee". He was then cast as the wise-ass, drug addicted billionaire Ward Meachum in Marvel's "Iron Fist". Recently, Pelphrey received rave reviews and a lot of attention for his portrayal of Ben Davis on "Ozark"- the bi-polar brother of Wendy (Laura Linney). He was cast as Joseph Mankiewicz in David Fincher's "Mank", brother to Gary Oldman's Herman Mankiewicz. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, the most of any film in 2021. - Wes Ramsey just completed a long run starring on the daytime hit, GENERAL HOSPITAL. He starred in the film DELIVERANCE CREEK and the series THE PLAYBOY CLUB. He has recurred on CSI: MIAMI, THE EVENT, and CHARMED and has guest starred on many shows including CODE BLACK, GREY'S ANATOMY, HOUSE, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS and HEROES. He starred in the independent films LAST SEEN IN IDAHO and PERCEPTION, and he can also be seen in the feature TWO PICTURES.
- Jordi Vilasuso was born on 15 June 1981 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for The Invitation (2015), Circle (2015) and This Modern Man Is Beat (2015). He has been married to Kaitlin Riley since 25 August 2012. They have two children.