David Canary as Adam Chandler, in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children.

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After spending one year in the prime time serial, Peyton Place as the husband of Joan Blackman, Canary first came to prominence in 1967 when he was cast in the role of Candy on the Western series Bonanza. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ...

In 1967, a contract dispute between Leonard Nimoy and the producers of Star Trek forced Herb Solow, Robert H. Justman and Gene Roddenberry to compile a list of candidates for consideration as replacements for Mr. Spock. As revealed in Solow and Justman's book, Star Trek - The Inside Story, Canary was one of the "A List" candidates. Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American actor, film director, poet and photographer best known for playing the character Spock in the Star Trek franchise, namely the original television series. ... Star Trek is an American science-fiction franchise spanning six television series, ten feature films, hundreds of novels, computer and video games, and other fan stories. ... Robert H. Justman has worked in Hollywood as a producer, director, production manager, assistant director, and production assistant since the early 1950s. ... Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American scriptwriter and producer. ... Spock, commonly called Mr. ...

In 1981, he assumed the role of Steve Frame on the soap opera Another World. However, the effort to revive the Steve/Alice/Rachel triangle was largely unsuccessful and Canary left the show in 1983, after the character of Steve Frame was killed off in a car crash. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... This AW logo was used between 1987 and 1989. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

That same year, he joined the cast of All My Children in the role of the cunning Adam Chandler. The following year, he was also cast as Adam's meek twin brother, Stuart. He has played the twins since (and as per SAG stipulations, gets paid double for performing two parts). All My Children is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ...

Additional daytime television rose have included the part of a cult leader on The Doctors and a role on Search for Torommow.

He has won five Daytime Emmy Awards as 'Outstanding Lead Actor', and has been nominated an additional ten times. A trained singer, Canary has toured in such musicals as, "Man of La Mancha" and "Carousel", as well as performing in dramatic pieces such as "The Seagul". The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ...

He is the brother of actor John Canary, who also had a role on All My Children.

The brothers are descended from Calimity Jane ("Bonanza Gold", April 2006).

For awhile in the 1990s, there was a reunion on All My Children. Three stars of the nighttime serial Peyton Place (Canary, Ruth Warrick, Barbara Rush) were all in its cast.