Justin Deas (born March 30, 1948 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania) is an Americanactor. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Connellsville is a city located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...
Deas plays the character of Frank Achilles "Buzz" Cooper Sr. on Guiding Light, a role he's played since 1993. He is a six time Daytime Emmy award winner (once for As the World Turns, twice for Santa Barbara and three times for Guiding Light). He shares the record for the most Daytime Emmy Awards won for acting by a performer with Erika Slezak of One Life to Live. The Guiding Light (or simply Guiding Light as its known today) is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest soap opera ever told. ... 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. ... 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. ... Erika Slezak, in a still from the One Life to Live opening sequence. ... One Life to Live is a soap opera which has been broadcast on the American ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ...
Deas' other roles have included Bucky Carter on Ryan's Hope, Tom Hughes on As the World Turns and Keith Timmons on Santa Barbara. Ryans Hope title card from 1977. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30 in the afternoon. ... Santa Barbara is the county seat and principal city of Santa Barbara County, on the Pacific coast of California. ...
Deas is married to actress Margaret Colin Margaret Colin is an actress born on May 26, 1957, the daughter of a police officer and a crop duster. ...
Considered one of daytime's finest actors (if six Emmy wins are any indication), as well one of the most press shy, JustinDeas has carved a notable career in the medium since his debut on RYAN'S HOPE as Dr. Bucky Carter in 1975.
Deas also played Keith Timmons on SANTA BARBARA from 1986-'88 and was the 10th Tom Hughes on AS THE WORLD TURNS from 1981-'84.
Deas was born in Connellsville, Pa., but, due to his father's travels, lived in such diverse places as Mexico City and Tehran, Iran.
JustinDeas doesn't travel with his own drummer -- yet you can almost hear the rim shots after about every other comment he makes during an interview.
Deas says that to get him to play Nathan, all CLO had to do was ask.
Deas lived in Connellsville until he was about 5 or 6 but spent the rest of his childhood traveling with his family, including to locales as far away as Mexico and Iran.
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