Ethan Cambias
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Ethan Cambias is a fictional character
on the long running ABC
daytime soap opera
All My Children
. He was portrayed by James Scott
from 2004 to 2006. He is the son of popular characters Zach Slater
and Hannah Nichols
and uncle Michael Cambias
) are deceased, along with his real mother, Hannah Nichols
.
Because of this, he gains many enemies in town, mainly Ryan Lavery
, who had befriended Alexander, Sr. shortly before his death and is made heir of the Cambias fortune. Ethan becomes close friends with Lavery's ex, Kendall Hart, and her sister, Bianca Montgomery
, who is the mother of Ethan's dead cousin, Miranda Montgomery
, the product of Michael Cambias' rape of Bianca. Not long after coming to town, Ethan becomes the prime suspect when Ryan is the target of attempted murder. If Ryan had died, Ethan would have had a better chance of getting the company that he feels he has rights to. Kendall supports Ethan and after he is deemed innocent, they begin a romantic relationship.
, a casino owner from Las Vegas
, is really Alexander Cambias Jr., who had faked his death many years ago. When Zach learns that Ethan could be his son, he performs a secret DNA
test which confirms it. Zach reveals his true identity to the town, but fails to acknowledge Ethan as his son, in order to protect him from the so-called "Cambias curse," which Zach thinks will turn Ethan into a greedy, tyrannical
businessman, similar to his father and brother.
A rifle is found in Ethan's possession, the kind that was used to shoot Ryan, so the police department holds him in custody again. This time, while Ethan is in jail, Zach shoots at Ryan and his wife, Greenlee Smythe
, in order to get Ethan acquitted so that he can follow his plans to leave town. Ethan is set free, but he decides to stay in town with Kendall. Zach is frustrated and then tries to get Kendall to break up with Ethan, but his scheme only brings the two lovers closer together.
After Bianca learns that her daughter, Miranda, is indeed alive, she begins to believe that Zach has lied and that Ethan is really his son. A DNA test is performed for Miranda and Ethan, and the tests come back positive. Ethan changes his last name to Cambias and assumes his position as a member of Cambias Industries. He also plans to destroy Zach for lying to him and keeping him from the fortune, which concerns Kendall, who doesn't want the "Cambias curse" to prove true.
Zach is still determined to free Ethan from the curse and fights to take the company from him. Ethan aligns with Edmund Grey
to take Zach down, but after Edmund is mysteriously murdered, Ethan tells the police that he saw Zach commit the crime. Ethan swears on his love for Kendall that he saw Zach do it, but deep down, he knows that he is lying. It is revealed by Lily Montgomery that Zach did not kill Edmund, that Jonathan Lavery
did, and Kendall is heartbroken. She dumps Ethan and becomes engaged to Zach to spite Ethan.
, Kendall's employee at her company, Fusion Cosmetics, which is owned by Cambias.
Ball explodes, which has Ethan, Simone, and Zach trapped in the bottom. Ethan suffers major internal injuries and is taken to the hospital. His last words to his father were full of bitterness, he dies on February 20, 2006 during emergency surgery to stop internal bleeding. His Estate consists of a generous Trust Fund and his shares in Cambias Industries, which Simone (Trust Fund) and Ryan Lavery (Cambias Industries) receive.
Fictional character
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on the long running ABC
American Broadcasting Company
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daytime soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
. He was portrayed by James Scott
James Scott (actor)
James Scott is an English actor.His first major work in the United States was on the soap opera All My Children. Scott originated the role of Ethan Cambias in August 2004 and played it until February 2006...
from 2004 to 2006. He is the son of popular characters Zach Slater
Zach Slater
Zachary "Zach" Slater is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. He was portrayed by actor Thorsten Kaye from May 20, 2004 to November 19, 2010; Thorsten returned to the role on August 5, 2011 to September 23, 2011...
and Hannah Nichols
Hannah Nichols
Hannah Nichols is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children. She has been portrayed by actress Stacy Haiduk, since March 27, 2007. Haiduk was let go in May 2007, but was later offered to return in September 2007...
Birth right
Character Ethan Ramsey is first introduced as coming to the fictional town of Pine Valley in 2004 hell-bent on claiming his birth right — Cambias Industries. He recently learned that he was adopted and that his biological father was the late Alexander Cambias, Jr. His claims are not backed up with hard evidence, however, as the entire Cambias family (including grandfather Alexander Cambias, Sr.Alexander Cambias, Sr.
Alexander Cambias, Sr. is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Ronald Guttman, from July 23, 2003 until August 2003. Guttman returned to the role on February 23, 2007 and left April 27, 2007...
and uncle Michael Cambias
Michael Cambias
Michael Cambias, formerly a brief resident of the fictional town of Pine Valley, appeared on the American daytime drama All My Children. He was portrayed by actor William deVry, from January 23, 2003 to August 2003, and later in a ghostly vision in 2004 and 2006.The character is one that lives in...
) are deceased, along with his real mother, Hannah Nichols
Hannah Nichols
Hannah Nichols is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children. She has been portrayed by actress Stacy Haiduk, since March 27, 2007. Haiduk was let go in May 2007, but was later offered to return in September 2007...
.
Because of this, he gains many enemies in town, mainly Ryan Lavery
Ryan Lavery
Ryan Aloysius Lavery is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Cameron Mathison from January 12, 1998 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2011. The character is set to come back in January 2012 when the series returns online...
, who had befriended Alexander, Sr. shortly before his death and is made heir of the Cambias fortune. Ethan becomes close friends with Lavery's ex, Kendall Hart, and her sister, Bianca Montgomery
Bianca Montgomery
Bianca Christine Montgomery is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. In June 2010, Christina Bennett Lind replaced Eden Riegel, who portrayed the role from July 2000 to January 2010. Until Riegel assumed the role, the character was portrayed solely by child...
, who is the mother of Ethan's dead cousin, Miranda Montgomery
Miranda Montgomery
Miranda Mona Montgomery is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. She is currently portrayed by Mackenzie Aladjem...
, the product of Michael Cambias' rape of Bianca. Not long after coming to town, Ethan becomes the prime suspect when Ryan is the target of attempted murder. If Ryan had died, Ethan would have had a better chance of getting the company that he feels he has rights to. Kendall supports Ethan and after he is deemed innocent, they begin a romantic relationship.
Father
What Ethan, and the rest of Pine Valley don't know is that Zach SlaterZach Slater
Zachary "Zach" Slater is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. He was portrayed by actor Thorsten Kaye from May 20, 2004 to November 19, 2010; Thorsten returned to the role on August 5, 2011 to September 23, 2011...
, a casino owner from Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, is really Alexander Cambias Jr., who had faked his death many years ago. When Zach learns that Ethan could be his son, he performs a secret DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
test which confirms it. Zach reveals his true identity to the town, but fails to acknowledge Ethan as his son, in order to protect him from the so-called "Cambias curse," which Zach thinks will turn Ethan into a greedy, tyrannical
Tyrant
A tyrant was originally one who illegally seized and controlled a governmental power in a polis. Tyrants were a group of individuals who took over many Greek poleis during the uprising of the middle classes in the sixth and seventh centuries BC, ousting the aristocratic governments.Plato and...
businessman, similar to his father and brother.
A rifle is found in Ethan's possession, the kind that was used to shoot Ryan, so the police department holds him in custody again. This time, while Ethan is in jail, Zach shoots at Ryan and his wife, Greenlee Smythe
Greenlee Smythe
Greenlee Smythe is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children. She was originally portrayed by actress Rebecca Budig from August 11, 1999 to November 30, 2005, and was portrayed by actress Sabine Singh from April 20, 2007 to January 15, 2008...
, in order to get Ethan acquitted so that he can follow his plans to leave town. Ethan is set free, but he decides to stay in town with Kendall. Zach is frustrated and then tries to get Kendall to break up with Ethan, but his scheme only brings the two lovers closer together.
After Bianca learns that her daughter, Miranda, is indeed alive, she begins to believe that Zach has lied and that Ethan is really his son. A DNA test is performed for Miranda and Ethan, and the tests come back positive. Ethan changes his last name to Cambias and assumes his position as a member of Cambias Industries. He also plans to destroy Zach for lying to him and keeping him from the fortune, which concerns Kendall, who doesn't want the "Cambias curse" to prove true.
Zach is still determined to free Ethan from the curse and fights to take the company from him. Ethan aligns with Edmund Grey
Edmund Grey
Edmund Grey is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama All My Children. John Callahan portrayed Edmund from April 1992 to March 2005.-Character history :...
to take Zach down, but after Edmund is mysteriously murdered, Ethan tells the police that he saw Zach commit the crime. Ethan swears on his love for Kendall that he saw Zach do it, but deep down, he knows that he is lying. It is revealed by Lily Montgomery that Zach did not kill Edmund, that Jonathan Lavery
Jonathan Lavery
Jonathan Lavery is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children. He has been portrayed by actor Jeff Branson from June 15, 2004 to December 18, 2007....
did, and Kendall is heartbroken. She dumps Ethan and becomes engaged to Zach to spite Ethan.
End with Kendall, start with Simone
Ethan pleads with Kendall to come back to him, and she agrees, under the condition he finally give up Cambias Industries. Ethan refuses, and Kendall leaves again. Realizing the error of his ways, he changes his mind, but it is too late. Zach and Kendall are married and Ethan writes the both of them off. To fill his time, Ethan begins seeing Simone TorresSimone Torres
Simone Torres is a fictional character from the long-running American soap opera All My Children. The character was originated by actress Terri Ivens, from October 2001 to December 2006, and guest starred on June 8, 2007, June 20, 2007, and November 1, 2007 as a ghost.-Arrival:Simone Torres...
, Kendall's employee at her company, Fusion Cosmetics, which is owned by Cambias.
Death
As a pledge of his love for Simone, Ethan gives his shares in Fusion to her, making her an equal party in the business, angering Kendall. In 2006, the Mardi GrasMardi Gras
The terms "Mardi Gras" , "Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday...
Ball explodes, which has Ethan, Simone, and Zach trapped in the bottom. Ethan suffers major internal injuries and is taken to the hospital. His last words to his father were full of bitterness, he dies on February 20, 2006 during emergency surgery to stop internal bleeding. His Estate consists of a generous Trust Fund and his shares in Cambias Industries, which Simone (Trust Fund) and Ryan Lavery (Cambias Industries) receive.