Frank Runyeon
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Frank Runyeon is an American
actor
most notably recognized for starring opposite Meg Ryan as Steve Andropoulos on CBS
's As the World Turns
from 1980 to 1987. In recent years he has also become a nationally recognized translator and performer of one-man plays of Scripture.
After leaving CBS, Runyeon starred as Michael Donnelly on NBC
's soap opera
Santa Barbara
from 1988 to 1991. He appeared as Simon Romero on ABC
's soap General Hospital
in 1992, and as Ed McClain on Another World
in 1994. He has also guest-starred on numerous prime-time television shows, including LA Law, Falcon Crest, and Melrose Place. He starred as Detective Marty Lowery in the feature film, Sudden Death.
Runyeon took a sabbatical from Hollywood in the early 90's to go to seminary. A graduate of Princeton University (in 1975), he studied at Fuller Seminary and Yale Divinity School before receiving his Masters, with honors, from General Theological Seminary in New York in 1994. Since then, he has translated and adapted five different texts from the New Testament for performance as one-man shows: AFRAID: The Gospel of Mark, SIGNS: The Gospel of John, SERMON ON THE MOUNT, THE LETTER OF JAMES, and a comedy, THE 3½ STORIES OF CHRISTMAS. He has performed in over 2,000 churches of all denominations in 47 states over the past 20 years.
Runyeon also frequently speaks about the media. His humorous talk "Hollywood vs Faith: The Struggle to Live Faithfully in the Media Age" has been popular at schools and churches throughout the country. He encourages his audience to enjoy what is good in the media, without believing too much in the world of Hollywood. He was a featured speaker on the subject of the mass media at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University in 2000.
He is currently writing a book, ESCAPE FROM HOLLYWOOD: An Actor's Journey to Faith.
Frank has been married to his wife, Annie, for thirty years. They have three children.
He was slated to return to As The World Turns
for a 13-week guest appearance in July 2010 until the show's finale that September, however he later cancelled.
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
most notably recognized for starring opposite Meg Ryan as Steve Andropoulos on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
's As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
from 1980 to 1987. In recent years he has also become a nationally recognized translator and performer of one-man plays of Scripture.
After leaving CBS, Runyeon starred as Michael Donnelly on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's 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,...
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
from 1988 to 1991. He appeared as Simon Romero on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's soap General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
in 1992, and as Ed McClain on Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
in 1994. He has also guest-starred on numerous prime-time television shows, including LA Law, Falcon Crest, and Melrose Place. He starred as Detective Marty Lowery in the feature film, Sudden Death.
Runyeon took a sabbatical from Hollywood in the early 90's to go to seminary. A graduate of Princeton University (in 1975), he studied at Fuller Seminary and Yale Divinity School before receiving his Masters, with honors, from General Theological Seminary in New York in 1994. Since then, he has translated and adapted five different texts from the New Testament for performance as one-man shows: AFRAID: The Gospel of Mark, SIGNS: The Gospel of John, SERMON ON THE MOUNT, THE LETTER OF JAMES, and a comedy, THE 3½ STORIES OF CHRISTMAS. He has performed in over 2,000 churches of all denominations in 47 states over the past 20 years.
Runyeon also frequently speaks about the media. His humorous talk "Hollywood vs Faith: The Struggle to Live Faithfully in the Media Age" has been popular at schools and churches throughout the country. He encourages his audience to enjoy what is good in the media, without believing too much in the world of Hollywood. He was a featured speaker on the subject of the mass media at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University in 2000.
He is currently writing a book, ESCAPE FROM HOLLYWOOD: An Actor's Journey to Faith.
Frank has been married to his wife, Annie, for thirty years. They have three children.
He was slated to return to As The World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
for a 13-week guest appearance in July 2010 until the show's finale that September, however he later cancelled.