John Callahan
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John Callahan is an American
actor
, best known for his work as Edmund Grey
on the soap opera
All My Children
. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.
While his work on soaps stretches back over twenty years (including stints on Falcon Crest
and Santa Barbara
), it is the role of Edmund that has brought him the most fame and acclaim. He played on All My Children from 1992 to 2005, when the character of Edmund was controversially killed off. His death caused an uproar, mainly because another tie to All My Children's history was cut.
Since 2008, he has been playing Dr. Baker, an OB, on Days of Our Lives
.
Along with former co-star Esta TerBlanche
, he played his All My Children role in an episode
of the sitcom Spin City
in 1997 called My Life is a Soap Opera.
Callahan experienced an on-set romance with AMC co-star Eva LaRue
, who also played Edmund's wife on the show, Dr. Maria Santos Grey for seven years. The popularity of the super couple, Edmund and Maria led to the two co-hosting both the Miss America
pageant and Lifetime
's Weddings of a Lifetime. They had three wedding ceremonies on the soap opera as well as and marrying in real life on November 30, 1996 on the island of Lanai
in Hawaii
. They have a daughter, Kaya McKenna born in 2001. It was the second marriage for both, and they have since divorced. Callahan had previously been married to Linda Freeman from 1982–1994, and has two step sons from the union.
Callahan appeared on the 1990 revival of the television game show
To Tell the Truth
as a celebrity panelist.
United States
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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...
, best known for his work as 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 :...
on the 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 born in Brooklyn, New York.
While his work on soaps stretches back over twenty years (including stints on Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced....
and 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...
), it is the role of Edmund that has brought him the most fame and acclaim. He played on All My Children from 1992 to 2005, when the character of Edmund was controversially killed off. His death caused an uproar, mainly because another tie to All My Children's history was cut.
Since 2008, he has been playing Dr. Baker, an OB, on Days of Our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
.
Along with former co-star Esta TerBlanche
Esta TerBlanche
Esta TerBlanche , is a South African actress of Huguenot descent, best known for her roles on television soap operas in both South Africa and the United States.-Career:TerBlanche was born in Rustenburg, North West Province...
, he played his All My Children role in an episode
Episode
An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
of the sitcom Spin City
Spin City
Spin City is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 until April 30, 2002 on the ABC network. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show was based on a fictional local government running New York City, and originally starred Michael J. Fox as Mike...
in 1997 called My Life is a Soap Opera.
Callahan experienced an on-set romance with AMC co-star Eva LaRue
Eva LaRue
Eva Maria LaRue is an American model and actress. She is best known as Doctor Maria Santos on All My Children, and is now a cast regular on CSI: Miami, portraying Detective Natalia Boa Vista of the Miami-Dade Police Department.-Early life:LaRue was born Eva Maria LaRuy in Long Beach, California to...
, who also played Edmund's wife on the show, Dr. Maria Santos Grey for seven years. The popularity of the super couple, Edmund and Maria led to the two co-hosting both the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant and Lifetime
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
's Weddings of a Lifetime. They had three wedding ceremonies on the soap opera as well as and marrying in real life on November 30, 1996 on the island of Lanai
Lanai
Lānai or Lanai is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is also known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. The only town is Lānai City, a small settlement....
in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. They have a daughter, Kaya McKenna born in 2001. It was the second marriage for both, and they have since divorced. Callahan had previously been married to Linda Freeman from 1982–1994, and has two step sons from the union.
Callahan appeared on the 1990 revival of the television game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
To Tell the Truth
To Tell the Truth
To Tell the Truth is an American television panel game show created by Bob Stewart and produced by Goodson-Todman Productions that has aired in various forms since 1956 both on networks and in syndication...
as a celebrity panelist.