One Life to Live children
Encyclopedia
The following are child characters from the American
soap opera
One Life to Live
who are notable for being the offspring of key characters, and part of significant storylines.
Bree Brennan (born Brennan Victoria Buchanan) is the daughter and only living child of Jessica Buchanan
and the late Nash Brennan
. Jessica meets Nash in 2005 while she is struggling with dissociative identity disorder
and under the influence of an alternate personality named Tess. Romantically involved with Antonio Vega
for years, Jessica becomes pregnant and at first is not sure if Nash or Antonio is the father. The baby, born May 1, 2006, is Nash's daughter and is named Brennan Buchanan. Jessica later nicknames her Bree. Jessica marries Nash on July 12, 2007, but he later dies on June 5, 2008 after a fall at the Palace Hotel.
Bree becomes a big sister to Ryder (her maternal half-brother). Bree is also in 2nd grade and gets along very well with Ryder's father, Robert Ford
and even calls him Uncle Bobby. On October 31, She is seen trick or treating with her mom and Uncle Bobby.
and the late Nash Brennan
. She was born on-screen on November 6, 2008 to Jessica while Jessica was under the influence of her alternate personality
"Tess" during childbirth. The trauma of the baby's death brought out a third personality, who calls herself "Bess." Starr Manning
gave birth to her daughter Hope on the same day; to protect Jessica's sanity, Bess switched the babies, and Jessica reemerged not realizing that her newborn daughter was not in fact hers. Chloe was buried and mourned as Hope Manning Thornhart. The secret of the switch came out in May 2009; Jessica finally remembered what happened, and tearfully returned Hope on June 5, 2009. Jessica and the family re-buried Chloe on June 17, 2009 as Chloe Victoria Brennan.
David and Michael DeFranco (December 1993-January 1994)
Matthew Metzger
(August 23, 2004-May 22, 2006)
Demerest "Duke" Buchanan is the son of Kevin Buchanan
and LeeAnn Demerest. On the rebound from a failed romance with Stephanie Hobart, Kevin becomes involved with LeeAnn. They sleep together and LeeAnn becomes pregnant; Kevin finds out in 1992, and he and LeeAnn elope. Their son Duke is born in 1992, but their marriage crumbles over her closeness with Jason Webb
. Kevin and LeeAnn divorce, and at one point in the fierce custody battle LeeAnn insists Duke is Max Holden
's son. LeeAnn ultimately leaves town for Texas
with Duke in 1993.
In 2004, Kevin is married to Kelly Cramer
; they become involved in a messy divorce and an even messier custody battle over their son Ace. Somewhat bitter over Kevin's lack of participation in his life so far, an adult Duke comes to town to attend business school and sides with Kelly, even testifying for her in court. Kevin and Kelly's marriage completely collapses when Kevin discovers that Kelly had miscarried their biological child, adopted another baby illegally, and passed him off as theirs; Ace turns out to have been stolen from his biological mother, and a devastated Kevin and Kelly return him.
Meanwhile, Duke has begun a relationship with Adriana Cramer
; her mother Dorian Lord has hated the Buchanans
for decades and despises the match. But when Adriana breaks up with Duke over her increasing feelings for Rex Balsom
, Duke turns to alcohol and admits to Kelly that he has fallen in love with her. She convinces him that his feelings are not real, and they part. Later on in the St. James Church rectory, Duke again comes across Kelly, distraught from a horrible argument with Kevin. Their emotions get the best of them and they have sex, but a tornado hits and they are buried under debris. Critically injured, Duke and Kelly are rushed to Llanview Hospital, where a shortage of surgeons puts Kevin in the impossible position of choosing who will be operated on first. He chooses Kelly, whom he is told by the doctors is in more desperate need. Kevin is devastated when Duke dies on May 15, 2006 before he can be brought into surgery.
Initially blaming Kelly for Duke's death, Kevin goes off the deep end when he learns that Kelly is pregnant with Duke's child. Having both had fertility issues in the past, Kevin and Kelly begin to view the pregnancy as a blessing, and are brought closer together. Kevin is by Kelly's side when Duke's son Zane is born on October 31, 2006. Kelly accepts Kevin's invitation to accompany him to London, where they can start over and raise Zane together.
and Kelly Cramer
, stillborn on March 23, 2004.
Megan Victoria Buchanan Rappaport is the daughter of Will Rappaport and Jessica Buchanan
. Conceived during a brief fling between Will and Jessica, Megan is stillborn in 1999 after Dorian Lord accidentally hits a pregnant Jessica with her car. A devastated Jessica ultimately forgives a repentant Dorian.
On July 21 and July 22, 2008, the spirit of an adult Megan visits Jessica's mother Victoria Lord Davidson, who is critically injured in a car crash.
Zane Buchanan is the son of Kelly Cramer
and the late Duke Buchanan. Zane was born on October 31, 2006, however, it was changed to c. 1995.
He is conceived during a tornado that strikes Llanview
in May 2006. Duke sleeps with his father Kevin
's ex-wife Kelly just that one time. Duke dies just hours later after being injured in the tornado. Zane is born severely premature by emergency Caesarean section
. Kevin and Kelly soon leave town together headed for London
, taking baby Zane with them. Upon Kelly's return, it has been stated that Zane attends a boarding school in London and is now in high school.
Sebastian "Baz" Delgado is the son of Tomás Delgado and Yvette Moreau. After Blair Cramer
follows Tomas to New York, believing he has a secret, she is shocked to learn he is married. Tomas arrives and explains that he has been separated from his wife Yvette for quite some time. Yvette, who has been lying to Tomas about Sebastian's paternity, reveals that Baz is actually Tomas' son. Yvette agrees to finalize her divorce to Tomás if he will take Baz back to Llanview with him. Baz is a musician and has made friends with Blair's daughter Starr Manning
after meeting her at Llanview University and adding his music to her IPod without permission. They are collaborating on songs together at Blair's Capricorn nightclub while Baz works there as a DJ. During their collaboration, Baz starts falling for Starr and ends up kissing her which mortifies her as she is in a relationship with James Ford
.
Megan Craig Riley is the daughter of Joe Riley
and Cathy Craig. While Joe is presumed dead, wife Victoria Lord Riley
marries Steve Burke in 1972; Viki is overjoyed when Joe returns, but chooses to stay loyal to Steve in 1973. Joe begins a relationship with Cathy, but he and Viki soon reunite.
Viki's divorce from Steve is finalized, but Cathy is pregnant with Joe's child. He offers to marry her, but she refuses. Joe and Viki remarry in a simple ceremony. Cathy gives birth to Megan in 1974, but the child has a congenital heart defect that assures she will not live past adolescence. In 1975, Viki is in a car accident which leaves her in a coma and kills baby Megan. Viki recovers, but Cathy swears revenge.
A fragile Cathy begins a romance with Viki's brother Tony Lord in 1976, and they soon elope. Still overwrought over Megan's death, she begins to lose touch with reality and rages over the news that Viki is pregnant. Viki gives birth to Joe's son Kevin Lord Riley
, but soon sister-in-law Cathy kidnaps the child. When delusional Cathy is found, she has no memory of taking the infant or where she had left him. Cathy finally remembers enough for Kevin to be found in 1977.
Ryder Asa Lovett (also known as Ryder Ford) is the son of Jessica Buchanan
and Robert Ford
, born on January 11, 2011, via c-section at Llanview Hospital. Though Jessica is initially unsure whether her unborn child's father is one-night-stand Robert Ford
or her estranged fiancé Brody Lovett
, a paternity test confirms that the baby is Brody's. However on February 9, 2011, Buchanan Enterprises employee Vimal reveals that Ford is Ryder's biological father, but he had altered the paternity test on orders from Jessica's father, Clint Buchanan
.
Jessica is unable to bear this, and changes into her alternate personality, Tess. She devises a scheme with Ford to get custody of Ryder. However, when Jessica's family becomes aware, they sue for temporary custody. In the end, Jessica's mother, Viki
, is denied custody, but so are Tess and Ford. Just as the judge announces that Ryder will be put in foster care, Jessica's brother Joey
and his wife Aubrey
stand up and say they'll take Ryder and the judge overturns her decision and gives temporary custody of Ryder to Joey and Aubrey. On June 16, 2011 Jessica returns and takes Ryder from Aubrey. As of July 13th, Jessica has custody of Ryder but she and Ford agreed that he could see his son whenever he wants.
As of October 2011 his name has remained Ryder Lovett. Despite his paternity, his mother Jessica has not updated his documentation with a name change.
Hope Manning Thornhart (formerly Hope Manning McBain and Chloe Brennan) is the daughter of Cole Thornhart
and Starr Manning
, born on November 6, 2008 at Llanview Hospital.
Starr arranges for the child to be adopted by Marcie McBain, but Starr's estranged father Todd
blackmails her doctor into pretending the child dies so that he can raise it himself. Todd has a change of heart and calls off the plan after Hope is born. However, Starr's cousin Jessica Buchanan
, under the influence of her alternate personality
"Bess," switches Hope with Jessica's own newborn daughter Chloe Brennan, who had been stillborn the same day. Jessica reemerges not realizing that her newborn daughter is Starr's child, and Starr's family mourn the loss of the baby they believe is hers. The baby's headstone gives her name as Hope Manning McBain.
The secret of the switch comes out in May 2009; Jessica finally remembers what happened, and tearfully returns the baby on June 5, 2009. Starr and Cole have a brief reunion with Hope before they hand her over to a grateful Marcie and her husband, Dr. Michael McBain
. After overhearing Starr talking about her regrets, Marcie returns Hope to Starr on June 15, 2009.
In September 2009, Cole is working undercover for the police; his cover is compromised, and Starr and Hope are kidnapped by Russian mobsters on orders from Mayor Lowell. They are rescued by Brody Lovett
. In October 2010, Hope and Starr are kidnapped by Elijah Clarke
but escape, only to be kidnapped again by Hannah O'Connor. They later escape her as well. Hope's godparents are Markko Rivera
and Langston Wilde
, who are Cole and Starr's best friends. She has been having nightmares since her father went to prison and has been having trouble accepting James into her life. But she likes Baz.
When the man with the scar said they had proof he is the real Todd Manning, Starr is thrilled. Hope then walks down the stairs and Starr shows her father his granddaughter. Since there is only one 'Shorty' and that is Starr, he calls Hope 'Peanut'. Todd plays with Hope since Starr allowed him to and Starr had to leave after getting a call from Victor. Todd also noticed how much Starr and Hope looked alike.
Samuel "Sam" Manning (born Todd Manning Jr., formerly Tommy McBain) is the son of the late Victor Lord Jr. and the late Margaret Cochran
and was adopted by Blair Cramer
and has a stepmother his late father's wife, Téa Delgado
. Sam was born on screen on February 6, 2006, however, it was changed to July 15, 2004.
Long obsessed with Todd Manning and causing trouble for him and his family, mentally unstable Margaret Cochran appears on his wedding day to ex-wife Blair Cramer. When he refuses to leave with her willingly, she shoots both his knees, kidnaps him, and holds him hostage. Wanting a child by Todd, Margaret ultimately rapes him; he allows it to happen to keep Margaret from murdering Blair. Margaret disappears and Todd and Blair are later reunited; a pregnant Margaret returns to Llanview
but is murdered. Todd is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the crime; he is administered the lethal injection but revived at the very last second by his enemy Dr. Spencer Truman
as proof surfaces that Margaret is alive. With no memory of her time in Llanview, Margaret is first unable to recall even having a child; soon the memories come flooding back. It is revealed that Spencer had taken Margaret in, orchestrated her "murder", and framed Todd. Spencer had delivered Margaret's baby — whom she unofficially named Todd Manning Jr. — on February 6, 2006, and had then disposed of it in a black market adoption. Margaret dies following a van wreck before she can reveal all the details.
Todd hires young private investigator Rex Balsom
to find his son in late 2006. Rex soon discovers that the child is actually his own godson
: Tommy, the adopted son of close friend Marcie and her new husband, Dr. Michael McBain
. Familiar with the McBains' devotion to Tommy and knowing that they would be devastated if he were taken away, Rex is unsure what to do; he is also aware of Todd's volatile behavior, above-the-law history and selfishness. Perceiving Todd's consideration of his missing son as nothing more than a lost possession, Rex decides to keep the secret.
Rex's girlfriend Adriana Cramer
and later Michael himself become part of the conspiracy to keep Tommy with the McBains. Rex goes as far as faking a death certificate for Todd's missing child to get Todd to give up the search. An unhinged Spencer is murdered; in the wake of his death, hints to the whereabouts of Todd's son begin to surface, prompting Todd to resume his search. Spencer's killer is finally revealed to be Lindsay Rappaport
, who loves Marcie like a daughter. Lindsay had discovered Tommy's true identity and had stabbed Spencer to bury the secret forever. But at the same time Lindsay is
arrested, the rest of Spencer's final plan plays out as his heir Miles Laurence
gives Todd proof that Spencer orchestrated the adoption of Todd's son by the McBains.
Todd takes the McBains to court to win custody of his son, and both sides malign each other in a bitter battle. On October 9, 2007, Todd is awarded custody. As he arrives at the McBains' to pick up his son, Marcie escapes out a window with Tommy and flees town. Pursued by Todd, FBI agent Lee Ramsey, and her brother-in-law Detective John McBain
, Marcie and Tommy travel under assumed names to Decatur
, Georgia
, then New Orleans and finally Paris
, Texas
. A disguised Marcie walks into the Bon Jour Café, not realizing that Llanview matriarch (and Todd's sister) Viki Lord Davidson
has been working there incognito to temporarily escape her life. Marcie befriends waitress Gigi Morasco
, who soon discovers Marcie's identity but promises not to turn Marcie in.
With Marcie and his son still at large, Todd announces on December 20, 2007 that "Tommy" will be renamed "Sam Manning," in honor of his deceased mentor and friend, Sam Rappaport
. Having unknowingly avoided Viki for weeks, Marcie soon comes face to face with her; when Todd and John appear at the Bon Jour, a desperate Marcie holds Viki at gunpoint. The FBI and police soon surround the diner; Marcie's doctor husband Michael is sent in to help an ailing Viki, becoming Marcie's willing prisoner as Viki is released to get medical attention. Michael is temporarily reunited with his former adopted son "Tommy." Michael manages to convince Marcie to surrender; they will lose their child but will still have each other for support. On January 14, 2008, Todd's son Sam is finally returned to him. Later that year, Todd gets into a car accident, with Sam not in a carseat. Blair, Starr, and Starr's friends testify to Todd's recent violent and unstable behavior, and Todd loses custody of Sam to his estranged wife Blair. On June 10, 2011 Sam befriends a mysterious man named T.M. (later revealed to his uncle Todd.)
He celebrated his 7th birthday on July 15, 2011 with his family at Todd's house. On his birthday, Sam was kidnapped by his "imaginary friend", who is actually the man with Todd's original face, disguised as Spider-Man
who entertained him and his family at his birthday party. Sam later rescues his great aunt Dorian Lord after she is kidnapped by Echo DiSavoy
and taken hostage at the Minute Man Motel (which is also the place where his "imaginary friend" took him to after he kidnaps him), and he does this while wearing a Spider-Man mask! He also sprays Echo with foam made spider webs that put her trapped against a wall! Police Detective John McBain
soon finds Echo, Dorian, and Sam at the motel, and John returns Sam to his family at Todd's house to continue celebrating his birthday party. In August 2011, it is revealed that Sam's father "Todd" was actually Todd's identical twin brother Victor Lord Jr., who had been brainwashed into believing that he is Todd. On August 31, 2011, Sam's father, Victor was murdered by a unknown assailant. Sam is going to be a big brother to his late father and stepmother's baby (who Téa is currently expecting).
and Marcie Walsh McBain
.
In June 2009, after thinking that they could not have biological children and losing two adoptive children to their biological parents, the couple is shocked to learn that Marcie is pregnant as they move to Seattle, Washington. Marcie gives birth six weeks early on November 13, 2009 in Seattle. In late October 2011, Michael and Marcie are shown expecting their second child.
Liam Asa McBain is the son of Natalie Buchanan
and John McBain
, born on January 11, 2011 at Clint Buchanan
's lodge. Though Natalie is initially unsure whether her unborn child's father is one-night-stand Brody Lovett
(her sister Jessica
's estranged fiancé) or her own boyfriend John McBain
, a paternity test confirms that the baby is Brody's. Terrified of John's reaction and wanting to protect Jessica, Natalie hides the truth. A vengeful Marty Saybrooke
blackmails Natalie with this information, but Natalie turns the tables on her. After the baby is born, Marty kidnaps him, but John gets him back. Liam's paternity test results are revealed at Natalie and Jessica's double wedding, and a betrayed John leaves Natalie. Brody takes the role of Liam's father, but speculation of who the real father is comes to surface after Marty returns from Saint Anne's. During a recored therapy session with Dr. Buhari, Marty reveals that she switched the paternity results and that John McBain is the father of Liam. Brody gets a hold of the tape recorder and finds out but he keeps it a secret from Natalie and John. As of September 2011, Marty, Victor Lord Jr., Vimal, Jack and Brody were the only ones who knew that John is Liam's father, however on October 3rd, Jessica discovers Liam's original paternity test listing John as his father. Jessica later tells Ford about Liam's true paternity. However, Jessica is unsure whether to keep it a secret or tell Natalie. She doesnt want to hurt Brody after all he's been through, but she wants to make things right for John and Natalie. During his mom and "dad's" wedding it comes out that John McBain is his father and Brody goes off the deep end and kidnaps him. Brody gives back Liam and he is reunited with his mother and father. He spends his first thanksgiving with his parents and his family members
and the late Gigi Morasco
.
Gigi initially befriends Viki Davidson
in 2007 when both women are working at the Bonjour Café in Paris
, Texas
. Despite being energetic and curious, Shane is asthma
tic, and has attacks which can send him to the emergency room. Gigi asserts that his father is a deceased war hero, a story Shane thrills to hear again and again, but is especially troubled when her old high school boyfriend Rex Balsom
later appears at the Bonjour.
Fugitive teacher Marcie McBain — in disguise as Bon Jour waitress "Sally Ann" — recommends fantasy books to Shane to encourage him to read. When Todd Manning
and Lee Ramsey come to Paris to apprehend Marcie, Shane is taken hostage along with Gigi, whom they hope can lure Marcie into a trap. After Marcie is apprehended, Gigi is arrested for aiding and abetting a fugitive, but Viki pays Gigi's bail. She and Shane are reunited as Viki returns to Llanview.
Gigi and Shane later go to Llanview to testify in the case against Marcie. Rex's fiancée Adriana Cramer
discovers Shane's existence, and suspects that he is Rex's son. Rex refuses to believe it, and Gigi confirms that Shane's father is a deceased Navy SEAL. Gigi is troubled as Rex begins getting closer to Shane. On March 17, 2008, she admits aloud that Rex is Shane's father. Gigi and Shane celebrate Shane's 10th birthday on March 25, 2008.
With Gigi a constant presence and Rex getting closer to Shane, Adriana seeks information on Shane's father Brody Lovett
in hopes of gaining some leverage against Gigi. She soon discovers that Brody is alive; wanting to keep him and Gigi apart, Brody's mother had told Gigi that he had died in combat, and had told Brody that Gigi had run off with someone else. Brody confirms that Gigi had been pregnant when he met her, and Adriana pays him to come to Llanview. Shane is as ecstatic as Gigi is shocked to see Brody, and Gigi finds herself forced to keep up the lie that Brody is Shane's father. Later romantically involved with Rex, Gigi eventually tells him that he is Shane's biological father. Meanwhile, Shane and Brody have become attached to each other, and Brody begins poisoning Shane's mind against Rex. As Gigi and Rex prepare to tell Shane the truth, an unraveling Brody prepares to do whatever it takes to keep his "son." Brody kidnaps Shane, and soon begins to hallucinate visions of an Iraqi boy he had accidentally killed in Iraq. In a standoff with Rex and the police, Brody shoots Rex, who is rushed to the hospital and falls into a coma. Gigi finally tells Shane the truth about his paternity, and although unhappy with the news at first, Shane begins to accept it. Brody ends up in an Army hospital, horrified to learn what he had done; Rex recovers and is able to get the charges against Brody dropped. Brody shares an emotional goodbye with Shane and is admitted to St. Anne's mental hospital for treatment. Though still concerned for Brody, Shane continues to warm to Rex as their father-son bond develops.
On March 12, 2009, Shane is diagnosed with leukemia
, Gigi's sister Stacy later learns of a matching donor. Wanting Rex for herself, Stacy pretends that she is the match and forces Gigi to break up with Rex in exchange for her blood. Shane receives the transplant and improves, but Gigi is afraid to reveal Stacy's blackmail in case Shane needs more of her stem cells.
In February 2011, Shane starts being bullied by Jack Manning
in high school. Jack and his friends stole money from the school and framed Shane, wrote nasty things on his Myface page, took his inhaler when he was having an asthma attack, and even worse, he took his clothes and put a video of him naked on the internet. All of the abuse was too much for Shane to handle, so he went to the roof of the school to try to commit suicide by jumping off the roof. Before he was able to jump off the roof, Rex and Gigi stopped him, and also took him to the hospital to have him psychologically tested. Rex, Gigi, and Shane later had a family therapy session with Dr. Buhari to help Shane cope with being a bullied victim at school. Rex and Gigi later also decided to get married. On June 6th, Shane finally stands up to Jack and intentionally drops a barbell on his toe, breaking it, much to Jack and his friend Brad Kozinski's surprise.
After deciding to handle Jack Manning before going to her wedding, his mom Gigi was declared brain dead after she inhales carbon monoxide from a trap set by Jack and his friends on June 14/15, 2011, in the basement of a rental home owned by Brad's dad.
On October 12th, at the very beginning of the October 13th episode, Shane pulls a gun on Jack, then shoots the gun, but misses and shoots the tree instead. Bo and Rex stop Shane from actually shooting Jack, and they all go the police station. Shane admits to knocking Jack over the head the night of his uncle's murder with his Rex's gun, and that he tried to kill him, but changed his mind and took Jack to drop him off at the hospital. The gun is put through a test and its not the murder weapon proving Shane didn't shoot Victor. Jack asks Brody if charges will be filed against Shane, and Brody asks "Why? You weren't charged for Gigi's death". On October 14th, Blair finds out and asks Bo if Shane was charged, he says no, and Blair wonders if it's because Shane and Rex are family. Bo says no, and explains that if that happened, Jack wouldn't go free either.
, born on February 11, 2010.
In love with her sister Gigi
's boyfriend Rex Balsom
, Stacy blackmails Gigi into breaking up with him. Rex and Gigi are eventually reunited, but in the meantime Stacy and Rex have slept together, and Stacy soon discovers that she is pregnant. She miscarries after an argument with Gigi, but keeps the truth from Rex knowing that it is her only hold over him. Stacy plots to get pregnant again by someone else in order to pass the baby off as Rex's. She drugs ex-boyfriend Schuyler Joplin and attempts to sleep with him, but he refuses her. She only becomes pregnant again after seducing a drunken Oliver Fish
, but tells Schuyler that the baby is his. Schuyler agrees to keep the truth from Rex so that he can have Gigi for himself. Rex's crazed biological father Mitch Laurence
kidnaps Stacy in February 2010, intending to raise her baby as his heir; when she reveals that the baby is not Rex's, Mitch abandons Stacy in a blizzard. Gigi finds her, takes her to a cabin, and on February 11, 2010 helps Stacy deliver a baby girl she names Sierra Rose after Stacy and Gigi's childhood dolls. Gigi rushes off to the hospital with a newborn Sierra; Stacy tries to follow, but falls through the ice of a frozen lake. Despite Rex and Oliver's attempts to save her, she disappears beneath the ice and is presumed dead. Sierra is soon diagnosed with a congenital heart defect requiring immediate surgery; now aware that he is not the baby's biological father, Rex defers to Schuyler to approve the surgery. On April 2, 2010, it is revealed to Gigi, Schuyler, and Rex that the baby's real father is Oliver. He is soon awarded legal custody.
, One Life to Live
. The character is born on-screen in April 1987 and has only ever been portrayed by child actors. Child actor, Tyler Noyes is most notable for his portrayal of C. J. from 1992 to 1997.
Character History
Cord Roberts
happily marries social climber and heiress, Tina Lord
in April 1986. In 1987, Cord's mother, Maria Roberts
doesn't approve of the relationship and convinces Max Holden
to take Tina to Argentina where she soon discovers she is pregnant. Meanwhile, Cord marries Kate Sanders. Cord follows Tina to Argentina where Max & Tina have gotten mixed up with crime lord, Carlo Hesser
and his drug ring. Carlo sends Tina over a waterfall in a raft; Tina and her unborn child are presumed dead. Tina survived and met up with Gabrielle Medina
, Max's former lover and convinces her that she [Tina] and Max are now married. Gabrielle gives her and Max's new born son to Tina so they can raise him. Tina returns to Llanview with baby Al named after Cord's late step-father. Maria soon learns about Al's true identity and blackmails Tina into divorcing Cord in July 1987.
In 1988, it is learned that Tina's real son didn't die when she went over the falls, but he was actually alive and being cared for in the Argentinean jungle under the name "Milagro". Max's enemies would later kidnap the infant and place him in an Italian convent; Tina must pose as nun to get him back. Cord and Tina would later name him Clinton James, after Cord's biological father, Clint Buchanan
. After Tina and Cord's divorce in January 1990, C. J. and Tina move to San Diego.
In February 1991, C. J. becomes a big brother after the birth of his sister, Sarah Victoria
. When Cord is presumed dead in 1992, C. J. and Sarah become attached to their mother's new boyfriend, Cain Rogan. Cord returns in 1993 suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome, but after much intrigue Tina marries Cain in 1994 and leaves town, leaving Cord to raise the kids. She soon returns and in July 1994 and rededicates her life to raising C. J. and Sarah.
Convicted rapist Todd Manning
escapes from prison, but saves the lives of C. J., Sarah, and their cousin Jessica Buchanan
. A man named David Vickers
comes to town, claiming to be Tina's long lost brother; soon Tina joins forces with imposter David to unsuccessfully try to swindle the massive inheritance from her and Viki's real brother, Todd Manning. Ultimately, Tina moves to Baltimore with C.J. and Sarah in June 1996, the three returning briefly in 1997 to say good bye to Cord as he leaves for London.
In February 2003, Sarah now going by the nickname "Flash" comes to town searching for her brother, C. J. whom she has lost touch with. Sarah reveals that Tina's parenting forced C. J. and Sarah to run away from home. It is soon discovered that C. J. has joined the U. S. Navy and was deploying into the Indian Ocean
. Later that year, Al Holden, the baby that C. J. was switched with as a child dies at the age of 22, which would put their birth year at 1981.
C. J. has not appeared on-screen since 1997, but he has been mentioned. His last known residence is on an aircraft carrier in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
and Blair Cramer
. On April 28, 1997, Blair gives birth to a stillborn baby boy she names Brendan Patrick after she is injured in a car crash.
Jamie Reynolds Vega (born Stephanie Reynolds) is the daughter of Antonio Vega
and Keri Reynolds; originally named Stephanie, she is at first believed to be the child of Keri's mother Liz and another man, the embryo transplanted into Keri. The baby is born and soon determined to actually be the biological child of Keri and boyfriend Antonio. She is later renamed Jamie.
Following Keri's death, Jamie is the subject of a fierce custody battle between her father and maternal grandfather, R.J. Gannon
. Jessica Buchanan
acts as a mother to Jamie during Jessica's long relationship with (and short marriage to) Antonio, and nearly adopts Jamie before she and Antonio split up. In April 2007, Jamie runs out of Antonio and Jessica's loft as they are arguing. Outside, Jamie runs through Angel Square, directly past Nash and her uncle Cristian, who witness Jamie being hit by a car. Jamie is rushed to the hospital, where she is treated by Dr. Michael McBain
and Dr. Paige Miller. Jamie makes a full recovery. After Antonio and Jessica's break up, Antonio briefly leaves town, taking Jamie with him. They soon return.
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- Brooke and Kiley Liddell (May 2008-November 2008)
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and the late Nash Brennan
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. Jessica meets Nash in 2005 while she is struggling with dissociative identity disorder
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and under the influence of an alternate personality named Tess. Romantically involved with Antonio Vega
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for years, Jessica becomes pregnant and at first is not sure if Nash or Antonio is the father. The baby, born May 1, 2006, is Nash's daughter and is named Brennan Buchanan. Jessica later nicknames her Bree. Jessica marries Nash on July 12, 2007, but he later dies on June 5, 2008 after a fall at the Palace Hotel.
Bree becomes a big sister to Ryder (her maternal half-brother). Bree is also in 2nd grade and gets along very well with Ryder's father, Robert Ford
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and even calls him Uncle Bobby. On October 31, She is seen trick or treating with her mom and Uncle Bobby.
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Nash Brennan
Nash Brennan is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, played by Forbes March from July 7, 2005 to June 5, 2008, and then briefly from June 6, 2008 to July 16, 2008.-Tess and Jessica:...
. She was born on-screen on November 6, 2008 to Jessica while Jessica was under the influence of her alternate personality
Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis and describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities , each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment....
"Tess" during childbirth. The trauma of the baby's death brought out a third personality, who calls herself "Bess." Starr Manning
Starr Manning
Starr Irene Manning is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Portrayed by Kristen Alderson since 1998, Starr is the oldest child of Todd Manning and Blair Cramer, and was originally known for her mischievous behavior, exacerbated by her parents' volatile...
gave birth to her daughter Hope on the same day; to protect Jessica's sanity, Bess switched the babies, and Jessica reemerged not realizing that her newborn daughter was not in fact hers. Chloe was buried and mourned as Hope Manning Thornhart. The secret of the switch came out in May 2009; Jessica finally remembered what happened, and tearfully returned Hope on June 5, 2009. Jessica and the family re-buried Chloe on June 17, 2009 as Chloe Victoria Brennan.
Duke Buchanan
Adam and Connor O'Brien (1992)David and Michael DeFranco (December 1993-January 1994)
Matthew Metzger
Matthew Metzger
Matthew Frederic Metzger is an American actor. He was born in Peoria, Illinois.Metzger began singing at the age of 4. He describes his vocal style as pop-rock. In May 2002 he completed his bachelor's degree in marketing at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio...
(August 23, 2004-May 22, 2006)
Demerest "Duke" Buchanan is the son of Kevin Buchanan
Kevin Buchanan
Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan is a fictional character on the soap opera One Life to Live. The character is the first child born to original characters Victoria Lord and Joe Riley.-Casting:...
and LeeAnn Demerest. On the rebound from a failed romance with Stephanie Hobart, Kevin becomes involved with LeeAnn. They sleep together and LeeAnn becomes pregnant; Kevin finds out in 1992, and he and LeeAnn elope. Their son Duke is born in 1992, but their marriage crumbles over her closeness with Jason Webb
Jason Webb
Jason Webb is a former professional soccer player and a Partner and Co-Founder of Soccer Shots, a national soccer program based in the Harrisburg, Pa. area that introduces children ages 3 – 8 to the game of soccer, as well as character development and fundamental life skills.Webb moved from...
. Kevin and LeeAnn divorce, and at one point in the fierce custody battle LeeAnn insists Duke is Max Holden
Max Holden (One Life to Live)
Max Holden is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. He was most popularly portrayed by James DePaiva.-Storylines:Max Holden came to Llanview in 1987 and as soon as he got there, he became involved in a love triangle with two women, Tina Lord Roberts and Gabrielle Medina....
's son. LeeAnn ultimately leaves town for Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
with Duke in 1993.
In 2004, Kevin is married to Kelly Cramer
Kelly Cramer
Kelly Cramer is a fictional character on the long-running daytime soap opera One Life to Live, most notably portrayed by Gina Tognoni, who first appeared in the role February 17, 1995 and left on August 24, 2011.-Casting:...
; they become involved in a messy divorce and an even messier custody battle over their son Ace. Somewhat bitter over Kevin's lack of participation in his life so far, an adult Duke comes to town to attend business school and sides with Kelly, even testifying for her in court. Kevin and Kelly's marriage completely collapses when Kevin discovers that Kelly had miscarried their biological child, adopted another baby illegally, and passed him off as theirs; Ace turns out to have been stolen from his biological mother, and a devastated Kevin and Kelly return him.
Meanwhile, Duke has begun a relationship with Adriana Cramer
Adriana Cramer
Adriana Cramer is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed most notably by Melissa Fumero.-Casting:...
; her mother Dorian Lord has hated the Buchanans
Buchanan family
The Buchanan family are a fictional family on the American soap opera One Life to Live, first introduced in the fall of 1979.-History:Clint Buchanan arrives in Llanview, Pennsylvania in 1979, soon followed by his brother Bo and later their father Asa in 1980...
for decades and despises the match. But when Adriana breaks up with Duke over her increasing feelings for Rex Balsom
Rex Balsom
Rex Balsom is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by John-Paul Lavoisier since May 9, 2002.With the character initially named "Jamie" prior to production, then-Executive Producer Gary Tomlin "toyed with the idea" of putting Rex in a gay storyline;...
, Duke turns to alcohol and admits to Kelly that he has fallen in love with her. She convinces him that his feelings are not real, and they part. Later on in the St. James Church rectory, Duke again comes across Kelly, distraught from a horrible argument with Kevin. Their emotions get the best of them and they have sex, but a tornado hits and they are buried under debris. Critically injured, Duke and Kelly are rushed to Llanview Hospital, where a shortage of surgeons puts Kevin in the impossible position of choosing who will be operated on first. He chooses Kelly, whom he is told by the doctors is in more desperate need. Kevin is devastated when Duke dies on May 15, 2006 before he can be brought into surgery.
Initially blaming Kelly for Duke's death, Kevin goes off the deep end when he learns that Kelly is pregnant with Duke's child. Having both had fertility issues in the past, Kevin and Kelly begin to view the pregnancy as a blessing, and are brought closer together. Kevin is by Kelly's side when Duke's son Zane is born on October 31, 2006. Kelly accepts Kevin's invitation to accompany him to London, where they can start over and raise Zane together.
Kevin Buchanan, Jr.
Kevin Riley Buchanan, Jr. is the son of Kevin BuchananKevin Buchanan
Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan is a fictional character on the soap opera One Life to Live. The character is the first child born to original characters Victoria Lord and Joe Riley.-Casting:...
and Kelly Cramer
Kelly Cramer
Kelly Cramer is a fictional character on the long-running daytime soap opera One Life to Live, most notably portrayed by Gina Tognoni, who first appeared in the role February 17, 1995 and left on August 24, 2011.-Casting:...
, stillborn on March 23, 2004.
Megan Buchanan
- Erin TorpeyErin TorpeyErin Catherine Torpey is an American actress and singer. She best known for her role of Jessica Buchanan & Megan Buchanan Rappaport as well as the new character Erin on One Life to Live .-Career:...
(July 21-July 22, 2008)
Megan Victoria Buchanan Rappaport is the daughter of Will Rappaport and Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Eugenia Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
. Conceived during a brief fling between Will and Jessica, Megan is stillborn in 1999 after Dorian Lord accidentally hits a pregnant Jessica with her car. A devastated Jessica ultimately forgives a repentant Dorian.
On July 21 and July 22, 2008, the spirit of an adult Megan visits Jessica's mother Victoria Lord Davidson, who is critically injured in a car crash.
Zane Buchanan
- Jack Ferrantini (October 31, 2006-December 14, 2006)
Zane Buchanan is the son of Kelly Cramer
Kelly Cramer
Kelly Cramer is a fictional character on the long-running daytime soap opera One Life to Live, most notably portrayed by Gina Tognoni, who first appeared in the role February 17, 1995 and left on August 24, 2011.-Casting:...
and the late Duke Buchanan. Zane was born on October 31, 2006, however, it was changed to c. 1995.
He is conceived during a tornado that strikes Llanview
Llanview, Pennsylvania
Llanview, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American soap opera One Life to Live. The city exists in the same fictional universe as cities from other existing or defunct ABC daytime dramas, including Pine Valley from All My Children, Port Charles from General Hospital, and...
in May 2006. Duke sleeps with his father Kevin
Kevin Buchanan
Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan is a fictional character on the soap opera One Life to Live. The character is the first child born to original characters Victoria Lord and Joe Riley.-Casting:...
's ex-wife Kelly just that one time. Duke dies just hours later after being injured in the tornado. Zane is born severely premature by emergency Caesarean section
Caesarean section
A Caesarean section, is a surgical procedure in which one or more incisions are made through a mother's abdomen and uterus to deliver one or more babies, or, rarely, to remove a dead fetus...
. Kevin and Kelly soon leave town together headed for London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, taking baby Zane with them. Upon Kelly's return, it has been stated that Zane attends a boarding school in London and is now in high school.
Sebastian "Baz" Delgado
Barret Helms (June 20, 2011- September 20, 2011)Sebastian "Baz" Delgado is the son of Tomás Delgado and Yvette Moreau. After Blair Cramer
Blair Cramer
Blair Cramer is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live...
follows Tomas to New York, believing he has a secret, she is shocked to learn he is married. Tomas arrives and explains that he has been separated from his wife Yvette for quite some time. Yvette, who has been lying to Tomas about Sebastian's paternity, reveals that Baz is actually Tomas' son. Yvette agrees to finalize her divorce to Tomás if he will take Baz back to Llanview with him. Baz is a musician and has made friends with Blair's daughter Starr Manning
Starr Manning
Starr Irene Manning is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Portrayed by Kristen Alderson since 1998, Starr is the oldest child of Todd Manning and Blair Cramer, and was originally known for her mischievous behavior, exacerbated by her parents' volatile...
after meeting her at Llanview University and adding his music to her IPod without permission. They are collaborating on songs together at Blair's Capricorn nightclub while Baz works there as a DJ. During their collaboration, Baz starts falling for Starr and ends up kissing her which mortifies her as she is in a relationship with James Ford
James Ford (One Life to Live)
James Ford is a fictional character from the ABC original soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by Nic Robuck on June 9, 2010.-Casting and character creation:...
.
Megan Craig Riley
- Unnamed infant actors (1974-1975)
Megan Craig Riley is the daughter of Joe Riley
Joe Riley (One Life to Live)
Joseph Francis "Joe" Riley, Sr. is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. The role was portrayed by Lee Patterson from the inception of the serial in 1968 through 1970, returning from 1972 through 1979, and reappearing briefly in 1987.-Storylines:In 1968, reporter Joe Riley...
and Cathy Craig. While Joe is presumed dead, wife Victoria Lord Riley
Victoria Lord
Victoria "Viki" Lord is the principal fictional character and matriarch of the Lord family on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
marries Steve Burke in 1972; Viki is overjoyed when Joe returns, but chooses to stay loyal to Steve in 1973. Joe begins a relationship with Cathy, but he and Viki soon reunite.
Viki's divorce from Steve is finalized, but Cathy is pregnant with Joe's child. He offers to marry her, but she refuses. Joe and Viki remarry in a simple ceremony. Cathy gives birth to Megan in 1974, but the child has a congenital heart defect that assures she will not live past adolescence. In 1975, Viki is in a car accident which leaves her in a coma and kills baby Megan. Viki recovers, but Cathy swears revenge.
A fragile Cathy begins a romance with Viki's brother Tony Lord in 1976, and they soon elope. Still overwrought over Megan's death, she begins to lose touch with reality and rages over the news that Viki is pregnant. Viki gives birth to Joe's son Kevin Lord Riley
Kevin Buchanan
Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan is a fictional character on the soap opera One Life to Live. The character is the first child born to original characters Victoria Lord and Joe Riley.-Casting:...
, but soon sister-in-law Cathy kidnaps the child. When delusional Cathy is found, she has no memory of taking the infant or where she had left him. Cathy finally remembers enough for Kevin to be found in 1977.
Ryder Ford
- Matthew and Nicholas Urbanowics (January 2011-present)
Ryder Asa Lovett (also known as Ryder Ford) is the son of Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Eugenia Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
and Robert Ford
Robert Ford (One Life to Live)
Robert "Bobby" Ford is a fictional character from the ABC original soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by David A. Gregory on August 10, 2009 on a recurring basis. Gregory was upgraded to contract status in December 2009....
, born on January 11, 2011, via c-section at Llanview Hospital. Though Jessica is initially unsure whether her unborn child's father is one-night-stand Robert Ford
Robert Ford (One Life to Live)
Robert "Bobby" Ford is a fictional character from the ABC original soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by David A. Gregory on August 10, 2009 on a recurring basis. Gregory was upgraded to contract status in December 2009....
or her estranged fiancé Brody Lovett
Brody Lovett
Brody Lovett is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live portrayed by Mark Lawson since April 24, 2008.-Arrival:Brody is a former Navy SEAL brought to Llanview by Adriana Cramer to distract Gigi Morasco from Adriana's fiancé Rex Balsom...
, a paternity test confirms that the baby is Brody's. However on February 9, 2011, Buchanan Enterprises employee Vimal reveals that Ford is Ryder's biological father, but he had altered the paternity test on orders from Jessica's father, Clint Buchanan
Clint Buchanan
Clinton "Clint" Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live.-Casting:The role was originated in September 10, 1979 by actor Clint Ritchie, portraying the role nearly continuously through December 30, 1999. Ritchie reappeared in the 2003 and 2004. Actor Jerry...
.
Jessica is unable to bear this, and changes into her alternate personality, Tess. She devises a scheme with Ford to get custody of Ryder. However, when Jessica's family becomes aware, they sue for temporary custody. In the end, Jessica's mother, Viki
Victoria Lord
Victoria "Viki" Lord is the principal fictional character and matriarch of the Lord family on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
, is denied custody, but so are Tess and Ford. Just as the judge announces that Ryder will be put in foster care, Jessica's brother Joey
Joey Buchanan
Joseph "Joey" Riley Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC daytime serial One Life to Live. The character is the son of original characters Victoria Lord and Joe Riley, Sr.-Casting:...
and his wife Aubrey
Aubrey Wentworth
Aubrey Wentworth is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. She has been portrayed by Terri Conn since her debut on November 29, 2010...
stand up and say they'll take Ryder and the judge overturns her decision and gives temporary custody of Ryder to Joey and Aubrey. On June 16, 2011 Jessica returns and takes Ryder from Aubrey. As of July 13th, Jessica has custody of Ryder but she and Ford agreed that he could see his son whenever he wants.
As of October 2011 his name has remained Ryder Lovett. Despite his paternity, his mother Jessica has not updated his documentation with a name change.
Hope Manning
- Tess, Madeline, and Molly Sullivan (2008-present)
Hope Manning Thornhart (formerly Hope Manning McBain and Chloe Brennan) is the daughter of Cole Thornhart
Cole Thornhart
Cole Patrick Thornhart is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live. He was played by Brandon Buddy from October 10, 2006 to November 10, 2010. He is also the nephew of Ian Thornhart, Patrick's identical twin brother from the now-defunct series Port Charles...
and Starr Manning
Starr Manning
Starr Irene Manning is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Portrayed by Kristen Alderson since 1998, Starr is the oldest child of Todd Manning and Blair Cramer, and was originally known for her mischievous behavior, exacerbated by her parents' volatile...
, born on November 6, 2008 at Llanview Hospital.
Starr arranges for the child to be adopted by Marcie McBain, but Starr's estranged father Todd
Todd Manning
Thomas Todd Manning is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. Created by writer Michael Malone, the role was originated in 1992 by actor Roger Howarth. In 2003, Howarth departed from the series and the role was recast with actor Trevor St. John as Todd, initially written...
blackmails her doctor into pretending the child dies so that he can raise it himself. Todd has a change of heart and calls off the plan after Hope is born. However, Starr's cousin Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Eugenia Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
, under the influence of her alternate personality
Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis and describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities , each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment....
"Bess," switches Hope with Jessica's own newborn daughter Chloe Brennan, who had been stillborn the same day. Jessica reemerges not realizing that her newborn daughter is Starr's child, and Starr's family mourn the loss of the baby they believe is hers. The baby's headstone gives her name as Hope Manning McBain.
The secret of the switch comes out in May 2009; Jessica finally remembers what happened, and tearfully returns the baby on June 5, 2009. Starr and Cole have a brief reunion with Hope before they hand her over to a grateful Marcie and her husband, Dr. Michael McBain
Michael McBain
Dr. Michael McBain is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.-Casting:The role was originated by R. Brandon Johnson in November 2003, with Nathaniel Marston stepping in on February 16, 2004 and ultimately leaving on November 29, 2007. On January 9, and January 10, 2007, Robert...
. After overhearing Starr talking about her regrets, Marcie returns Hope to Starr on June 15, 2009.
In September 2009, Cole is working undercover for the police; his cover is compromised, and Starr and Hope are kidnapped by Russian mobsters on orders from Mayor Lowell. They are rescued by Brody Lovett
Brody Lovett
Brody Lovett is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live portrayed by Mark Lawson since April 24, 2008.-Arrival:Brody is a former Navy SEAL brought to Llanview by Adriana Cramer to distract Gigi Morasco from Adriana's fiancé Rex Balsom...
. In October 2010, Hope and Starr are kidnapped by Elijah Clarke
Elijah Clarke (One Life to Live)
Elijah Clarke is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. He was portrayed by Matt Walton...
but escape, only to be kidnapped again by Hannah O'Connor. They later escape her as well. Hope's godparents are Markko Rivera
Markko Rivera
Geraldo "Markko" Rivera is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live. He has been portrayed by Jason Tam since May 21, 2007. Tam last aired as Markko on November 10, 2010 when he left town to continue studying at UCLA...
and Langston Wilde
Langston Wilde
Langston Wilde Cramer is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live. She has been played by Brittany Underwood from May 17, 2006 til April 12, 2011...
, who are Cole and Starr's best friends. She has been having nightmares since her father went to prison and has been having trouble accepting James into her life. But she likes Baz.
When the man with the scar said they had proof he is the real Todd Manning, Starr is thrilled. Hope then walks down the stairs and Starr shows her father his granddaughter. Since there is only one 'Shorty' and that is Starr, he calls Hope 'Peanut'. Todd plays with Hope since Starr allowed him to and Starr had to leave after getting a call from Victor. Todd also noticed how much Starr and Hope looked alike.
Sam Manning
- Kyle and Zachary Kirchmann (2006)
- Zachary and Daniel Frisch (2006-2007)
- Jacob and Luke Clodfelter (2007-January 2010)
- Patrick Gibbons, Jr. (December 22, 2010-present)
Samuel "Sam" Manning (born Todd Manning Jr., formerly Tommy McBain) is the son of the late Victor Lord Jr. and the late Margaret Cochran
Margaret Cochran
Margaret Cochran is a fictional character on the soap opera, One Life to Live. The character was played by Rebecca Mader from March 26 to June 8, 2004...
and was adopted by Blair Cramer
Blair Cramer
Blair Cramer is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live...
and has a stepmother his late father's wife, Téa Delgado
Téa Delgado
Téa Delgado is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. The role was portrayed by Florencia Lozano from January 27, 1997 to March 2, 2000 and briefly in 2002; Lozano returned to the role once again on December 5, 2008.A stern but passionate personality, the character has...
. Sam was born on screen on February 6, 2006, however, it was changed to July 15, 2004.
Long obsessed with Todd Manning and causing trouble for him and his family, mentally unstable Margaret Cochran appears on his wedding day to ex-wife Blair Cramer. When he refuses to leave with her willingly, she shoots both his knees, kidnaps him, and holds him hostage. Wanting a child by Todd, Margaret ultimately rapes him; he allows it to happen to keep Margaret from murdering Blair. Margaret disappears and Todd and Blair are later reunited; a pregnant Margaret returns to Llanview
Llanview, Pennsylvania
Llanview, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American soap opera One Life to Live. The city exists in the same fictional universe as cities from other existing or defunct ABC daytime dramas, including Pine Valley from All My Children, Port Charles from General Hospital, and...
but is murdered. Todd is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the crime; he is administered the lethal injection but revived at the very last second by his enemy Dr. Spencer Truman
Spencer Truman
Dr. Spencer Truman was a fictional character on the soap opera One Life to Live. He was played by Paul Satterfield from May 25, 2005 to January 30, 2007. Satterfield has reprised the role, in the form of Ghost by characters Miles Laurence and John McBain, several times in 2007...
as proof surfaces that Margaret is alive. With no memory of her time in Llanview, Margaret is first unable to recall even having a child; soon the memories come flooding back. It is revealed that Spencer had taken Margaret in, orchestrated her "murder", and framed Todd. Spencer had delivered Margaret's baby — whom she unofficially named Todd Manning Jr. — on February 6, 2006, and had then disposed of it in a black market adoption. Margaret dies following a van wreck before she can reveal all the details.
Todd hires young private investigator Rex Balsom
Rex Balsom
Rex Balsom is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by John-Paul Lavoisier since May 9, 2002.With the character initially named "Jamie" prior to production, then-Executive Producer Gary Tomlin "toyed with the idea" of putting Rex in a gay storyline;...
to find his son in late 2006. Rex soon discovers that the child is actually his own godson
Godparent
A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism. A male godparent is a godfather, and a female godparent is a godmother...
: Tommy, the adopted son of close friend Marcie and her new husband, Dr. Michael McBain
Michael McBain
Dr. Michael McBain is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.-Casting:The role was originated by R. Brandon Johnson in November 2003, with Nathaniel Marston stepping in on February 16, 2004 and ultimately leaving on November 29, 2007. On January 9, and January 10, 2007, Robert...
. Familiar with the McBains' devotion to Tommy and knowing that they would be devastated if he were taken away, Rex is unsure what to do; he is also aware of Todd's volatile behavior, above-the-law history and selfishness. Perceiving Todd's consideration of his missing son as nothing more than a lost possession, Rex decides to keep the secret.
Rex's girlfriend Adriana Cramer
Adriana Cramer
Adriana Cramer is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed most notably by Melissa Fumero.-Casting:...
and later Michael himself become part of the conspiracy to keep Tommy with the McBains. Rex goes as far as faking a death certificate for Todd's missing child to get Todd to give up the search. An unhinged Spencer is murdered; in the wake of his death, hints to the whereabouts of Todd's son begin to surface, prompting Todd to resume his search. Spencer's killer is finally revealed to be Lindsay Rappaport
Lindsay Rappaport
Lindsay Rappaport is a fictional character from the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by Catherine Hickland from May 1998 to October 2008. Hickland briefly reprised the role in July 2009. Hickland is set to reprise her role as Lindsay in late 2011...
, who loves Marcie like a daughter. Lindsay had discovered Tommy's true identity and had stabbed Spencer to bury the secret forever. But at the same time Lindsay is
arrested, the rest of Spencer's final plan plays out as his heir Miles Laurence
Miles Laurence
Miles Laurence is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live. He was portrayed by David Chisum from February 12, 2007 to April 22, 2008.-Storylines:...
gives Todd proof that Spencer orchestrated the adoption of Todd's son by the McBains.
Todd takes the McBains to court to win custody of his son, and both sides malign each other in a bitter battle. On October 9, 2007, Todd is awarded custody. As he arrives at the McBains' to pick up his son, Marcie escapes out a window with Tommy and flees town. Pursued by Todd, FBI agent Lee Ramsey, and her brother-in-law Detective John McBain
John McBain (One Life to Live)
John McBain is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by Michael Easton since October 1, 2003.-Natalie and Evangeline:...
, Marcie and Tommy travel under assumed names to Decatur
Decatur, Georgia
Decatur is a city in, and county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. With a population of 19,335 in the 2010 census, the city is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, then New Orleans and finally Paris
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas is a city located northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in Lamar County, Texas, in the United States. It is situated in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods. Physiographically, these regions are part of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. In 1900, 9,358 people lived...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. A disguised Marcie walks into the Bon Jour Café, not realizing that Llanview matriarch (and Todd's sister) Viki Lord Davidson
Victoria Lord
Victoria "Viki" Lord is the principal fictional character and matriarch of the Lord family on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
has been working there incognito to temporarily escape her life. Marcie befriends waitress Gigi Morasco
Gigi Morasco
Gigi Morasco is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. She was portrayed by Farah Fath since October 24, 2007 to June 29, 2011 and October 2011 to present . She returned as a ghost on August 1, 2011 .-Background and Arrival:Gigi was born in 1979 and was briefly presumed dead...
, who soon discovers Marcie's identity but promises not to turn Marcie in.
With Marcie and his son still at large, Todd announces on December 20, 2007 that "Tommy" will be renamed "Sam Manning," in honor of his deceased mentor and friend, Sam Rappaport
Sam Rappaport (One Life to Live)
Samuel "Sam" Rappaport is a fictional character on the long running ABC soap opera One Life to Live. He was originally portrayed by Kale Browne from March 5, 1998 to April 11, 2001. The role was taken over on May 8, 2001 by veteran All My Children actor Laurence Lau, who was made famous for...
. Having unknowingly avoided Viki for weeks, Marcie soon comes face to face with her; when Todd and John appear at the Bon Jour, a desperate Marcie holds Viki at gunpoint. The FBI and police soon surround the diner; Marcie's doctor husband Michael is sent in to help an ailing Viki, becoming Marcie's willing prisoner as Viki is released to get medical attention. Michael is temporarily reunited with his former adopted son "Tommy." Michael manages to convince Marcie to surrender; they will lose their child but will still have each other for support. On January 14, 2008, Todd's son Sam is finally returned to him. Later that year, Todd gets into a car accident, with Sam not in a carseat. Blair, Starr, and Starr's friends testify to Todd's recent violent and unstable behavior, and Todd loses custody of Sam to his estranged wife Blair. On June 10, 2011 Sam befriends a mysterious man named T.M. (later revealed to his uncle Todd.)
He celebrated his 7th birthday on July 15, 2011 with his family at Todd's house. On his birthday, Sam was kidnapped by his "imaginary friend", who is actually the man with Todd's original face, disguised as Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
who entertained him and his family at his birthday party. Sam later rescues his great aunt Dorian Lord after she is kidnapped by Echo DiSavoy
Echo DiSavoy
Echo DiSavoy is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. She was portrayed by Kim Zimmer from March to October 1983...
and taken hostage at the Minute Man Motel (which is also the place where his "imaginary friend" took him to after he kidnaps him), and he does this while wearing a Spider-Man mask! He also sprays Echo with foam made spider webs that put her trapped against a wall! Police Detective John McBain
John McBain
John McBain may refer to:* John McBain , American musician* John McBain , character on the American soap opera One Life to Live...
soon finds Echo, Dorian, and Sam at the motel, and John returns Sam to his family at Todd's house to continue celebrating his birthday party. In August 2011, it is revealed that Sam's father "Todd" was actually Todd's identical twin brother Victor Lord Jr., who had been brainwashed into believing that he is Todd. On August 31, 2011, Sam's father, Victor was murdered by a unknown assailant. Sam is going to be a big brother to his late father and stepmother's baby (who Téa is currently expecting).
Gabriel McBain
Gabriel Thomas McBain is the son of Dr. Michael McBainMichael McBain
Dr. Michael McBain is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.-Casting:The role was originated by R. Brandon Johnson in November 2003, with Nathaniel Marston stepping in on February 16, 2004 and ultimately leaving on November 29, 2007. On January 9, and January 10, 2007, Robert...
and Marcie Walsh McBain
Marcie Walsh
Marcie Walsh McBain is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. The role was played by Kathy Brier from October 18, 2002 to June 17, 2009 and briefly on November 6, 12 and 13, 2009. Marcie and Michael returned on October 25, 27 and November 3, 2011.-Arrival:In 2002, Marcie...
.
In June 2009, after thinking that they could not have biological children and losing two adoptive children to their biological parents, the couple is shocked to learn that Marcie is pregnant as they move to Seattle, Washington. Marcie gives birth six weeks early on November 13, 2009 in Seattle. In late October 2011, Michael and Marcie are shown expecting their second child.
Liam McBain
- Christian & Gavin McGinley (January 2011-present)
Liam Asa McBain is the son of Natalie Buchanan
Natalie Buchanan
Natalie Buchanan Banks is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live and daughter of former supercouple Victoria Lord and Clint Buchanan...
and John McBain
John McBain (One Life to Live)
John McBain is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by Michael Easton since October 1, 2003.-Natalie and Evangeline:...
, born on January 11, 2011 at Clint Buchanan
Clint Buchanan
Clinton "Clint" Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live.-Casting:The role was originated in September 10, 1979 by actor Clint Ritchie, portraying the role nearly continuously through December 30, 1999. Ritchie reappeared in the 2003 and 2004. Actor Jerry...
's lodge. Though Natalie is initially unsure whether her unborn child's father is one-night-stand Brody Lovett
Brody Lovett
Brody Lovett is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live portrayed by Mark Lawson since April 24, 2008.-Arrival:Brody is a former Navy SEAL brought to Llanview by Adriana Cramer to distract Gigi Morasco from Adriana's fiancé Rex Balsom...
(her sister Jessica
Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Eugenia Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
's estranged fiancé) or her own boyfriend John McBain
John McBain (One Life to Live)
John McBain is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by Michael Easton since October 1, 2003.-Natalie and Evangeline:...
, a paternity test confirms that the baby is Brody's. Terrified of John's reaction and wanting to protect Jessica, Natalie hides the truth. A vengeful Marty Saybrooke
Marty Saybrooke
Dr. Margaret "Marty" Saybrooke is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live. The role was originated by Susan Haskell, who portrayed Marty from January 24, 1992 through September 16, 1997 and made brief appearances on February 16, 2004 and February 2005...
blackmails Natalie with this information, but Natalie turns the tables on her. After the baby is born, Marty kidnaps him, but John gets him back. Liam's paternity test results are revealed at Natalie and Jessica's double wedding, and a betrayed John leaves Natalie. Brody takes the role of Liam's father, but speculation of who the real father is comes to surface after Marty returns from Saint Anne's. During a recored therapy session with Dr. Buhari, Marty reveals that she switched the paternity results and that John McBain is the father of Liam. Brody gets a hold of the tape recorder and finds out but he keeps it a secret from Natalie and John. As of September 2011, Marty, Victor Lord Jr., Vimal, Jack and Brody were the only ones who knew that John is Liam's father, however on October 3rd, Jessica discovers Liam's original paternity test listing John as his father. Jessica later tells Ford about Liam's true paternity. However, Jessica is unsure whether to keep it a secret or tell Natalie. She doesnt want to hurt Brody after all he's been through, but she wants to make things right for John and Natalie. During his mom and "dad's" wedding it comes out that John McBain is his father and Brody goes off the deep end and kidnaps him. Brody gives back Liam and he is reunited with his mother and father. He spends his first thanksgiving with his parents and his family members
Shane Morasco-Balsom
Shane Morasco-Balsom is the son of Rex BalsomRex Balsom
Rex Balsom is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by John-Paul Lavoisier since May 9, 2002.With the character initially named "Jamie" prior to production, then-Executive Producer Gary Tomlin "toyed with the idea" of putting Rex in a gay storyline;...
and the late Gigi Morasco
Gigi Morasco
Gigi Morasco is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. She was portrayed by Farah Fath since October 24, 2007 to June 29, 2011 and October 2011 to present . She returned as a ghost on August 1, 2011 .-Background and Arrival:Gigi was born in 1979 and was briefly presumed dead...
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Gigi initially befriends Viki Davidson
Victoria Lord
Victoria "Viki" Lord is the principal fictional character and matriarch of the Lord family on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
in 2007 when both women are working at the Bonjour Café in Paris
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas is a city located northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in Lamar County, Texas, in the United States. It is situated in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods. Physiographically, these regions are part of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. In 1900, 9,358 people lived...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Despite being energetic and curious, Shane is asthma
Asthma
Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath...
tic, and has attacks which can send him to the emergency room. Gigi asserts that his father is a deceased war hero, a story Shane thrills to hear again and again, but is especially troubled when her old high school boyfriend Rex Balsom
Rex Balsom
Rex Balsom is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by John-Paul Lavoisier since May 9, 2002.With the character initially named "Jamie" prior to production, then-Executive Producer Gary Tomlin "toyed with the idea" of putting Rex in a gay storyline;...
later appears at the Bonjour.
Fugitive teacher Marcie McBain — in disguise as Bon Jour waitress "Sally Ann" — recommends fantasy books to Shane to encourage him to read. When Todd Manning
Todd Manning
Thomas Todd Manning is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. Created by writer Michael Malone, the role was originated in 1992 by actor Roger Howarth. In 2003, Howarth departed from the series and the role was recast with actor Trevor St. John as Todd, initially written...
and Lee Ramsey come to Paris to apprehend Marcie, Shane is taken hostage along with Gigi, whom they hope can lure Marcie into a trap. After Marcie is apprehended, Gigi is arrested for aiding and abetting a fugitive, but Viki pays Gigi's bail. She and Shane are reunited as Viki returns to Llanview.
Gigi and Shane later go to Llanview to testify in the case against Marcie. Rex's fiancée Adriana Cramer
Adriana Cramer
Adriana Cramer is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed most notably by Melissa Fumero.-Casting:...
discovers Shane's existence, and suspects that he is Rex's son. Rex refuses to believe it, and Gigi confirms that Shane's father is a deceased Navy SEAL. Gigi is troubled as Rex begins getting closer to Shane. On March 17, 2008, she admits aloud that Rex is Shane's father. Gigi and Shane celebrate Shane's 10th birthday on March 25, 2008.
With Gigi a constant presence and Rex getting closer to Shane, Adriana seeks information on Shane's father Brody Lovett
Brody Lovett
Brody Lovett is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live portrayed by Mark Lawson since April 24, 2008.-Arrival:Brody is a former Navy SEAL brought to Llanview by Adriana Cramer to distract Gigi Morasco from Adriana's fiancé Rex Balsom...
in hopes of gaining some leverage against Gigi. She soon discovers that Brody is alive; wanting to keep him and Gigi apart, Brody's mother had told Gigi that he had died in combat, and had told Brody that Gigi had run off with someone else. Brody confirms that Gigi had been pregnant when he met her, and Adriana pays him to come to Llanview. Shane is as ecstatic as Gigi is shocked to see Brody, and Gigi finds herself forced to keep up the lie that Brody is Shane's father. Later romantically involved with Rex, Gigi eventually tells him that he is Shane's biological father. Meanwhile, Shane and Brody have become attached to each other, and Brody begins poisoning Shane's mind against Rex. As Gigi and Rex prepare to tell Shane the truth, an unraveling Brody prepares to do whatever it takes to keep his "son." Brody kidnaps Shane, and soon begins to hallucinate visions of an Iraqi boy he had accidentally killed in Iraq. In a standoff with Rex and the police, Brody shoots Rex, who is rushed to the hospital and falls into a coma. Gigi finally tells Shane the truth about his paternity, and although unhappy with the news at first, Shane begins to accept it. Brody ends up in an Army hospital, horrified to learn what he had done; Rex recovers and is able to get the charges against Brody dropped. Brody shares an emotional goodbye with Shane and is admitted to St. Anne's mental hospital for treatment. Though still concerned for Brody, Shane continues to warm to Rex as their father-son bond develops.
On March 12, 2009, Shane is diagnosed with leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
, Gigi's sister Stacy later learns of a matching donor. Wanting Rex for herself, Stacy pretends that she is the match and forces Gigi to break up with Rex in exchange for her blood. Shane receives the transplant and improves, but Gigi is afraid to reveal Stacy's blackmail in case Shane needs more of her stem cells.
In February 2011, Shane starts being bullied by Jack Manning
Jack Manning (One Life to Live)
John "Jack" Cramer Manning is a fictional character on the American soap opera, One Life to Live. He is the first-born son and second child of Todd Manning and Blair Cramer.-Casting:...
in high school. Jack and his friends stole money from the school and framed Shane, wrote nasty things on his Myface page, took his inhaler when he was having an asthma attack, and even worse, he took his clothes and put a video of him naked on the internet. All of the abuse was too much for Shane to handle, so he went to the roof of the school to try to commit suicide by jumping off the roof. Before he was able to jump off the roof, Rex and Gigi stopped him, and also took him to the hospital to have him psychologically tested. Rex, Gigi, and Shane later had a family therapy session with Dr. Buhari to help Shane cope with being a bullied victim at school. Rex and Gigi later also decided to get married. On June 6th, Shane finally stands up to Jack and intentionally drops a barbell on his toe, breaking it, much to Jack and his friend Brad Kozinski's surprise.
After deciding to handle Jack Manning before going to her wedding, his mom Gigi was declared brain dead after she inhales carbon monoxide from a trap set by Jack and his friends on June 14/15, 2011, in the basement of a rental home owned by Brad's dad.
On October 12th, at the very beginning of the October 13th episode, Shane pulls a gun on Jack, then shoots the gun, but misses and shoots the tree instead. Bo and Rex stop Shane from actually shooting Jack, and they all go the police station. Shane admits to knocking Jack over the head the night of his uncle's murder with his Rex's gun, and that he tried to kill him, but changed his mind and took Jack to drop him off at the hospital. The gun is put through a test and its not the murder weapon proving Shane didn't shoot Victor. Jack asks Brody if charges will be filed against Shane, and Brody asks "Why? You weren't charged for Gigi's death". On October 14th, Blair finds out and asks Bo if Shane was charged, he says no, and Blair wonders if it's because Shane and Rex are family. Bo says no, and explains that if that happened, Jack wouldn't go free either.
Sierra Rose Morasco
Sierra Rose Morasco (also known as Sierra Rose Fish) is the daughter of Stacy Morasco and Oliver FishOliver Fish
Oliver Fish is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by Scott Evans since January 15, 2008. The June 2009 announcement that the character would be romantically linked to another man in an ongoing storyline came to wider attention when Patricia Mauceri, an...
, born on February 11, 2010.
In love with her sister Gigi
Gigi Morasco
Gigi Morasco is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. She was portrayed by Farah Fath since October 24, 2007 to June 29, 2011 and October 2011 to present . She returned as a ghost on August 1, 2011 .-Background and Arrival:Gigi was born in 1979 and was briefly presumed dead...
's boyfriend Rex Balsom
Rex Balsom
Rex Balsom is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by John-Paul Lavoisier since May 9, 2002.With the character initially named "Jamie" prior to production, then-Executive Producer Gary Tomlin "toyed with the idea" of putting Rex in a gay storyline;...
, Stacy blackmails Gigi into breaking up with him. Rex and Gigi are eventually reunited, but in the meantime Stacy and Rex have slept together, and Stacy soon discovers that she is pregnant. She miscarries after an argument with Gigi, but keeps the truth from Rex knowing that it is her only hold over him. Stacy plots to get pregnant again by someone else in order to pass the baby off as Rex's. She drugs ex-boyfriend Schuyler Joplin and attempts to sleep with him, but he refuses her. She only becomes pregnant again after seducing a drunken Oliver Fish
Oliver Fish
Oliver Fish is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by Scott Evans since January 15, 2008. The June 2009 announcement that the character would be romantically linked to another man in an ongoing storyline came to wider attention when Patricia Mauceri, an...
, but tells Schuyler that the baby is his. Schuyler agrees to keep the truth from Rex so that he can have Gigi for himself. Rex's crazed biological father Mitch Laurence
Mitch Laurence
Mitchell "Mitch" Laurence is a fictional character, portrayed by Roscoe Born, on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live, from 1985 to 1987 and again from 2002 to 2003...
kidnaps Stacy in February 2010, intending to raise her baby as his heir; when she reveals that the baby is not Rex's, Mitch abandons Stacy in a blizzard. Gigi finds her, takes her to a cabin, and on February 11, 2010 helps Stacy deliver a baby girl she names Sierra Rose after Stacy and Gigi's childhood dolls. Gigi rushes off to the hospital with a newborn Sierra; Stacy tries to follow, but falls through the ice of a frozen lake. Despite Rex and Oliver's attempts to save her, she disappears beneath the ice and is presumed dead. Sierra is soon diagnosed with a congenital heart defect requiring immediate surgery; now aware that he is not the baby's biological father, Rex defers to Schuyler to approve the surgery. On April 2, 2010, it is revealed to Gigi, Schuyler, and Rex that the baby's real father is Oliver. He is soon awarded legal custody.
C. J. Roberts
Clinton James "C. J." Roberts is a fictional character from the original daytime soap operaSoap 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,...
, One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
. The character is born on-screen in April 1987 and has only ever been portrayed by child actors. Child actor, Tyler Noyes is most notable for his portrayal of C. J. from 1992 to 1997.
Character History
Cord Roberts
Cord Roberts
Cordero "Cord" Roberts is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated in 1986 by John Loprieno, who left the series in 1992 and then returned from 1993 through 1997...
happily marries social climber and heiress, Tina Lord
Tina Lord
Tina Lord Roberts is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live, originated and most notably portrayed by Andrea Evans...
in April 1986. In 1987, Cord's mother, Maria Roberts
Maria Roberts
Maria Roberts is a fictional character on the long running ABC soap One Life to Live. Maria was portrayed by BarBara Luna from 1986 to the character's death in 1988. Melissa Archer AKA Natalie Buchanan took over the role during a 2008 story line that took Natalie and Jared Banks back in time...
doesn't approve of the relationship and convinces Max Holden
Max Holden
-Fictional:* Max Holden , character from the American soap opera One Life to Live...
to take Tina to Argentina where she soon discovers she is pregnant. Meanwhile, Cord marries Kate Sanders. Cord follows Tina to Argentina where Max & Tina have gotten mixed up with crime lord, Carlo Hesser
Carlo Hesser
Carlo Hesser is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live. He has been played by Thom Christopher from 1990 to 1992, 1996 to 1997, in 2005 and from July 3, 2008 to September 11, 2008. The character was named after Lisa S...
and his drug ring. Carlo sends Tina over a waterfall in a raft; Tina and her unborn child are presumed dead. Tina survived and met up with Gabrielle Medina
Gabrielle Medina
Gabrielle Medina is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. She has been portrayed by Fiona Hutchison from 1987-1991 and again from 2001-2004. She is set to return in 2011.-Arrival and Max Holden:...
, Max's former lover and convinces her that she [Tina] and Max are now married. Gabrielle gives her and Max's new born son to Tina so they can raise him. Tina returns to Llanview with baby Al named after Cord's late step-father. Maria soon learns about Al's true identity and blackmails Tina into divorcing Cord in July 1987.
In 1988, it is learned that Tina's real son didn't die when she went over the falls, but he was actually alive and being cared for in the Argentinean jungle under the name "Milagro". Max's enemies would later kidnap the infant and place him in an Italian convent; Tina must pose as nun to get him back. Cord and Tina would later name him Clinton James, after Cord's biological father, Clint Buchanan
Clint Buchanan
Clinton "Clint" Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live.-Casting:The role was originated in September 10, 1979 by actor Clint Ritchie, portraying the role nearly continuously through December 30, 1999. Ritchie reappeared in the 2003 and 2004. Actor Jerry...
. After Tina and Cord's divorce in January 1990, C. J. and Tina move to San Diego.
In February 1991, C. J. becomes a big brother after the birth of his sister, Sarah Victoria
Sarah Roberts
Sarah Victoria Roberts is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. She is the daughter of Tina Lord and Cord Roberts.-Casting:...
. When Cord is presumed dead in 1992, C. J. and Sarah become attached to their mother's new boyfriend, Cain Rogan. Cord returns in 1993 suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome, but after much intrigue Tina marries Cain in 1994 and leaves town, leaving Cord to raise the kids. She soon returns and in July 1994 and rededicates her life to raising C. J. and Sarah.
Convicted rapist Todd Manning
Todd Manning
Thomas Todd Manning is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. Created by writer Michael Malone, the role was originated in 1992 by actor Roger Howarth. In 2003, Howarth departed from the series and the role was recast with actor Trevor St. John as Todd, initially written...
escapes from prison, but saves the lives of C. J., Sarah, and their cousin Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Eugenia Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
. A man named David Vickers
David Vickers
David Vickers Buchanan is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, portrayed by Tuc Watkins.-Appearances:...
comes to town, claiming to be Tina's long lost brother; soon Tina joins forces with imposter David to unsuccessfully try to swindle the massive inheritance from her and Viki's real brother, Todd Manning. Ultimately, Tina moves to Baltimore with C.J. and Sarah in June 1996, the three returning briefly in 1997 to say good bye to Cord as he leaves for London.
In February 2003, Sarah now going by the nickname "Flash" comes to town searching for her brother, C. J. whom she has lost touch with. Sarah reveals that Tina's parenting forced C. J. and Sarah to run away from home. It is soon discovered that C. J. has joined the U. S. Navy and was deploying into the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. Later that year, Al Holden, the baby that C. J. was switched with as a child dies at the age of 22, which would put their birth year at 1981.
C. J. has not appeared on-screen since 1997, but he has been mentioned. His last known residence is on an aircraft carrier in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
Brendan Thornhart
Brendan Patrick Thornhart is the son of Patrick ThornhartPatrick Thornhart
Patrick Thornhart is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera, One Life to Live. He was played by Thorsten Kaye from October 1995 to September 16, 1997, and an unknown actor by June 3, 2011 to June 6, 2011.-Storylines:...
and Blair Cramer
Blair Cramer
Blair Cramer is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live...
. On April 28, 1997, Blair gives birth to a stillborn baby boy she names Brendan Patrick after she is injured in a car crash.
Jamie Vega
- Darryn and Leah Thompson (February 10, 2003-March 8, 2005)
- Saoirse Scott (April 8, 2005-April 2009)
Jamie Reynolds Vega (born Stephanie Reynolds) is the daughter of Antonio Vega
Antonio Vega
Antonio Vega is a fictional character on the long-running American soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated on July 10, 1995 by Kamar de los Reyes, who left in August 1997 and made an appearance in 1998. De los Reyes returned in February 2000 and portrayed the character until March 25,...
and Keri Reynolds; originally named Stephanie, she is at first believed to be the child of Keri's mother Liz and another man, the embryo transplanted into Keri. The baby is born and soon determined to actually be the biological child of Keri and boyfriend Antonio. She is later renamed Jamie.
Following Keri's death, Jamie is the subject of a fierce custody battle between her father and maternal grandfather, R.J. Gannon
R.J. Gannon
Randall James "R. J." Gannon is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. He has been portrayed by Timothy D. Stickney since 1994, though the character was put on recurring status in 2006 and aired through May 29, 2008. He returned briefly in April 2009 for three episodes.R.J...
. Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Buchanan
Jessica Eugenia Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
acts as a mother to Jamie during Jessica's long relationship with (and short marriage to) Antonio, and nearly adopts Jamie before she and Antonio split up. In April 2007, Jamie runs out of Antonio and Jessica's loft as they are arguing. Outside, Jamie runs through Angel Square, directly past Nash and her uncle Cristian, who witness Jamie being hit by a car. Jamie is rushed to the hospital, where she is treated by Dr. Michael McBain
Michael McBain
Dr. Michael McBain is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.-Casting:The role was originated by R. Brandon Johnson in November 2003, with Nathaniel Marston stepping in on February 16, 2004 and ultimately leaving on November 29, 2007. On January 9, and January 10, 2007, Robert...
and Dr. Paige Miller. Jamie makes a full recovery. After Antonio and Jessica's break up, Antonio briefly leaves town, taking Jamie with him. They soon return.