Scott Chandler (All My Children)
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Scott Chandler is a fictional character
from ABC
's daytime drama All My Children
. He has recently been portrayed by Adam Mayfield from April 9, 2009 to October 13, 2010. Previously, Scott has been portrayed, most notably, by Daniel Cosgrove
from November 27, 1996 to July 28, 1998 and Forbes March
from April 19, 1999 to September 14, 2000. He is a member of the powerful and wealthy Chandler family
. On September 16, 2010 Mayfield alongside Brittany Allen
were let go as Scott and Marissa Chandler in order for the writers to take the characters in a new direction and on September 23, 2010 it was revealed that Cosgrove will be returning as Scott on December 27, 2010. .
). Fred was an intravenous drug user, and through the sharing of needles he contracted the HIV
virus, which resulted in his death from AIDS
. In 1988, Cindy is befriended by Jesse and Angie Hubbard, who take her and Scott into their home. Scott becomes best friends with Jesse and Angie's son Frankie
, and the Hubbards are Cindy's closest supporters when she develops AIDS herself. Cindy is ostracized by many Pine Valley residents, including Skye Chandler
(Robin Christopher
), Enid Nelson (Natalie Ross
), and a hate group
that sets fire to the Hubbard home. Cindy would later die, but not before falling in love with and marrying Skye's uncle Stuart Chandler
(David Canary
), who adopts Scott.
Scott started Pine Valley High School in 1995 and developed a crush on his best friend Anita Santos
, but she was madly in love with Bobby Warner. Scott then turned to Laura Kirk, a girl he was tutoring. Scott's smarts helped him to skip his senior year of high school, and go straight to college. Laura and Scott's relationship never actually went anywhere because Laura had a dark past and felt it better that they go separate ways. Next he began a romance with Hungarian princess, Gillian Andrassy. Kelsey Jefferson, who liked Scott, teamed up with Ryan Lavery
to break them up. After the original plan went bad, Kelsey called immigration to have Gillian deported. Scott told Gillian he would marry her so she wouldn't have to leave. But before they could say "I do," the wedding was interrupted by Ryan who was pretending to be rich to get Gillians attention. Gillian fell for it and married Ryan anyway. That same year the Chandler family was being attacked by Lee Hawkins, who blamed Adam
, Scott's uncle for the death of his wife Joy. The real story was that Adam & Stuart sent Joy into hiding to escape her abusive husband. Scott was electrocuted at the Chandler cabin and fell into a coma. After his recovery, Stuart sent him to college in California
to escape Lee.
in 1999 to do a documentary about the town. While in Pigeon Hollow, West Virginia, he met an assistant: Becca Tyree. They grew very close and Scott wanted to be intimate. Becca turned him down telling him she was a virgin, and was waiting for marriage. Scott told her he would wait for her but that all went up in smoke when Greenlee Smythe
came to Pine Valley. The two dated back in California and she was still very much attracted to him. Greenlee set it up for Becca to find a sex tape she'd made with Scott. When Scott found out, he went to confront her but ended up sleeping with her. Becca found the tape. Becca ended their relationship even though Scott still wanted to be with her. Greenlee made a bet with Leo du Pres
to see if he could get Becca to give up her virginity to him. Scott created a website where men placed bets on when the two would sleep together and put it in Leo's name. His plan was abandoned when he found his stepmother Marian Chandler in bed with another man. Before he could tell his father, Stuart was thought to have died in a cabin fire. After trying to stay with his family without his father, he decided to make a fresh start. He told Becca that the website was his idea, but she could't forgive him. Scott enrolled at in film school at NYU.
's attention who is the daughter of JR's sworn enemy and ex-father-in-law David Hayward
.
He had an affair with his uncle's wife Annie Lavery
. He and Annie found out that Adam killed his twin brother Stuart and kept it a secret to protect Adam.
On July 9, 2010 Scott's cousin JR found out that he stole the Nanotech project from his uncle Palmer Cortlandt
.
In late 2010, Scott and Annie divorced.
On December 27, 2010, Marissa visited Scott in prison to wish him a Merry Christmas and to help him get an early parole. Greenlee Smythe
visited Scott in prison on January 10 letting him know she had an offer for him; she will get him a job as co-owner of Pine Valley Hospital if he befriends Madison North
, who he had met earlier while she was there to see her father. He told Greenlee that he was going to do this "his way". Greenlee spoke on Scott's behalf at his parole hearing and he was released from prison.
Fictional character
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from ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's daytime drama 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 has recently been portrayed by Adam Mayfield from April 9, 2009 to October 13, 2010. Previously, Scott has been portrayed, most notably, by Daniel Cosgrove
Daniel Cosgrove
Daniel Cosgrove is an American actor. He is known for his role as Scott Chandler # 3 on All My Children, Bill Lewis on Guiding Light and for his role as Christopher Hughes II on As the World Turns.Cosgrove has been a cast member during the series finale of three consecutive cancelled soap operas:...
from November 27, 1996 to July 28, 1998 and Forbes March
Forbes March
Forbes March is a British-born Canadian actor. Although born in Bristol, South West England, he was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia.-Biography:...
from April 19, 1999 to September 14, 2000. He is a member of the powerful and wealthy Chandler family
Chandler family
The Chandler family is a fictional family from the ABC soap opera All My Children. The Chandler family is one of the most powerful and wealthiest families in daytime television history. Rising up from poverty in Pigeon Hollow, the Chandlers now stand as the prominent family in Pine Valley...
. On September 16, 2010 Mayfield alongside Brittany Allen
Brittany Allen
Brittany Allen is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Marissa Chandler on All My Children for which she received an Emmy Award.-Personal life:She attended Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto, Canada....
were let go as Scott and Marissa Chandler in order for the writers to take the characters in a new direction and on September 23, 2010 it was revealed that Cosgrove will be returning as Scott on December 27, 2010. .
Storyline
Scott is the son of Fred Parker and his wife Cindy (Ellen WheelerEllen Wheeler
Ellen Wheeler is an American actress, director and producer. She has appeared in several soap operas, including Another World and All My Children. In 1986, she won the Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series" for her work as twins Marley and Vicky Love Hudson on Another World...
). Fred was an intravenous drug user, and through the sharing of needles he contracted the HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
virus, which resulted in his death from AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
. In 1988, Cindy is befriended by Jesse and Angie Hubbard, who take her and Scott into their home. Scott becomes best friends with Jesse and Angie's son Frankie
Frankie Hubbard
Dr. Franklin "Frankie" Quentin Hubbard is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, All My Children. He is the son of soap opera supercouple Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter.Frankie has also appeared on Loving and The City...
, and the Hubbards are Cindy's closest supporters when she develops AIDS herself. Cindy is ostracized by many Pine Valley residents, including Skye Chandler
Skye Chandler
Skye Chandler Quartermaine is a fictional ABC soap opera character. Skye has been a regular character on ABC's three longest-running soap operas: All My Children , One Life to Live , and General Hospital...
(Robin Christopher
Robin Christopher
Robin Christopher is an American actress. She is known for her role as Skye Chandler Quartermaine on All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital .-Private life:...
), Enid Nelson (Natalie Ross
Natalie Ross
Natalie Ross is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Hibernian Ladies, on loan from Arsenal Ladies and has represented Scotland at youth and senior level.-Club career:...
), and a hate group
Hate group
A hate group is an organized group or movement that advocates and practices hatred, hostility, or violence towards members of a race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or other designated sector of society...
that sets fire to the Hubbard home. Cindy would later die, but not before falling in love with and marrying Skye's uncle Stuart Chandler
Stuart Chandler
Stuart Chandler was a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama All My Children. He was a member of the powerful and wealthy Chandler family. He was portrayed by David Canary from October 1984 to May 28, 2009 & September, 2011.- Identical opposite :...
(David Canary
David Canary
David Hoyt Canary is an American actor, who starred in both soap operas and prime time television. He is best known for his roles as the ranch foreman, Candy Canaday on Bonanza and identical twins Adam Chandler from 1983 to 2010 and Stuart Chandler from 1984 to 2009 on the daytime serial, All My...
), who adopts Scott.
Scott started Pine Valley High School in 1995 and developed a crush on his best friend Anita Santos
Anita Santos
Anita Santos Warner is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama All My Children. Most recently the character was portrayed by Natalia Cigliuti from February 2004 to April 2006...
, but she was madly in love with Bobby Warner. Scott then turned to Laura Kirk, a girl he was tutoring. Scott's smarts helped him to skip his senior year of high school, and go straight to college. Laura and Scott's relationship never actually went anywhere because Laura had a dark past and felt it better that they go separate ways. Next he began a romance with Hungarian princess, Gillian Andrassy. Kelsey Jefferson, who liked Scott, teamed up with Ryan Lavery
Ryan Lavery
Ryan Aloysius Lavery is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Cameron Mathison from January 12, 1998 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2011. The character is set to come back in January 2012 when the series returns online...
to break them up. After the original plan went bad, Kelsey called immigration to have Gillian deported. Scott told Gillian he would marry her so she wouldn't have to leave. But before they could say "I do," the wedding was interrupted by Ryan who was pretending to be rich to get Gillians attention. Gillian fell for it and married Ryan anyway. That same year the Chandler family was being attacked by Lee Hawkins, who blamed Adam
Adam Chandler
Adam Chandler, Sr. is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children, portrayed by David Canary from December 1983 through his departure on April 23, 2010. Adam Chandler was one of the most devious and powerful individuals within the town of Pine Valley, Pennsylvania...
, Scott's uncle for the death of his wife Joy. The real story was that Adam & Stuart sent Joy into hiding to escape her abusive husband. Scott was electrocuted at the Chandler cabin and fell into a coma. After his recovery, Stuart sent him to college in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to escape Lee.
Becca and Greenlee
Scott came back to Pine ValleyPine Valley, Pennsylvania
Pine Valley, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American soap opera All My Children. It is a small suburb of Philadelphia...
in 1999 to do a documentary about the town. While in Pigeon Hollow, West Virginia, he met an assistant: Becca Tyree. They grew very close and Scott wanted to be intimate. Becca turned him down telling him she was a virgin, and was waiting for marriage. Scott told her he would wait for her but that all went up in smoke when Greenlee Smythe
Greenlee Smythe
Greenlee Smythe is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children. She was originally portrayed by actress Rebecca Budig from August 11, 1999 to November 30, 2005, and was portrayed by actress Sabine Singh from April 20, 2007 to January 15, 2008...
came to Pine Valley. The two dated back in California and she was still very much attracted to him. Greenlee set it up for Becca to find a sex tape she'd made with Scott. When Scott found out, he went to confront her but ended up sleeping with her. Becca found the tape. Becca ended their relationship even though Scott still wanted to be with her. Greenlee made a bet with Leo du Pres
Leo du Pres
Leonardo "Leo" du Pres is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. The role was portrayed and originated by actor Josh Duhamel, from 1999 to 2002 and for two episodes in August 2011...
to see if he could get Becca to give up her virginity to him. Scott created a website where men placed bets on when the two would sleep together and put it in Leo's name. His plan was abandoned when he found his stepmother Marian Chandler in bed with another man. Before he could tell his father, Stuart was thought to have died in a cabin fire. After trying to stay with his family without his father, he decided to make a fresh start. He told Becca that the website was his idea, but she could't forgive him. Scott enrolled at in film school at NYU.
Homecoming
In the wake of JR Chandler's intention to make cuts within Chandler Enterprises, Scott returns on April 9, 2009 and greets his cousin with a punch in the face. Adam had refused earlier to cut finances towards Scott's film production company out of a promise he had made to Stuart. On May 19, 2009, Scott learned that his father was killed by a bullet meant for his uncle Adam. His cousin JR and him are fighting for Marissa TaskerMarissa Tasker
Marissa Tasker is a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children She has been portrayed by actress Brittany Allen from April 21, 2009 to December 21, 2010...
's attention who is the daughter of JR's sworn enemy and ex-father-in-law David Hayward
David Hayward
Dr. David Hayward is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Vincent Irizarry from: November 27, 1997 - March 2, 1998, July 8, 1998 - November 28, 2006, October 23, 2008 - September 13, 2010, and returned on November 22, 2010.The character has been a top...
.
He had an affair with his uncle's wife Annie Lavery
Annie Lavery
Annie Novak, more commonly known as Annie Lavery , is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama All My Children. She has been portrayed by Melissa Claire Egan since July 10, 2006...
. He and Annie found out that Adam killed his twin brother Stuart and kept it a secret to protect Adam.
Life with Annie
Scott became engaged to Annie Chandler on July 21, 2010.On July 9, 2010 Scott's cousin JR found out that he stole the Nanotech project from his uncle Palmer Cortlandt
Palmer Cortlandt
Palmer Cortlandt is a fictional character on the long-running ABC soap opera All My Children, played by James Mitchell from 1979 to 2010. A major character until 1982, when health issues forced him to reduce his work load, Mitchell continued to appear regularly on the show until May 2007 when he...
.
In late 2010, Scott and Annie divorced.
Prison
On October 13, 2010, Scott went to prison.On December 27, 2010, Marissa visited Scott in prison to wish him a Merry Christmas and to help him get an early parole. Greenlee Smythe
Greenlee Smythe
Greenlee Smythe is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children. She was originally portrayed by actress Rebecca Budig from August 11, 1999 to November 30, 2005, and was portrayed by actress Sabine Singh from April 20, 2007 to January 15, 2008...
visited Scott in prison on January 10 letting him know she had an offer for him; she will get him a job as co-owner of Pine Valley Hospital if he befriends Madison North
Madison North
Madison North is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama All My Children. She was portrayed by Stephanie Gatschet from June 19, 2009 to September 23, 2011.- External links :*...
, who he had met earlier while she was there to see her father. He told Greenlee that he was going to do this "his way". Greenlee spoke on Scott's behalf at his parole hearing and he was released from prison.