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Michael Easton Profile |
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Birth Date: February 15, 1967
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Birth Place: Long Beach, California, USA
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Birth Name: Michael Easton
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Height: 6'1"
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Biography |
Michael Easton (born on February 15, 1967) is an American
television actor.
Easton has made appearances on television shows such as Ally
McBeal and The Practice. He had a recurring role on the
science fiction television series Mutant X. Additionally, he
has appeared on many soap operas, first starting out in the
role of Tanner Scofield on NBC's Days of Our Lives from 1991
to 1992. He went on to a two-year stint as vampire Caleb
Morley on Port Charles from 2001 until its cancellation in
2003.
He currently portrays Police Lieutenant John McBain on the
ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he has played since
the creation of the character in 2003. In the summer of
2006, there was speculation that he might be leaving the
soap, but he and the show agreed to renew his contract.
While Easton is best known for his work in daytime drama, he
is also an accomplished poet and photographer. His first
volume of poetry Eighteen Straight Whiskeys is reminiscent
of Bukowski's poetry in that it realistically portrays the
struggles, independence, and subtle heroism of America's
working class. Dark and gritty at times (the poet himself
has termed it "a dark ride"), it nonetheless celebrates a
movement from the darkness toward the light, which is
captured by the cover photo by Easton himself. A discussion
of his poetic works can be found at.
Easton's photography also shows promise. His contribution to
One Life to Live's text CD, the proceeds of which support
victims of Hurricane Katrina, was a booklet of portraits of
the contributing musicians. That short portfolio illustrates
sensitivity to working with different contexts and
photographic forms to capture subjects of the portraits. |
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Other Information |
Michael's father, Stewart, is an engineer. Michael's mother,
Joan, died in 1994 after a two year bout with cancer. During
this period, Michael quit acting to care for her. He has a
younger brother, Keith, who is a Navy pilot.
Has published an acclaimed book of poetry, "Eighteen
Straight Whiskeys" based on his early life experiences.
When he joined "One Life to Live" (1968) in 2003, he was
given the choice of playing either the newly created role of
John McBain or the longtime role of Todd Manning, which had
been vacated months earlier by Roger Howarth. Knowing that
both the character of Todd Manning and Roger Howarth were
extremely popular with the fans, Easton felt that he would
not be able to live up to fans expectations in portraying
Todd Manning, and chose to play John McBain instead. |
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