- Jeff Branson
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birthname = Jeffrey Dale Branson
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|03|10
location =St. Louis, Missouri , U.S.
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website = http://www.jeffbranson.comJeff Dale Branson (born
March 10 1977 in St. Louis,Missouri ) is an Americanactor .Career
Branson originated the role of
Jonathan Lavery on the ABCsoap opera "All My Children " onJune 15 ,2004 . Although he was off the air from mid-April until August 2005 while his character was believed dead in an explosion, Branson remained on contract the entire time. Since that time, it has also been revealed that the source of Jonathan's past violent and psychotic behavior was a combination of mis-prescribed anti-psychotic drugs and a malignantbrain tumor , which has recently been removed. As a result, Jonathan's personality became child-like and highly emotional, until he later regained his adult mind and faculties as the result of a severeseizure during the week of June 12, 2006. As part of ABC's Fan February events in 2007, Branson switched places with a fan who is atattoo artist inDeKalb, Illinois . Branson last aired on "All My Children" onDecember 18 ,2007 .Branson's work prior to "All My Children" included a 2000 guest spot on
NBC 's "". He had a small part that year in the film "Shaft. "In 2002, he was in the film "Wolves of Wall Street ". In 2003, he played the role of a younger Alan Spaulding on theCBS soap opera "Guiding Light ".He can be seen in the film "Four Lane Highway" as the character of Andy, and appears in the Ishai Setton movie "
The Big Bad Swim ", filmed during his 2005 "AMC" hiatus, as the character Noah.He has recently been added to the cast of Guiding Light in the role of Shayne Lewis.
Awards and honors
In 2005, Branson received a
Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on "All My Children" as Jonathan.References
External links
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* [http://www.jeffbranson.com/ Official website]
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