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Jerry verDorn Born November 23, 1949
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 1979–present Spouse Beth ver Dorn (1977-present)
2 childrenWebsite http://www.jerryverdorn.com/ Jerry verDorn (born November 23, 1949) is an American actor, best-known for his role as Ross Marler on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light. He became one of the longest-running cast members, debuting in the role on March 23, 1979 and portraying the character of Ross for over 26 years.
He won Daytime Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1995 and again in 1996. ver Dorn also portrayed Ross in a television movie, The Cradle Will Fall, an adaptation of a book to film using several Guiding Light characters in supporting roles. In the fall of 1994, he played the humorous lookalike role of Howie - "Hoss" - who was the total antithesis of Ross.
Guiding Light took him off contract in 2005 due to severe budget cuts.[citation needed] His last appearance as Ross aired on October 11, 2005. On October 25, 2005, verDorn took over the role of Clint Buchanan (a role originated and played by Clint Ritchie) on ABC's One Life to Live.
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Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Henry Darrow, Santa Barbara (1990) · Bernard Barrow, Loving (1991) · Thom Christopher, One Life to Live (1992) · Gerald Anthony, General Hospital (1993) · Justin Deas, Guiding Light (1994) · Jerry verDorn, Guiding Light (1995) · Jerry verDorn, Guiding Light (1996) · Ian Buchanan, The Bold and the Beautiful (1997) · Steve Burton, General Hospital (1998) · Stuart Damon, General Hospital (1999)
Complete list: (1979–1989) · (1990–1999) · (2000–2009) · (2010–2019)
Categories:- American soap opera actors
- Daytime Emmy Award winners
- Actors from South Dakota
- People from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Minnesota State University Moorhead alumni
- 1949 births
- Living people
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