- James DePaiva
Infobox actor
name = James Paul DePaiva
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birthdate = birth date and age|1957|10|08
location =Livermore, California
birthname = James Paul DePaiva
spouse =Kassie DePaiva (1996 - present)Misty Rowe (1986 - 1995)
Patti Hansen (1981 - 1985)
notable role = Max Holden, "One Life to Live " (1997-90); (1991-2003)
homepage =
imdb = 0219989James Paul DePaiva (born
October 8 ,1957 inLivermore, CA ) is an American actor.Career
DePaiva is possibly best known for his role on "
One Life to Live " from 1987 to 1990 and from 1991 to 2003 as Maximillian "Max" Holden. He made a brief return to the series in August 2007 for the 999th and 10,000th episodes. [http://abc.go.com/daytime/onelifetolive/episodes/2007/20070816.html "One Life to Live" recap (8/16/07) - ABC.com] ] [http://abc.go.com/daytime/onelifetolive/episodes/2007/20070817.html "One Life to Live" recap (8/17/07) - ABC.com] ]After leaving the role of Max on "OLTL" he took up directing, helming installments of "OLTL" and "
As the World Turns ".Personal life
DePaiva is the oldest of four children born to Ronald J. DePaiva (1936-1980) and his wife Rosemarie.
His first marriage was to Patti Hansen in 1981 and they divorced in 1985.
DePaiva's second marriage was to former "
Hee Haw " actressMisty Rowe , on June 4, 1986 and divorced in 1995. They had one daughter, Dreama Marie (born July 2, 1992)While on "OLTL" DePaiva's third marriage was to his co-star Kassie Wesley on May 31, 1996. They have one son, James Quentin (JQ), born
May 12 ,1997 . JQ is hearing impaired and had implants prior to age one. In late 2007 JQ appeared onAll My Children onErica Kane 's television show at her request in hopes this would help her daughter Kendall deal with the hearing loss of her own son Spike.DePaiva is also noted for being a descendant of former US President Andrew Johnson.
Prior to starting his professional acting career, DePaiva spent several years as a musician. One of the bands he played with was "Livewire", based out of Livermore, CA. DePaiva played bass.
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