Rick Hearst

Infobox actor


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birthdate =birth date and age|1965|01|4
location = Howard Beach, New York, U.S.
birthname = Richard Charles Herbst
spouse = Donna Smoot
notable role = Ric Lansing on "General Hospital"
Whip Jones on " B & B"
Alan-Michael Spaulding on "Guiding Light"
emmyawards = Won: Outstanding Younger Actor
1991 "Guiding Light"
Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor
1992, 1993, 1995 "Guiding Light"
Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor
2005 "General Hospital"
Won: Outstanding Supporting Actor
2004, 2007 "General Hospital"

Rick Hearst (born Richard Charles Herbst on January 4, 1965 in Howard Beach, New York, U.S.) is an American actor, best known for roles in US soap operas. He has appeared in "Days of Our Lives" (1989–1990) as Scott "Scotty" Banning II, "Guiding Light" (1990–1996) as Alan-Michael Spaulding, "The Young and the Restless" (2000–2001) as the sinister Matt Clark, and "The Bold and the Beautiful" (2002) as Whipple "Whip" Jones III. Since 2002, he has appeared on "General Hospital" as Ric Lansing.

Hearst also had a recurring guest-star role on "Beverly Hills, 90210", and has guest-starred on other TV series such as "Jenny" and "Pacific Blue". In 2000, he starred as "Rocky" in the theater production of "Aven'U Boys" with Danica McKellar.

Hearst has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award seven times, winning for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" in 2004 and 2007 for his "General Hospital" role, after previously winning "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" for "Guiding Light" in 1991. He has also been nominated for four Soap Opera Digest Awards, winning "Outstanding Villain"for "The Young and the Restless" in 2001.

Hearst has been married to wife Donna Smoot since 1990; they have two sons Cameron and Nicholas.

Although his real last name is Herbst, he is not related to his "General Hospital" co-star Rebecca Herbst (who plays Elizabeth Webber, Ric Lansing's ex-wife).

External links

* [http://www.soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/ric.php Ric Lansing character profile on SoapCentral]
* [http://www.soapcentral.com/b&b/whoswho/whipple.php Whipple Jones III character profile on SoapCentral]
* [http://www.soapcentral.com/y&r/whoswho/matt.php Matt Clark character profile on SoapCentral]
* [http://www.soapcentral.com/gl/whoswho/alan-michael.php Alan-Michael Spaulding character profile on SoapCentral]
* [http://www.soapcentral.com/days/whoswho/scotty.php Scotty Banning character profile on SoapCentral]