- Greg Vaughan
Infobox Actor
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name = Greg Vaughan
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birthdate =birth date and age|1973|06|15
location =Dallas, Texas , U.S. Flagicon|USA
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spouse = Touriya Haoud
notable role =Lucky Spencer in "General Hospital "Dan Gordon in "Charmed "James Gregory Vaughan, Jr. (born June 15, 1973, in
Dallas, Texas , USA) is an American actor and former male fashion model. He has starred insoap opera s such as "The Young and the Restless " and "General Hospital ". His best known role is as the adultLucky Spencer , son of the famous soap opera coupleLuke and Laura . Vaughan has been playing the role since 2003.Biography
Vaughan was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in a small town which was 13 miles outside of the city limits. One of two children, he was raised by a single mom. His grandparents were also a big part of his life, and lived in the small town of
Fredericksburg, Texas , just outside ofAustin . He spent summers in the country, and worked at his grandparents' restaurant, bussing tables. At age 16, while getting a haircut he learned of a "Back to School" modeling competition, and sent in some snapshots. He was selected as a finalist but did not win. However, the winner encouraged Vaughan to pursue modeling, and Vaughan signed up with a modeling agency.Soapography , "Juliet Mills and Greg Vaughan"]Shortly after being graduated from high school, he was invited to
Milan, Italy , where he modeled for designerGiorgio Armani for two and a half months. More campaigns soon followed, with designers such asGianni Versace ,Tommy Hilfiger ,Banana Republic , andRalph Lauren .While modeling in Miami, Vaughan started to become dissatisfied with the modeling life, and decided to try and become an actor, so he moved to
Los Angeles . His first role was on "Baywatch ", as well as on the pilot for a 1996Aaron Spelling series, "Malibu Shores ", and appearances in "Beverly Hills 90210 " and "Charmed ".In 2001, he was arrested for driving while under the influence. [cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,173272_2,00.html |title=Janet Jackson's health derails her tour|work=
Entertainment Weekly ]His next major role was from 2002 to 2003 as a Latin character, Diego Guittierez, in the daytime drama "
The Young and the Restless ". When the character was written out of the show, Vaughan then got a call from the producers for "General Hospital ", who were seeking a new actor for the popular character ofLucky Spencer , son of the famous soap opera coupleLuke and Laura . Vaughan was the first actor to portray Lucky as a full-fledged adult, the part being previously played byJonathan Jackson andJacob Young .Vaughan briefly dated actress
Alyssa Milano , and married Moroccan-Dutch modelTouriya Haoud onJune 4 ,2006 . OnMay 4 ,2007 , Touriya gave birth to a son named Jathan James Vaughan.He is good friends with co-stars
Jason Thompson andKelly Monaco .On June 7, 2006, Vaughan won the role of the new spokesperson for
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter ® in a ceremony inNew York . The contest was created to replace Fabio.In 2007, Vaughan appeared on
Tyra Banks ' talk show to help Tyra through "soap opera school."cite news | title=Who, Where and Wow! | date=2007-02-13 | publisher= "Soap Opera Weekly"| page = 32 ]Filmography
Television
* "
Malibu Shores " as Josh Walker - 1996;
* "Baywatch " as a Teenager - episode 6.11 guest star - 1996;
* "Beverly Hills, 90210 " season 7 as Cliff Yeager - recurring guest star - 1997;
* "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as Richard Anderson - episode 2.5 - guest star - 1998;
* "The Love Boat - The Next Wave " as Tom - episode 1.4 - guest star - 1998;
* "Legacy (TV Series) " as Tom Stanton - episode 10 - guest star - 1999;
* "Charmed " * "season 2" as Dan Gordon (1999-2000)
* "Nash Bridge " as Josh Avery episode 6.3 - 2000;
* "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" - guest star episode 6.14 - 2002;
* "Still Standing
* "The Young and the Restless " as Diego Guttierez #2 (2002-2003)
* "General Hospital " asLucky Spencer (2003-Present)Telefilms
* "Student Affairs" (1999) (TV) .... Jason
Movies
* "
No Small Ways " (1997) * "No Small Ways " (1997)
* "Stuart Bliss " (1998) (as Greg Vaughan) .... Magazine Stand Cashier
*"" (1997) (V) .... Michael
* "" (1998) (V) .... TyrusAs himself, in specials
* "
The Women of Charmed " (2000)
* "" (2003)
* "" (2003)
* "18th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards " (2004)
* "The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards " (2004)
* "The I Can't Believe It's Not Butter® Hunk Search [http://hunks.tasteyoulove.com/] - WINNER" (2006)References
External links
* [http://www.gregvaughan.net Unofficial Greg Vaughan Website]
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