Ted King

Infobox Actor


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name =Ted King
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birthname = Theodore William King
birthdate =Birth date and age|1965|10|1
birthplace = Hollywood, California, U.S. Flagicon|USA
othername = T.W. King
spouse =
notable role = Luis Alcazar / Lorenzo Alcazar on "General Hospital"
Andy Trudeau on "Charmed"

Theodore William King (born October 1, 1965 in Hollywood, California) is an American actor. He was first known for playing Danny Roberts on the soap opera "Loving" in 1995 (later re-titled"The City") until the show went off the air in March 1997. He later starred on a short lived series "Timecop" on ABC in the fall of 1997. He appeared on "Charmed" as Inspector Andy Trudeau from 1998 to 1999. In 2002, King returned to soaps as Luis Alcazar on "General Hospital" for a few months in 2002 until his character was murdered by Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn). In 2003, he returned to "General Hospital" as Luis' twin brother, Lorenzo Alcazar, a powerful, well connected and shady mobster/tycoon. King exited the role in 2007, when the character was killed. He is sometimes credited as T. W. King.

He has had guest-starring roles on such series as "Frasier", "Sex and the City" (where he had his first and only nude scene) and "", among many others.

His feature film credits include "The X-Files" movie and a role in the independent feature film “Hoodlum and Son.”

King was born in Hollywood, California, and raised in both Los Angeles and Bethesda, Maryland. He received his college degree from The University of California, Santa Barbara, and went on to study film direction at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. He has worked in film editing and been involved in New York Theater over the past several years. King is credited with co-founding the Portal Theater Company, an off-Broadway repertory company, where he directed “Beggars in the House of Plenty,” written by John Patrick Shanley.

Off-screen King is active in various charitable organizations, including The Make-A-Wish Foundation.

He recently came out of the closet; he and his lover currently divide their time between Los Angeles and [New York City|New York] . In March 2006, King underwent emergency throat surgery and was replaced by former "Port Charles" star, Jay Pickett, for several episodes.

Trivia

*Played Luis Alcazar on General Hospital, but when Luis died, he returned to play Lorenzo Alcazar, Luis' brother.

*Played Prue's boyfriend, Andy Trudeau, on the popular hit TV series "Charmed".

*Ted left "General Hospital" on May 23, 2007.

External links

*imdb name|id=0455316|name=Ted King
*tvtome person|id=4211|name=Ted King
* [http://divasnluv.com/index.php?skin=Men Lorenzo Alcazar Crossover Fanfiction]