- Tom Pelphrey
Infobox actor
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name = Tom Pelphrey
birthname =
birthdate = Birth date and age|1982|7|28|mf=y
location =Howell, New Jersey , U.S.
homepage =
notable role =Jonathan Randall , "Guiding Light "
emmyawards = Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
2006 "Guiding Light Tom Pelphrey (born
July 28 1982 ,Howell Township, New Jersey ) is an Americanactor .Early years
Pelphrey graduated from Howell High School in 2000, and from
Rutgers University (Mason Gross School of the Arts ) in 2004 with aBachelor of Fine Arts degree. [ [http://www.dailytargum.com/media/storage/paper168/news/2004/10/05/InsideBeat/Meet-Tom.Pelphrey-741931.shtml?norewrite200612050057&sourcedomain=www.dailytargum.com Meet Tom Pelphrey: Kristen Hamill chats with the Mason Gross graduate, who now can be seen on The Guiding Light] , "The Daily Targum ",October 5 ,2004 ]Career
"Guiding Light"
Pelphrey's most notable role has been the role of
Jonathan Randall the son ofReva Shayne and her late former husband, Richard Winslow, on theCBS soap opera "Guiding Light ". He joined the cast in September 2004 and received critical acclaim for his portrayal of anti-hero Jonathan.He was nominated for a
Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2005, and won the award the following year in April 2006. He received a third consecutive nomination in the same category in 2007 but lost out toBryton McClure . Pelphrey won his secondDaytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2008.His character's popular romantic relationship with
Tammy Layne Winslow (Stephanie Gatschet ) was subject to great controversy, as the characters were first cousins and siblings by adoption. Pelphrey and Gatschet left the show in January 2007 in a storyline dictated exit.Pelphrey returned for a brief stint in late July 2007 and early August 2007 on Guiding Light in the role he created. A book was published in September 2007 about his character's life on the run. He again returned to the show on January 22, 2008. According to Soap Opera Digest, Pelphrey has not signed a long-term contract, but he will be, as he states, "around for a while". Despite his contract, it has been rumored that Pelphrey has signed on with
General Hospital as the character of Dante Falconeri, the son ofOlivia Falconeri andSonny Corinthos .Primetime television
On
March 30 ,2007 , he appeared in an episode of "Numb3rs ", "Pandora's Box". [http://www.cbs.com/daytime/gl/about/stars/]Theatre
From
September 6 ,2007 toSeptember 30 ,2007 , Pelphrey performed inKevin Mandel 's "A New Television Arrives, Finally " as the title character, at Theatre 54, in New York.Personal life
Pelphrey dated former "Guiding Light" co-star,
Gina Tognoni , from February 2005 to November 2005. He is now rumored to be dating former Guiding Light co-starStephanie Gatschet .References
ee also
* "
Guiding Light "
*Jonathan and Tammy
*Supercouple
*Jonathan Randall External links
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* [http://www.cbs.com/daytime/gl/about/bios/tpelphrey.shtml CBS website biography of Tom Pelphrey]
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