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 in soap operas such as "The Young and the Restless" and "General Hospital". His best known role is as the adult Lucky Spencer, son of the famous soap opera couple Luke 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 of Austin. 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 designer Giorgio Armani for two and a half months. More campaigns soon followed, with designers such as Gianni Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Banana Republic, and Ralph 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 1996 Aaron 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 of Lucky Spencer, son of the famous soap opera couple Luke and Laura. Vaughan was the first actor to portray Lucky as a full-fledged adult, the part being previously played by Jonathan Jackson and Jacob Young.

Vaughan briefly dated actress Alyssa Milano, and married Moroccan-Dutch model Touriya Haoud on June 4, 2006. On May 4, 2007, Touriya gave birth to a son named Jathan James Vaughan.

He is good friends with co-stars Jason Thompson and Kelly 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 in New 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" as Lucky 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) .... Tyrus

As 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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