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criminal Damian Millhouse Spinelli (a.k.a. The Jackal), on the television

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'', a part which he originated in November 2006 and has continued to play until the present, on both ''General Hospital'' and the Summer 2007 spin-off '' General Hospital: Night Shift''.

Biography

Anderson is a native of

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, the son of Bill Anderson and Noni Smith. His mother, who worked at local theater companies, encouraged both him and his sister Jennifer to get involved in acting. Anderson's first experience was at age six, playing Tiny Tim in a professional production by the

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". He also worked at Mames Restaurant for a few summers. The owner, John Cook, has commented that he "always knew Brad was going places." As a junior at Inter-Lakes High School, he landed a part in a local production of ''

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'', which involved his spending time at a Summer Theater camp with many much older actors. He decided he liked the life, and began studying drama in earnest. Anderson graduated in 1998, and was voted in the high school yearbook as "Best singer", "Most dramatic", and "Most likely to succeed." He attended the Tisch School of Performing Arts at

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, and while with the Philadelphia Theater Company, won an award as Best Supporting Actor for his role as Billy in

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's ''The Goat...Or Who Is Sylvia?'' In mid-2005, he moved to Los Angeles, where he obtained a recurring part on ''

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'' and began performing in other television shows as well. In September 2006, ''General Hospital'' put out a casting call for a "college-aged kid" who was a cross between

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and Spicoli, a character played by

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in ''

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''. Anderson won the part, and the character, chattering a rapid-fire mix of surfer lingo and

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, has offered an interesting element to the show, and has been called "one of the quirkiest characters daytime has ever seen."Kelli M. Larson, "A different kind of hero", ''

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'', May 22, 2007 The role was initially just meant to be played on a recurring basis, but the character proved so popular that Anderson was offered a multi-year contract, which was signed in May 2007. His image was added to the opening credits sequence on July 6, 2007. He hosted his own web show for SOAPNET called "camera ready". Anderson cites influences from

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and

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. Bradford also recently appeared in a commercial for

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Sobe Coolatta. Bradford has done some work with charities including the Manchester Animal Shelter in his home state of

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. He also returned to his hometown Meredith, to give a speech at Inter-Lakes High School's graduation for the class of '08. Anderson also plays in the rock group "Port Chuck" along with ''General Hospital'' co-stars Steve Burton,

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, and

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Personal life

He married Kiera Mickiewicz in April 2010. The couple have two children, daughters Juna Meredith Anderson (born July 18, 2011) and Finola Leo Anderson (born May 2, 2014).

Roles

Television

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Film

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Theater

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's "Blood of the Bear"

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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General Hospital cast list

Bradford Interview: Bradford Teases Storyline Plot

"Hunting for Faulkner" review

"Blood of the Bear" review
''Show Business Weekly''
Review of "The Goat"

"Local actor makes the grade: Meredith native Bradford Anderson lands recurring role on daytime soap"
January 28, 2007, ''Foster's Daily Democrat''
"Soap stars to visit campus"
February 22, 2007, ''Alligator Online''
"Making the Rounds at General Hospital"
February 26, 2007, ''Blogcritics Magazine''
Bradford Anderson
on Myspace
TV.com bio
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