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on the

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'' from 1999 to 2007, and

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on the

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'' from 2007 to 2012. Fath returned to ''Days of Our Lives'' temporarily in 2018.

Early life and career

Fath was born in

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to Lisa and Greg Fath. She has a younger sister, Victoria "Tori" Fath. She began her career in show business at the age of five, and was voted Miss Kentucky Preteen in 1995. She appeared in print campaigns for

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and in a national commercial for

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potato chips.

Television

Fath joined ''

'' as

in September 1999, and left the show in February 2007. Fath debuted in the contract role of

on the ABC soap opera ''

'' on October 24, 2007,''Soap Opera Weekly'', September 4, 2007, page 5. and left the series in June 2011. On October 10, 2011, Fath returned to ''One Life to Live'' as Gigi's sister

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, who has plastic surgery to look like Gigi. The character is later revealed to be Gigi herself. On September 25, 2011, Fath appeared on the American reality television series ''

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'' with several other soap opera performers, including her then-boyfriend, John-Paul Lavoisier. In May 2015, it was announced that Fath will work with fellow ''Days of Our Lives'' alumna

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on the second installment of ''

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'' for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. On May 8, 2018, it was announced that Fath will be returning to ''Days of Our Lives'', reprising her role as

. Fath

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that it would be for a "handful of episodes"

Poker career

Fath has been playing poker as far back as 2010, and has won two daily tournaments at

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where she regularly plays. Fath has also collected six cashes at the

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. Fath has made regular TV poker appearances on PokerGO shows including World Series of Poker coverage and ''

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.'' In Season 8 of ''Poker After Dark'', Fath headlined "Game of our Lives" week that also included Bill Perkins, Matt Berkey,

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, and Bill Klein. As of February 2021, Fath's live tournament winnings exceeded $44,000.

Personal life

Fath dated her ''One Life to Live'' costar John-Paul Lavoisier, who played

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, from 2008 to 2013. In November 2014, ''

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'' reported that Fath was engaged to her boyfriend of two years,

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. Fath and Galfond married on May 15, 2015. Their son, Spencer, was born in December 2018.

Filmography

References

External links

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