John Edward Peck (born October 10, 1958) is an American television and film actor. His roles include Cole Howard on ''

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'' and Jake Martin on '' All My Children''. He also appeared as ''Lance Apollonaire'', a student of

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in a college course she was teaching in an episode of '' Cheers''.

Early life and education

He lived in

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during the 1970s and graduated in 1976 from Joplin Parkwood High School, where he was a member of the varsity tennis team. He attended

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, where he earned a BA in marketing .Soapcentral.com
retrieved January 7, 2018.

Work

Early in his career, Peck guest-starred on a number of television series, including '' Diagnosis: Murder'', ''

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'', '' Cheers'', '' Murder, She Wrote'' and ''

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''. Peck guest-starred in the ABC Family television series ''

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'' as Adam Baylin in the season finale of season one and certain episodes of season two. Much of Peck's work has been on both daytime and prime time

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s. He played Cole Howard on ''

'' from 1993 to 1999. He succeeding Michael Lowry in the role of Jake Martin on '' All My Children'', from 2000 to 2003. His other soap credits include '' Days of Our Lives'' (1991–1992); ''

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'' (1988–1989) and ''

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'' (1989). Peck also appeared in the films ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''Blind Heat'', and was one of the hosts of the Miss USA 1998 pageant.

Filmography

References

External links

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Jake Martin profile from SoapCentral
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