John Kevin Callahan (December 23, 1953 – March 28, 2020) was an American actor, known for his work as Edmund Grey on the daytime

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Early life

Callahan was born in

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. He was a pre-law student at

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before pursuing a career in acting.

Career

Callahan portrayed Leo Russell on the daytime soap ''

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'' from 1984 to 1985. Subsequent roles included

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on the prime time series ''

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'' from 1986 to 1988, and Craig Hunt on the daytime soap '' Santa Barbara'' from 1989 to 1991. He played Edmund Grey, his best known role, on ''All My Children'' from 1992 to 2005. Callahan also appeared as Edmund, with co-star

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, in a 1997 episode of the

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'' called "My Life is a Soap Opera". From 2008 to 2010, he played Richard Baker on ''

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''. Callahan and his co-star

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co-hosted both the Lifetime series ''Weddings of a Lifetime'' in 1995 and the 1997

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pageant. Callahan appeared on the 1990 revival of the television

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'' To Tell the Truth'' as a celebrity panelist.

Personal life

Callahan was married to Linda Freeman from 1982 to 1994, and has two stepsons from the union. He married his ''All My Children'' co-star

, who portrayed Edmund's love interest Maria Santos, on November 30, 1996 on the island of Lanai in

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. They have a daughter, Kaya McKenna, born in December 2001. They divorced in 2005. Callahan died on March 28, 2020, after suffering a stroke the previous day, and having been taken to

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where he was put on life support.

Filmography

Film

Television

Documentaries and videos

References

Citations

Sources

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Callahan, John 1953 births 2020 deaths American male soap opera actors People from Brooklyn Male actors from New York City