John Enos III (born June 12, 1962) is an American film and television actor. He has guest starred on television programs ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', among other TV series. Enos's film credits include ''

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'' (1992), '' Demolition Man'' (1993), '' The Rock'' (1996), ''

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'' (1998), '' Flawless'' (1999), ''

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'' (2002), '' Everybody Wants to Be Italian'' (2007) and ''

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'' (2008). In 2018, Enos was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer, for his role as Roger, an

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and partner to

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, on the soap opera ''

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''.

Personal life

John Enos was born on June 12, 1962, in Boston, Massachusetts, of

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and

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ancestry. He was married to Jennie Lee from 2006 until her death on February 18, 2012. Enos attended Bentley and Salem State College. Prior to becoming an actor, he was a bartender in

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Career

Enos entered show business in his late 20s in 1991 when he landed a spot on ''

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'', a comedy sketch show created by

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. This was followed by a part as a bodyguard in ''

'', a comedy directed by

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released on July 31, 1992. Enos was next featured as a prisoner in '' Demolition Man'' (1993). He appeared in the films ''Unveiled'' (1994), ''Ripple'' (1995), and ''Till the End of the Night'' (1995). Enos appeared as Randy Konig in an episode of ''

'' called "Murder at a Discount" (1993) and had a two-episode role in Showtime's ''

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'' (1993-1994). He got his first significant TV role in the hit primetime soap opera ''

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'' (Fox, 1992–99), playing Bobby Parezi in 19 episodes from 1995 to 1996. In 1996, Enos starred in the horror film ''Dead of Night'', and supported

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in ''

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''. The same year, he costarred as Marshall Del Wilkes in the television film ''Raven Hawk'' (

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) and portrayed Matt Conrad in Showtime's ''Miami Hustle''. He landed the role of

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in the daytime soap opera ''

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'' (CBS). While working on the show, he appeared in Lance Lane's film ''The Kings of Brooklyn'' (2004). After leaving ''The Young and the Restless'', he costarred in the TV series pilot ''Special Unit'' (Comedy Central, 2006). He appeared in an episode of ''

'' (2006) and in ''In Case of Emergency'' (2007). He had a small role in ''The Hammer'' (2007). He was next cast in ''Missionary Man'' (2007), an action thriller directed, co-written by and starring

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. On television, Enos acted in the made for TV films ''Shark Swarm'' and ''Finish Line''. His voice could be heard as a newscaster on two episodes of ''

'' and he later played a minor role on the show portraying

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. Since 2008, he serves as a commentator on the cable television series '' The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...'', which debuted on

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on March 13, 2008.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enos, John 1962 births American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Boston American people of Italian descent American people of Greek descent American people of Portuguese descent