Jordi Alejandro Vilasuso (; born June 15, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is a

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actor best known for originating the role of Tony Santos on the

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'' from August 2000 until August 2003. He has also portrayed the roles of

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on ''

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'' from 2010 to 2011 and 2013, Dario Hernandez on ''

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'' from 2016 to 2017 and Rey Rosales on ''

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'' from 2018 to 2022.

Early life

Vilasuso was raised by his parents, Dr. Frank Vilasuso and Ana Vilasuso, in Coral Gables,

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. He also has an older brother, Javier, and a younger sister, Marianne. Vilasuso attended Ransom Everglades High School and later Glendale Community College in

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Career

Vilasuso began playing Tony Santos on ''Guiding Light'' in August 2000. In 2003, he won the

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for his portrayal. Vilasuso was also nominated in the same category in 2002. Vilasuso has appeared in the movies ''The Last Home Run'', ''The Lost City'', ''Heights'' and ''La Linea''. He also appeared in other

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programs such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In November 2010 he was signed on to play the contract role of

on the soap opera ''

''. Vilasuso joined the cast of ''

'' as Dario Hernandez in 2015. In July 2017, Vilasuso announced his departure from ''Days of Our Lives''. In July 2018, it was announced that Vilasuso would appear as Rey Rosales on the daytime soap opera ''

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''. In March 2022, Vilasuso announced his departure from ''The Young and the Restless''.

Personal life

In 2010, Vilasuso began dating actress Kaitlin Riley. Vilasuso and Riley were married on August 25, 2012 in

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. They have two daughters: Riley Grace, born on November 26, 2012, and Everly Maeve born on July 15, 2016. On April 9, 2020, he revealed that his family had mild cases of COVID-19 and have fully recovered.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilasuso, Jordi 1981 births American male soap opera actors Living people American people of Cuban descent American people of Catalan descent Cuban people of Catalan descent Male actors from Miami Actors from Coral Gables, Florida Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series winners