Monti Sharp (born September 20, 1967 in
Monroe, Louisiana
Monroe (historically french: Poste-du-Ouachita) is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolita ...
) is an American actor, best known for his role as David Grant on
the daytime US drama ''
Guiding Light
''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...
''. Sharp received professional actor training at the
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is an arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It grants high school, undergraduate, and graduate degrees. Founded in 1963 as the North Carolina School of the Arts by then-Governo ...
.
Career
Sharp was the first actor to portray David Grant on the
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...
daytime
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
''
Guiding Light
''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...
'', which he appeared in from 1992 to 1995.
In 1993, he won the
Daytime Emmy Award
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for
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his role in ''GL''. He has also appeared in ''
The City'' (1996) as James, ''
As the World Turns
''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...
'' (1997–1998) as Dr. Lewis McCloud, and ''
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...
'' (1998–1999) as
Justus Ward
Justus Ward is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. He is the son of Bradley and Isobel Ward, and the grandson of Edward Quartermaine. The role was originated by former ''Cosby Show'' actor Joseph C. Phillips, who appea ...
.
On stage, he starred in the Off-Broadway premiere of
Cheryl West
Cheryl L. West (born October 23, 1965, Chicago) is an American playwright.
Life
West holds a degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She worked as a social worker and taught before turning to playwriting.
In 1990, she came to ...
's play ''
Before It Hits Home
''Before It Hits Home'' is a play by Cheryl West.
Background
The show was originally workshopped by the Seattle Group Theatre at the Multicultural Playwrights Festival in 1989, then later was given a reading at the Circle Repertory Company in 199 ...
, as Junior.
References
External links
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1967 births
African-American male actors
American male soap opera actors
American male television actors
Daytime Emmy Award winners
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series winners
Living people
Male actors from Louisiana
People from Monroe, Louisiana
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people