Michael Louden (April 21, 1964 – September 4, 2004) was an American actor.

Career

Louden was born in

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and went on to become an actor. He studied theater at the

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but graduated from

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. He started as a 1988-day player on daytime soap '' Another World'' but his most notable role was Duke Kramer on ''

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''. Duke was a moody young man who discovered his father was the volatile John Dixon (allowing Louden many scenes with theater powerhouse

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). Duke went on to medical school as well as a lengthy relationship with Lien Hughes, played by future '' ER'' star

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. Louden played the role from 1988 to 1990 and for a brief visit in 1993. Louden had a small part on '' One Life to Live'' in 1995 as a court reporter. Among the handful of his other film and TV appearances was a role in the 2000 film ''Space Cowboys''. In 2003 he briefly hosted the video game show ''

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'' on the G4 network. In '' Hellbent'' in 2004, he was a cop-loving drag queen. While working at G4, Michael became very involved with th
Black Rabbit Society
He continued to work in theater and independent film until his sudden death from a brain aneurysm.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Louden, Michael American male soap opera actors 1964 births 2004 deaths People from Marblehead, Massachusetts Place of death missing 20th-century American male actors