Rick Hearst (born January 4, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for roles in American
soap opera
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s.
Early life
Hearst was born Richard Charles Herbst on January 4, 1965, in
Howard Beach, New York
Howard Beach is a neighborhood in the southwestern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the north by the Belt Parkway and Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park, to the south by Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel, to the east by 1 ...
and raised in
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...
.
Personal life
Hearst has been married to wife Donna Smoot since June 9, 1990; they have two sons.
Profile
soap-passion.com; accessed April 24, 2015.
Career
His first film was ''Brain Damage
Neurotrauma, brain damage or brain injury (BI) is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells. Brain injuries occur due to a wide range of internal and external factors. In general, brain damage refers to significant, undiscriminating t ...
'', directed by Frank Henenlotter
Frank Henenlotter (born August 29, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter and film historian. He is known primarily for directing horror comedies, especially '' Basket Case'' (1982), ''Brain Damage'' (1988), and ''Frankenhooker'' (199 ...
. He has appeared in ''Days of Our Lives
''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...
'' (1989–1990) as Scott "Scotty" Banning II, ''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 ...
'' (1990–1996) as Alan-Michael Spaulding, ''The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...
'' (2000–2001) as the sinister Matt Clark, and ''The Bold and the Beautiful
''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...
'' (2002, 2009-2011) as Whipple "Whip" Jones III. Since 2002, he has appeared on ''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 ...
'' (2002–2009) as Ric Lansing
Ric Lansing is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. The role has been portrayed by Rick Hearst, who joined the series on November 8, 2002 and exited the series on June 25, 2009. Following a five-year absence ...
. His last airdate was June 25, 2009. He returned to General Hospital February 24, 2014.
Hearst also had a recurring guest-star role on ''Beverly Hills, 90210
''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to by its short title, ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television. The series ran fo ...
'', and has guest-starred on other TV series such as ''Jenny
Jenny may refer to:
* Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people
* Jenny (surname), a family name
Animals
* Jenny (donkey), a female donkey
* Jenny (gorilla), the oldest gorilla in captivity at the time of ...
'' and '' Pacific Blue''. In 2000, he starred as "Rocky" in the theater production of ''Aven'U Boys'' with Danica McKellar
Danica Mae McKellar (born January 3, 1975) is an American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate. She played Winnie Cooper in the television series ''The Wonder Years'' from 1988 to 1993, and since 2010 has voiced Miss Martian in th ...
.
Hearst has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award
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seven times, winning for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" in 2004 and 2007 for his ''General Hospital'' role, after previously winning "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" for ''Guiding Light'' in 1991. He has also been nominated for four Soap Opera Digest Award
''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''.
History
1977 until 1983
The Soapy Awards were an award presen ...
s, winning "Outstanding Villain" for ''The Young and the Restless'' in 2001. In 2005, Hearst filmed the lead role in ''Carpool Guy'', directed by Corbin Bernsen
Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He appeared as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series '' L.A. Law'', . As of 2012, Hearst holds the distinction of being the only living actor to have appeared on all four remaining soap operas.
Filmography
References
External links
*
Ric Lansing character profile on SoapCentral
Whipple Jones III character profile on SoapCentral
Matt Clark character profile on SoapCentral
Alan-Michael Spaulding character profile on SoapCentral
Scotty Banning character profile on SoapCentral
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American male soap opera actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Dallas
1965 births
Living people
Daytime Emmy Award winners
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series winners
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors