Robert Sosebee Woods (born March 13, 1948) is an American actor best known for playing

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on the

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'', a role for which he won the 1983

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for

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Early life

In 1966 Woods graduated from Lakewood High School in Lakewood, California, where he served as senior class president, and a cheerleader. He later joined the U.S. Armed Forces and fought in the

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. Woods ultimately graduated from

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where he was a member of the

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fraternity.

Career

Woods began portraying

– a Vietnam War veteran – on the

soap ''

'' in 1979, winning a

for

in 1983. He left the series in 1986 and returned 1988, and continued the role until the series cancellation in 2012. Woods also earned Daytime Emmy nominations in 1986, 1993, 1994, 1999, and 2000, multiple ''Soap Opera Digest'' Award nominations, and four MVP trophies from ''

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''. Woods has also appeared on television series such as ''

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'', and the

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''. He appeared in eight episodes of ''

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'', four credited as "Robert Merritt Woods" and four as "Christopher Woods." Woods is also the voiceover in the animated TV spot for JPMorgan Chase & Co. that debuted in October 2010.

Personal life

Woods is married to actress Loyita Chapel and lives in

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. The couple have a son, Tanner Woods, who played a young Bo on ''One Life to Live'' in an August 26, 2008 flashback to 1968. Tanner was a twin, whose sibling died at the age of one month. Woods was good friends with on-screen father

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woods, Robert S. 1948 births Living people Male actors from California American male soap opera actors Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winners California State University, Long Beach alumni People from Lakewood, California People from Maywood, California