The Riley family are fictional characters on the American soap opera ''

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'' present at its debut in

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. The

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clan is formed around the relationships and descendants of protagonist Joseph "Joe" Riley. They are initially showcased as a

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s, with members appearing from the debut episode on July 15, 1968 until August 24, 2011. Joe Riley's two sons, Kevin Lord Riley and Joe Riley Jr., represent their paternal family for most of the series and are adopted into the

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upon the marriage of Joe's widow Victoria Lord Riley to

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in 1982.

Generations

First generation

* Eileen Riley (

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Original character. Born off-screen late 1920s to unnamed parents as of 1968. * Joseph Francis "Joe" Riley Sr. (

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Original character. Born off-screen 1938 as of 1968; dies onscreen October 3, 1979. Identical twin of Tom Dennison. * Thomas "Tom" Dennison (Lee Patterson)
Born off-screen 1938 as of 1986. Identical twin of Joe Riley Sr.

Second generation

* Timothy "Tim" Siegel (Bill Fowler, William Cox,

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Born off-screen 1950 to Eileen Riley Siegel and Dave Siegel as of 1975; dies onscreen April 6, 1976. Fraternal twin of Julie Siegel. *

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(Lee Warwick, Leonie Norton)
Born off-screen 1950 to Eileen Riley Siegel and Dave Siegel as of 1975. Fraternal twin of Tim Siegel. *

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(Tammy Amerson)
Born off-screen 1969 to Tom Dennison and Carol Harper Dennison as of 1986. *

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(child actors)
Born onscreen December 2, 1974, to Joe Riley Sr. and

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; dies onscreen October 3, 1975. * Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan (''né'' Kevin Lord Riley) (Kevin Stapleton,

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, and

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Born onscreen September 12, 1976, to Joe Riley Sr. and Victoria Lord Riley, adopted by

; birth year changed to 1970 as of 1996 then 1965 as of 2005. * Joseph Francis "Joey" Riley Buchanan (''né'' Joseph Francis Riley Jr.) (

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, Don Jeffcoat, Bruce Michael Hall, Tom Degnan, and

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Born onscreen January 8, 1980, to Joe Riley Sr. Victoria Lord Riley, adopted by Clint Buchanan; birth year changed to 1976 in 1992,1974 as of 2010.

Third generation

* Demerest "Duke" Buchanan (

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Born onscreen June 29, 1992, to Kevin Buchanan and LeeAnn Demerest Buchanan; birth year changed to 1986 as of 2004, dies onscreen May 12, 2006.

Fourth generation

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Born onscreen October 31, 2006, to Duke Buchanan and

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Introduction

At the inception of ''One Life to Live'' appears journalist Joe Riley, managing editor of the

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-owned ''The Banner'' newspaper of fictional

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suburb

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. A working-class Irish American, early storylines focus on his budding relationship with ''Banner'' executive assistant and heiress Victoria "Viki" Lord and her first bout with

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. Concurrently introduced at the show's origin is the family of Joe's sister,

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. Joe and Viki marry in June 1969, a marriage ended at Viki's declaration of his

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in 1970. He reappears in 1972 as Viki marries Steve Burke. Viki continues with the marriage to Steve, but it eventually falls apart with her continued infatuation with Joe. Viki divorces Steve and remarries Joe in 1974. Eileen leaves Llanview for

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in 1976, and soon thereafter Viki bears Joe his first son, Kevin Lord Riley. Joe dies in 1979, leaving a pregnant Viki widowed with their second child and his namesake son, Joseph Riley Jr., born in 1980.

Family tree

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Descendants

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(born 1950) m.

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(born 1974; died 1975) m.

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969-1970, 1974-1979; dissolved c. Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan (born 1976) m.

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992-1993; divorced c. Demerest "Duke" Buchanan (born 1992; died 2006) a.

(born 2006) m.

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003-2004; divorced c. ''Unnamed child'' (miscarriage; 2003) m.

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References

Notes

External links

Riley family tree – SoapCentral.com
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