Sam Ayers (born Samuel Bielich III) is an American

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. Ayers was born in

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, the son of Samuel Bielich Jr., a director of construction and carpenter. He was raised in Merrimack,

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. He moved to

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and began using his mother's name of Ayers as his professional name. He found recurring roles on several soap operas. Ayers moved to

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permanently in 1995. Sam married actress Robin Lynne Trapp in 1998; they welcomed daughter Alexis Ann into their family the following year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayers, Sam American male soap opera actors Living people Male actors from Youngstown, Ohio Year of birth missing (living people)