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Vincent Michael Irizarry (born November 12, 1959) is an American actor. He was nominated for a
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in 1985 and 2002, and won in 2009.


Early life and education

Irizarry grew up on Long Island, NY and is one of six children. He moved to Lake Grove, early on. At the age of 11, Irizarry began to study piano, becoming classically trained, then continued his studies at
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in
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. There he fell in love with acting while performing in numerous productions with a regional theater company. He decided to move back to New York to sow the seeds for a career as a professional actor, soon winning a full-time scholarship with
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at his Theater Institute.


Career

Irizarry got his start in
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in 1983 as Brandon/Lujack Luvonaczek Spaulding on ''
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''. His character was paired up with Beth Raines (then
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) and they were considered a " supercouple." He was nominated for a
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in 1985, but lost to future ''All My Children'' co-star
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. He then moved on to play Dr. Scott Clark from 1987 to 1989 on '' Santa Barbara''. He also portrayed the role of Lujack Spaulding's twin brother, Nick McHenry Spaulding on ''Guiding Light'' from July 1991 to February 26, 1996. Irizarry returned for a cameo guest appearance in late-December 1996. Later, Irizarry was cast in the role of Dr. David Hayward on the
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''
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'', a role he originated in 1997. Irizarry also crossed over to ''
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'', during the infamous baby-swap storyline in 2005. In September 2006, after almost ten years as David, Irizarry was fired from '' AMC'' due to a lack of storyline. He portrayed David until November 28, 2006. However, in November 2006, Irizarry joined the cast of ''
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'' as the character David Chow, first appearing on January 9, 2007. David Chow was romantically involved with Carmen Mesta, played by
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, who was murdered soon afterward. Originally contracted for thirteen weeks, Irizarry's character proved popular and his stay on the soap was eventually extended. He went on later to a romantic relationship with
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while she was separated from husband Victor, but eventually decided to break up his relationship with Nikki. due to his difficulties with
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. Chow was then killed in a car accident on August 1, 2008. On August 17, 2008, a spokesperson for ''
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'' confirmed that Irizarry would reprise the role of David Hayward. Irizarry returned to the studio in September and began making regular appearances in October until it aired its final episode on September 23, 2011. In December 2012, Irizarry announced on his Facebook page that he would be joining Prospect Park's online reboot of "All My Children" scheduled for spring of 2013. He reprised his Emmy award-winning role of "Dr. David Hayward" that he originated in 1997. It ran from April to September 2013. In 2013, Irizarry appeared in an episode of ''Homeland'', "Gerontion", where he plays a
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officer. In August 2015, news broke that Irizarry joined the cast of
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's ''
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'', portraying the role of
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, the bitter and vindictive younger half-brother of Victor Kiriakis. Irizarry made his first appearance in early January 2016, due to the soap's advanced taping schedule. The actor was let go from the serial in February 2017, not long before he would receive a Daytime Emmy nomination.


Personal life

Irizarry's oldest child, Ash Harris, was born in May 1989. He married actress
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in July 1989 but they would divorce in 1992. Their daughter, Siena Sophia, was born in 1990. He married Avalon House in 1997 and they have two children, Aria (born August 1997) and Elias (born November 2001). Irizarry would confirm that he and House had separated and were in the process of getting a divorce in 2010. He was in a relationship with clothing designer Donna Petracca."the doctor is in". ''Soap Opera Digest''. August 5, 2013. p. 43


Filmography


Awards

*Daytime Emmy Nomination, Outstanding Younger Man- GL (1986) *Daytime Emmy Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor- AMC (2002) *Daytime Emmy Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor- AMC (2003, 2004) *Soap Opera Digest Outstanding Villain- AMC (1999) *Winner- Best Supporting Actor (tied with
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)-AMC (2009) *Daytime Emmy Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor- DOOL (2017)


References


External links

*
Official Fall In Love Again Cabaret Show website

Official Vincent Irizarry Photography website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Irizarry, Vincent 1959 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners Living people Male actors from New York (state) People from Queens, New York