John A. Loprieno (born October 7, 1960) is an American actor and writer. He has appeared on the

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'' and ''

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'', but is perhaps best known for his role as

Cord Roberts Cord Roberts is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live''. The role was originated in May 1986 by John Loprieno, who left the series in 1992 and then returned from January 28, 1993 through 1997. The character made brief app ...

on the ABC

'' One Life to Live''.

Early life and acting career

Loprieno was born in

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, and attended

Lewis University Lewis University is a private Roman Catholic and Lasallian university in Romeoville, Illinois, United States. The enrollment is currently around 6,800 students. Lewis offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, 22 graduate pr ...

. He portrayed Cord Roberts on '' One Life to Live'' from 1986 through 1992, and then from 1993 to 1997. He returned briefly in 2004, and then again on August 16 and August 17, 2007, for ''One Life to Live'' 9,999th and 10,000th episodes. He reappeared on July 22, 2008, during one of the show's 40th-anniversary episodes,"One Life to Live: Big Returns and Plots For 40th Anniversary!" Soaps.com
10 June 2008. and again on August 11, 2008. Loprieno once again reprised his role as Cord Roberts on September 29, 2011.

Teaching career

Loprieno has been an adjunct faculty member at

Harper College William Rainey Harper College is a public community college in Palatine, Illinois. It was established by referendum in 1965 and opened in September 1967. It is named for William Rainey Harper, a pioneer in the junior college movement in the U ...

. He is currently teaching acting at

Moorpark College Moorpark College is a public community college in Moorpark, California. It was established in 1967 with enrollment of 2,500 students and enrolled 14,254 students in 2014. An Exotic Animal Training and Management center houses over 200 animals o ...

in Southern California.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Loprieno, John 1960 births Living people American male soap opera actors American soap opera writers American writers of Italian descent American male film actors Male actors from Chicago Lewis University alumni Screenwriters from Illinois American male television writers