Anthony John Herrera (January 19, 1944 â€" June 21, 2011) was an
American actor.Herrera was born on January 19, 1944, in Wiggins,
Mississippi, to Theresa Jewel (née Blackburn) and Rafael Antonio
Herrera. His biological grandfather was French-born Gaston Louis
Malécot, an instructor at Columbia University and a World War I
veteran.Reared in Stone County, Mississippi by his maternal
grandparents, he graduated from Wiggins High School. He earned a
bachelor's degree from the University of Mississippi and was a member
of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was the biological father of actress Gaby
Hoffmann. Hoffmann and Herrera were estranged shortly after her birth,
and she was raised by her mother, Viva, in the Chelsea Hotel.Herrera's
professional acting career began in 1969. He became best known for his
role as the evil James Stenbeck on the soap opera As the World Turns,
a role he played periodically between 1980 and 2010. Herrera also
played Mark Galloway in 1974 and 1975 on the same show. From the fall
of 1975 to 1977, he played Jack Curtis, a college professor who
cheated on his wife, driving her to obesity, on The Young and the
Restless, and played Dane Hammond on Loving from 1984â€"1986 and again
in 1990-91.
American actor.Herrera was born on January 19, 1944, in Wiggins,
Mississippi, to Theresa Jewel (née Blackburn) and Rafael Antonio
Herrera. His biological grandfather was French-born Gaston Louis
Malécot, an instructor at Columbia University and a World War I
veteran.Reared in Stone County, Mississippi by his maternal
grandparents, he graduated from Wiggins High School. He earned a
bachelor's degree from the University of Mississippi and was a member
of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was the biological father of actress Gaby
Hoffmann. Hoffmann and Herrera were estranged shortly after her birth,
and she was raised by her mother, Viva, in the Chelsea Hotel.Herrera's
professional acting career began in 1969. He became best known for his
role as the evil James Stenbeck on the soap opera As the World Turns,
a role he played periodically between 1980 and 2010. Herrera also
played Mark Galloway in 1974 and 1975 on the same show. From the fall
of 1975 to 1977, he played Jack Curtis, a college professor who
cheated on his wife, driving her to obesity, on The Young and the
Restless, and played Dane Hammond on Loving from 1984â€"1986 and again
in 1990-91.
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