Vincent Michael Irizarry (born November 12, 1959) is an American
actor. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002, and
won in 2009.Irizarry grew up in Long Island, NY and is one of six
children. He moved to Lake Grove, NY early on. At the age of 11,
Irizarry began to study piano, becoming classically trained, then
continued his studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston. 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 Lee Strasberg at his Theater
Institute.Irizarry got his start in daytime television in 1983 as
Brandon/Lujack Luvonaczek Spaulding on Guiding Light. His character
was paired up with Beth Raines (then Judi Evans Luciano) and they were
considered a "supercouple." He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award
in 1985, but lost to future All My Children co-star Michael E. Knight.
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 soap opera All My Children, a role he originated in
1997. Irizarry also crossed over to One Life to Live, 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.
actor. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002, and
won in 2009.Irizarry grew up in Long Island, NY and is one of six
children. He moved to Lake Grove, NY early on. At the age of 11,
Irizarry began to study piano, becoming classically trained, then
continued his studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston. 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 Lee Strasberg at his Theater
Institute.Irizarry got his start in daytime television in 1983 as
Brandon/Lujack Luvonaczek Spaulding on Guiding Light. His character
was paired up with Beth Raines (then Judi Evans Luciano) and they were
considered a "supercouple." He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award
in 1985, but lost to future All My Children co-star Michael E. Knight.
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 soap opera All My Children, a role he originated in
1997. Irizarry also crossed over to One Life to Live, 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.
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