Grant Alan Show (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor best
known for his role on Melrose Place as Jake Hanson, which he played
from 1992 to 1997. Since 2017, Show portrays tycoon Blake Carrington
in the soap opera reboot Dynasty.Show was born in Detroit, Michigan,
to Ed and Kathleen Show (née McMillion), and has a sister, Kelly,
with whom he was raised in the Milpitas, California, area. He is a
graduate of UCLA, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity.He broke into show business during college. His first major
role was on the daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope, in which he played
Rick Hyde from 1984â€"1987. During his last year on the show, he
received a Daytime Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Young Actor in a
Daytime Drama Series". Also during his time on the soap, Show dated
fellow Ryan's Hope actor Yasmine Bleeth. Hyped as the series' leading
heart-throb, he even had a pin-up poster issued during the series' run
but later became dissatisfied with acting in soaps and went to London
in order to improve his craft. Returning to the US in the late 1980s,
he landed occasional primetime television acting jobs.
known for his role on Melrose Place as Jake Hanson, which he played
from 1992 to 1997. Since 2017, Show portrays tycoon Blake Carrington
in the soap opera reboot Dynasty.Show was born in Detroit, Michigan,
to Ed and Kathleen Show (née McMillion), and has a sister, Kelly,
with whom he was raised in the Milpitas, California, area. He is a
graduate of UCLA, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity.He broke into show business during college. His first major
role was on the daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope, in which he played
Rick Hyde from 1984â€"1987. During his last year on the show, he
received a Daytime Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Young Actor in a
Daytime Drama Series". Also during his time on the soap, Show dated
fellow Ryan's Hope actor Yasmine Bleeth. Hyped as the series' leading
heart-throb, he even had a pin-up poster issued during the series' run
but later became dissatisfied with acting in soaps and went to London
in order to improve his craft. Returning to the US in the late 1980s,
he landed occasional primetime television acting jobs.
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