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John Brotherton

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John Brotherton (Jared Banks, OLTL)

— STEVEN BERGMAN

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Birthdate:: August 21
Hails From:: Seattle, WA
Years on Show:: August 2007-present
Marital Status:: Wed Alison Raimondi on June 7, 2008

THE 411

Although he graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in business, John Brotherton was driven to make a career of acting. So he packed up his car and headed straight to L.A., where he lived and worked for four years while booking the occasional acting gig. He was waiting tables at Herb Alpert's Vibrato in Los Angeles when he got the opportunity to test for the brand-new role of Jared on ONE LIFE TO LIVE. "My agent told me to think Sawyer from LOST. So I had to grow my scruff out because usually I didn't have scruff, and now I have scruff 24/7," he laughs. "And they wanted sexy and charming, but also edgy." The actor passed with flying colors and had just five days to move across the country. Brotherton soon purchased an engagement ring and flew back to propose to longtime girlfriend Alison; the couple wed in June 2008.

Prior to booking OLTL, his only experience in daytime was as an extra on PASSIONS. Brotherton also co-produced and starred in the independent short film Smith and Mike on a Tuesday, which was shot on a budget of only $2,600 and has been making the festival rounds. The video can be viewed at www.myspace.com/smithandmikeonatuesday.

ET CETERA

— Brotherton's first air date, August 21, 2007, was also his birthday.
— The first scene Brotherton taped was with Forbes March (ex-Nash). Ironically, Jared was responsible for Nash's fatal accident.
— His wife, Alison, is an actress and appeared as a young mother opposite Kathy Brier (Marcie) in a 2008 episode of OLTL.
— The actor is good friends with co-star John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex), with whom he shares a love of golf and poker.
— Although he grew up in Seahawks territory, Brotherton is a die-hard New England Patriots fan.

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OTHER ROLES

Guest-Starring TV Roles
THE GAME (Chuck, 2006)

Film Roles
Taken by Force (Billy Crew, 2008)
Smith and Mike on a Tuesday (Smith, 2007)
Analog Days (Butler, 2006)
Surprise, Surprise (Colin Alexandre, 2006)
Pervert! (Frat Boy, 2005)

MEMORABLE QUOTES

"I thought I was going to walk into maybe more young divas, club scene, everyone's goin' out and bein' cool. But everyone's in a relationship or is married and has kids!" — On his misconceptions about the New York soap opera scene, Soap Opera Digest, 7/22/08

"This is an embarrassing tidbit, but in my high school, senior year, I was voted the ‘Prince of Style' at a dance. I was the kind of guy that would match my hat to my outfit!" — On his attention to detail when it comes to fashion, Digest, 4/15/08

"I think my sister said she had to go to her car and was ‘gagging in the car traumatized.' ... My sister says I have to pay for her therapy bill!" — On his family's reaction to Jared's sexy scenes with Natalie, Digest, 1/29/08