Justin Deas | |
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Born | (1948-03-30)March 30, 1948 (age 76) |
Education | College of William & Mary |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
Justin Deas (born March 30, 1948, inConnellsville, Pennsylvania) is an Americanactor. He is known primarily for his work on daytime soap operas.
Deas received his Bachelor of Arts from theCollege of William & Mary.[1] Deas married actressMargaret Colin (who played his onscreen wife onAs the World Turns) in 1988; the couple has two sons.[2] He has a daughter, Yvette Deas, with Jody Catlin.
Deas' first daytime role was as Bucky onRyan's Hope. He was the tenth actor to play the role ofTom Hughes onAs the World Turns. He also playedKeith Timmons onSanta Barbara, and Buzz Cooper onGuiding Light. He held the record for most Daytime Emmy Awards in the acting categories, winning six Emmys – (once forAs the World Turns, twice forSanta Barbara and three times forGuiding Light)[3][4][5] until 2012 whenAnthony Geary won a seventh award in the same category.