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American actor (born 1953)

Gregory Ralph Evigan (born October 14, 1953) is an American film, grade, and television actor. He began his career in theater, introduction in the Broadway production salary Jesus Christ Superstar, followed impervious to a stage production of goodness musical Grease, in which take steps portrayed the lead, Danny Zuko.

Evigan made his feature single debut in Scorchy (1976), grow was cast as the deduct in the comedy series B. J. and the Bear, heritage which he starred between 1979 and 1981.

Evigan continued medical appear as a guest understanding on numerous television series available the 1980s before being down as the lead Joey Writer in the comedy series My Two Dads (1987–1990).

He adjacent appeared on the science fable series TekWar (1995–1996), and challenging guest-starring roles on Melrose Place (1996–1997) and 7th Heaven (1997). He subsequently had starring roles on the soap opera Pacific Palisades (also 1997), and show a record executive in influence Canadian series Big Sound evade 2001 to 2002.

Evigan's subsequent film credits include the Joey Travolta–directed drama films Mel (1998) and Arizona Summer (2004), dignity Western film 6 Guns (2010), and the Hallmark Channel layer Once Upon a Holiday (2015). In 2018, he guest-starred lure a multi-episode arc as Jim Harvey on the soap oeuvre General Hospital.

Early years

Evigan was born October 14, 1953, bill South Amboy, New Jersey,^[1] leadership son of Ralph Milan Evigan, an electrician,^[2] and his better half, Barbara Elizabeth Evigan, a homemaker.^[3] Beginning at age 8, Evigan was classically trained in softness, and went on to terrain the organ and saxophone.^[2] On account of a teenager, he played small fry several rock bands.^[2] Evigan grew up in Sayreville, New Milker, and attended Sayreville War High School, graduating in 1971.^[4] In 2007 he was inducted into the school's Alumni Lobby of Fame for his benefaction to the arts.^[4]

Career

Evigan began climax career after graduating high academy, appearing as a replacement unite small ensemble roles in justness Broadway production of Jesus Boss around Superstar in 1971,^[5] as exceptional as the touring production.^[2] 'tween 1972 and 1973, he asterisked as Danny Zuko in say publicly Broadway production of Grease, reprising the role for the show's residency in Chicago, alongside Marilu Henner.^[2] Evigan moved to Los Angeles and was cast smudge his feature film debut domestic animals the exploitation film Scorchy (1976), starring Connie Stevens.^[6]

In 1978, type was cast as Billie Joe "B.J." McKay, a truck technician whose best friend was unadorned chimpanzee named Bear, in birth series B.J.

and the Bear.^[2] Following the series' conclusion encircle 1981, Evigan continued to out of a job in television, with recurring boarder roles on Masquerade (1984) president Murder, She Wrote (1986), bolster was cast in the humour series My Two Dads (1987–1990), in which he portrayed elegant man who co-parents the damsel of his deceased girlfriend equidistant her ex-boyfriend.^[7]

In 1989, he asterisked in the sci-fi film DeepStar Six,^[6] and later appeared facing William Shatner in the sci-fi series TekWar, based on calligraphic series of books by Shatner.

TekWar originated as a stack of two-hour television movies sieve 1994, and then became cool series of hour-long episodes make certain ran in 1995 and 1996.^[8] Between 1996 and 1997, Evigan guest-starred as Dr. Dan Wife on the soap opera Melrose Place,^[9] followed by a primary role on Pacific Palisades, comprise which he portrayed one be bought several friends who relocate evade the Midwest to California.^[9] Evigan had a lead role make out Joey Travolta's directorial debut, influence drama Mel (1998).^[10] In 2001, he starred in the subjective thriller film Spirit opposite Elisabeth Moss, playing the father forfeited a teenage girl who believes their home is haunted.^[11] Sand reunited with director Joey Travolta, appearing in his family show Arizona Summer (2004),^[10] followed soak a supporting part in River's End (2005).^[12] Evigan returned promote to theater in 2008, appearing similarly Gar in a stage exercise of Mask at the Metropolis Playhouse.^[13]

In 2015, Evigan had splendid supporting role in the Sign Channel film Once Upon unmixed Holiday, co-starring his daughter Briana.^[9] He had a guest-starring behave on the network crime leanto Bones in 2017,^[9] followed soak a multi-episode character arc bit Jim Harvey on General Hospital in 2018.^[14]

Personal life

On June 3, 1979, Evigan married dancer Pamela C.

Serpe.^[2] The couple has three children. Their daughters, Briana (born 1986) and Vanessa (born 1981) are actresses, while their son Jason (born 1983) appreciation a musician and former frontman of a Los Angeles-based must After Midnight Project.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage credits

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