Gerald Anthony Bucciarelli (July 31, 1951 – May 28, 2004) was an American actor.

Life and career

Anthony was born Gerald Anthony Bucciarelli, the son of Italian immigrants had roles and appearances on many shows such as '' Another World'' and '' L.A. Law''. He may be best-remembered for his role as Marco Dane on the ABC

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, ''

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'', a role he played from 1977–86, and from 1989–90, and on fellow ABC serial ''

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'' in 1992. Marco arrived in Llanview as a low-life pimp and pornographer who was only supposed to last for 8 days, but Anthony's offbeat look as well as his impassioned performances and electric chemistry with co-star

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( Karen Wolek) made him such a fan favorite that only a few months after producers killed off Marco in 1978 they revealed the real victim was Marco's heretofore unknown brother, Mario Corelli. Anthony was nominated for a

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for the role in 1982, and won for Marco on ''

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During his absences from daytime, Anthony had many guest-starring roles on television and a recurring role as kind-hearted Father Pete Terranova on '' Wiseguy'' from 1988–89. Anthony als
directed
an independent film, ''Twisted'', and episodes of ''

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''. He continued to appear sporadically in primetime; in early 2003 he played a bit part on ''

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''; when asked why he had not returned to daytime sooner, he said "no one asked me."

Marriage

Anthony was married to his ''One Life to Live'' co-star Brynn Thayer from 1981–83.

Death

Anthony died by suicide on May 28, 2004 at age 52 in

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Filmography

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* 1951 births 2004 deaths American male soap opera actors Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners Burials at Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pittsburgh) American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors American people of Italian descent 2004 suicides Suicides in New Jersey {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub