Michael Edward Knight (born May 7, 1959) is an American actor, best known for his role as

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on ABC soap opera '' All My Children''.

Biography

Knight was born in

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. He was educated at

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in Ojai, California, and attended

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, graduating in 1980, a year ahead of schedule. Knight's first major acting role was portraying Tad Martin on the

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''All My Children''. His first stint on the show ran from 1982–1986. He returned from 1988–1990, and again from 1992 until the ABC series finale in 2011 and the online revival of the series in 2013. Knight also appeared as Ted Orsini on ''AMC'' from 1993–1994. His reason for initially leaving ''All My Children'' was to pursue acting projects on the West Coast, which included a starring role in the feature film ''

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'' (1987), and various primetime appearances — including '' Murder, She Wrote'', '' Dear John'' and ''

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''. Knight co-starred in the off-Broadway play ''Wrong Turn at Lungfish'', and he appeared in the

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movie for television ''She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal'', and in the off-Broadway ''

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'' with

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. Knight was honored with two

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for 'Outstanding Younger Leading Actor' (1986 and 1987). In 2001, he was honored with his third Daytime Emmy Award. He also received the 1997

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for 'Best Supporting Actor' and a nomination in the same category in 1998. In 2005, he was nominated for an Emmy for 'Outstanding Leading Actor'. Knight was married from June 27, 1992 through 2006 to '' One Life to Live'' star

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, who was previously married to actor

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who coincidentally had played a character named " Michael Knight". Knight and Hickland were honored for their charitable work by the West End Intergenerational Residence in

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in 1999. In 2015 and 2016, Knight had a recurring role as Dr. Simon Neville on CBS' ''

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''. On February 2, 2017, Knight made a surprise appearance on the

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's ''

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'' show, where he was reunited with a number of his former ''All My Children'' castmates. On September 30, 2019, Knight began appearing in a recurring role on '' General Hospital'' as lawyer Martin Gray.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knight, Michael E. American male soap opera actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from New Jersey People from Princeton, New Jersey People from Ojai, California Wesleyan University alumni 1959 births Living people Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series winners The Thacher School alumni

Biography

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