Rick Hearst (born January 4, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for roles in American

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Early life

Hearst was born Richard Charles Herbst on January 4, 1965, in

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and raised in

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Personal life

Hearst has been married to wife Donna Smoot since June 9, 1990; they have two sons.Profile
soap-passion.com; accessed April 24, 2015.

Career

His first film was ''

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'', directed by

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. He has appeared in ''

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'' (1989–1990) as Scott "Scotty" Banning II, ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' (1990–1996) as

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, ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

'' (2000–2001) as the sinister

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, and ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...

'' (2002, 2009-2011) as Whipple "Whip" Jones III. Since 2002, he has appeared on ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the longest-running American soap opera in production, and the second in American history after '' ...

'' (2002–2009) as

Ric Lansing Ric Lansing is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. The role has been portrayed by Rick Hearst, who joined the series on November 8, 2002 and exited the series on June 25, 2009. Following a five-year absence ...

. His last airdate was June 25, 2009. He returned to General Hospital February 24, 2014. Hearst also had a recurring guest-star role on ''

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'', and has guest-starred on other TV series such as ''

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'' and '' Pacific Blue''. In 2000, he starred as "Rocky" in the theater production of ''Aven'U Boys'' with

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. Hearst has been nominated for a

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seven times, winning for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" in 2004 and 2007 for his ''General Hospital'' role, after previously winning "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" for ''Guiding Light'' in 1991. He has also been nominated for four

Soap Opera Digest Award ''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''. History 1977 until 1983 The Soapy Awards were an award presen ...

s, winning "Outstanding Villain" for ''The Young and the Restless'' in 2001. In 2005, Hearst filmed the lead role in ''Carpool Guy'', directed by

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. As of 2012, Hearst holds the distinction of being the only living actor to have appeared on all four remaining soap operas.

Filmography

References

External links

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Ric Lansing character profile on SoapCentralWhipple Jones III character profile on SoapCentralMatt Clark character profile on SoapCentralAlan-Michael Spaulding character profile on SoapCentralScotty Banning character profile on SoapCentral
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