Daniel Kennedy (born October 24, 1983) is an American

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, known for his portrayal of

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on the

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daytime drama

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in 2008 and 2009.

Early life

Kennedy was born in

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. He moved to New York City to attend The

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where he became the first student in the school's history to major in both drama and vocal arts.

Career

All My Children

Kennedy's first portrayal of Peter Cortlandt aired on July 11, 2008. Peter "Petey" Cortlandt was born late in life to Opal and Palmer. Pete returned to Pine Valley as a teen and immediately fell head over heels in love with Colby Chandler played by co-star

Brianne Moncrief Brianne Moncrief is an American soap opera actress. She was best known for the role of Colby Chandler on ''All My Children''. The role of Colby Chandler on All My Children was Moncrief's first television job as a series regular, and she was hi ...

. To prove his love he offered to help her cover up her part in the hit-and-run of Richie Novak; she initially refused but then gave in. Luckily, Colby was cleared of the charges. Pete confessed his love many times but Colby would not listen so he teamed up with

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and offered to help him ruin Fusion's new perfume, 'Bella', in exchange for Adam's blessing with Colby. Adam agreed; Pete tainted the perfume with his own concoction, but not before he was struck by lightning.

Cambridge

After leaving All My Children, Kennedy earned a Master of Philosophy from

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on a full academic scholarship. His dissertation on Creativity and

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, which was supervised by

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-winning physicist,

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, earned him a mark of Distinction.

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