James Gregory Vaughan Jr. (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor and former fashion model, known for his on and off appearances in roles on the soap operas ''
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 the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
'' (2002–03), ''
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...
'' (2003–09), and ''
Days of Our Lives
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'' (2012–). Vaughan also starred as
Dan Gordon on the second season of the supernatural series ''
Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...
'' (1999-2000). In 2016, Vaughan began starring in the
Oprah Winfrey Network
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drama series ''
Queen Sugar
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'' as Detective Calvin.
Career
The actor and former male fashion model has starred in soap operas such as ''
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 the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
'' and ''
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...
''. To date, his best-known role is that of
Lucky Spencer
Lucky Spencer is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. He is the son of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis). His birth having been announced on-screen in 1985, a ten-year-old Lucky was cas ...
in the latter, which he played from 2003 to 2009.
At age 16, while getting a haircut, he learned of a "Back to School" modeling competition, and sent in some snapshots. He was selected as a finalist but did not win. However, the winner encouraged Vaughan to pursue modeling, and Vaughan signed up with a modeling agency.
[''Soapography'', "Juliet Mills and Greg Vaughan"]
Shortly after graduating from
Mesquite High School, he was invited to
Milan, Italy
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, where he modeled for designer
Giorgio Armani
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for two and a half months. More campaigns followed, with designers such as
Gianni Versace
Giovanni Maria "Gianni" Versace (; 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer, socialite and businessman. He was the founder of Versace, an international luxury-fashion house that produces accessories, fragrances, make-up ...
,
Tommy Hilfiger
Thomas Jacob Hilfiger ( ; born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger (company), Tommy Hilfiger Corporation.
After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's P ...
,
Banana Republic
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, and
Ralph Lauren
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.
While modeling in Miami, Vaughan started to become dissatisfied with the modeling life, and decided to relocate to pursue his dream of becoming an actor, he then moved to
Los Angeles
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. His first role was on ''
Baywatch
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'', as well as on the pilot for a 1996
Aaron Spelling
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series, ''
Malibu Shores
''Malibu Shores'' is an American primetime teen drama/soap opera that aired on Saturday Night at 8:00PM EST from March to June 1996 for ten episodes on NBC. Created by Aaron Spelling and starring Keri Russell and Tony Lucca, the program followed ...
'', that lead to his future appearances on ''
Beverly Hills, 90210
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'' and was a cast regular for the second season of ''
Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...
''.
[
His next major role was from 2002 to 2003 as Diego Guittierez in the daytime drama '']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 the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''. When the character was written off the show, Vaughan got a call from the producers of ''General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...
'', who were seeking a new actor for the character of Lucky Spencer
Lucky Spencer is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. He is the son of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis). His birth having been announced on-screen in 1985, a ten-year-old Lucky was cas ...
, son of the famous soap opera couple Luke and Laura
Luke and Laura Spencer are fictional characters, and the signature supercouple from the American daytime drama ''General Hospital''. Luke is portrayed by Anthony Geary, and Laura is portrayed by Genie Francis. Though other supercouples came befo ...
. Vaughan was the first actor to portray Lucky as a full-fledged adult, with the part having been played by Jonathan Jackson and Jacob Young.
On June 7, 2006, Vaughan won the role of the new spokesperson for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
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in a ceremony in New York
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. The contest was created to replace Fabio Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration).
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.
In 2007, Vaughan appeared on ''The Tyra Banks Show
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While Banks's show covered a variety of topics, there was a sensationalized focus ...
'' to help Tyra Banks
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through "soap opera school."
On September 28, 2009, Vaughan announced that he would exit the role of Lucky Spencer
Lucky Spencer is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. He is the son of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis). His birth having been announced on-screen in 1985, a ten-year-old Lucky was cas ...
on ''General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...
'' as the role had been recast with original portrayer Jonathan Jackson; he last aired on October 20 of that year.
In the July 16, 2012, edition of ''Soap Opera Digest
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'', it was announced that Vaughan would join the NBC
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soap opera ''Days of Our Lives
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'' as Eric Brady
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, who was ordained as a priest before returning to Salem. He first aired on November 13. He departed the role in 2016, and returned from 2017 to 2020, briefly twice in 2021, and since 2022.
In July 2013, Vaughan appeared in "Second Chances", a Hallmark Original Movie, alongside ''Days'' co-star Alison Sweeney
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. The movie was filmed before Sweeney and Vaughn became siblings on ''Days of Our Lives''.
Personal life
Vaughan married Dutch model and actress Touriya Haoud on June 4, 2006. The couple have three sons. During their marriage, they lived in Los Angeles
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, California and Charlotte, North Carolina
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. On April 14, 2014, Haoud and Vaughan announced their separation. Their children live with Vaughan in the United States and Haoud moved back to the Netherlands following their divorce.
On December 24, 2019, Vaughan announced his engagement to actress Angie Harmon
Angela Michelle Harmon (born August 10, 1972) is an American actress and model. She won ''Seventeens modeling contest in 1987 at age 15, signed with IMG Models, and appeared on covers for magazines such as ''Cosmopolitan'' and ''Esquire''. ...
. In July 2021 Harmon and Vaughan called off the engagement.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
Male models from Texas
American male soap opera actors
Daytime Emmy Award winners
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners
Living people
Male actors from Dallas
Mesquite High School (Texas) alumni
1973 births