Matthew Frederic Metzger (born March 24, 1980) is an American actor and singer.
Life and career
Metzger was born in
Peoria, Illinois. He gained fame when he participated in the popular reality television series ''
American Idol'' in season 3. He was eliminated from the show during the semi-final competition.
On August 23, 2004, Metzger joined the cast of the
ABC soap opera, ''
One Life to Live
''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...
'' as Demerest "Duke" Buchanan, son of
Kevin Buchanan. In late March 2006, Metzger was let go from the soap after only two years due to the storyline. His character Duke Buchanan was killed by a tornado in May 2006.
In 2005, Metzger starred as Deke in a short horror film, ''Man in the Basement''.
References
External links
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Matthew Metzger profile from SoapCentralUnofficial website
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1980 births
American male soap opera actors
American Idol participants
Living people
Miami University alumni
People from Oxford, Ohio
People from Peoria, Illinois
21st-century American male singers
21st-century American singers