Michael Saucedo (born July 11, 1970) is an American

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

best known for his role on the

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'' from 1999 until 2001, and he briefly returned in 2013 and 2014. He is also a musician and published author known for the " Liberty Strong" series.

Personal life

He is of Hispanic and Irish descent. After his parents divorced, Saucedo was raised by his mother. Saucedo has one brother and six half-siblings. They moved from

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Grants Pass, Oregon Grants Pass is a city in and the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on Interstate 5 in Oregon, Interstate 5, northwest of Medford, Oregon, Medford, along the Rogue River (Oregon), Rogue River. The populatio ...

, where he attended high school and was elected student body president. He joined garage bands in high school and showed no interest in acting. Saucedo attended

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and attained a B.A. in

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. After graduation, not knowing what to do with his life, he decided to act and returned to Los Angeles. He married ''General Hospital'' star

Rebecca Herbst Rebecca Ann Herbst (born May 12, 1977) is an American actress, known for playing Head Nurse Elizabeth Webber on the ABC Daytime drama ''General Hospital'', a role she originated on August 1, 1997, and Suzee, an alien, on the Nickelodeon show, ' ...

(who currently plays

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) in June 2001. They have three children: Ethan Riley (born October 31, 2001), Ella Bailey (born April 12, 2004), and Emerson Truett (born August 9, 2010). He also has a son from a previous relationship, Elijah Saucedo (born October 5, 1996).

Career

He began acting as a child in commercials, including one for Band-Aid. During high school, he became involved with garage bands, and only went back to acting after college. From 1999-2001, Saucedo was a cast member of ''

'' as Juan Santiago.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saucedo, Michael American male actors of Mexican descent Hispanic and Latino American male actors American people of Irish descent American male television actors American male soap opera actors 1970 births Living people Male actors from Oregon People from Grants Pass, Oregon Carleton College alumni