Scott James DeFreitas ( born in
Newton, Massachusetts
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) is an American
actor
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, best known for his role as ''
Andrew "Andy" Dixon (#5)'' on the American television
soap opera
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, ''
As the World Turns'' (1985 to 1995; 1997 to 2000).
DeFreitas has been married to his former ''ATWT'' co-star
Maura West
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*Maura (given name), a feminine given name
*Antonio Maura (1853–1925), Prime Minister of Spain
*Carmen Maura (born 1945), Spanish actress
*Miguel Maura (1887–1971), Spanish politician
*Santa Maura, a former name of the Gre ...
(Carly Tenney) since January 22, 2000. The couple has four children, sons Joseph (born 2000) Basil (born 2007) and daughters Katherine (born 2002) Birdie (born 2009). From his marriage to Maura, he also has a stepson Benjamin (born 1996).
He and his two eldest children Joseph and Katherine performed in a reading for new musical "Hazel" along with Judy Nazemetz, Zoe Calamar, Noah Meyers, and Jane Noseworthy. This was performed alongside other musical "Inside Out".
Sources
External links
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Scott DeFreitas' SoapCentral actor page
American male soap opera actors
1969 births
Living people
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