AJ Chandler

AJ Chandler
Eric Nelsen as AJ Chandler
All My Children character
Portrayed by	Tate Berney (2010–11) Eric Nelsen (2013) (and child actors)
Duration	2004–11, 2013
First appearance	March 22, 2004
Last appearance	September 2, 2013
Created by	Megan McTavish
Introduced by	Julie Hanan Carruthers (2004) Frank Valentini (2004) Ginger Smith (2013)
Crossover appearances	One Life to Live
Classification	Final, regular
Profile
Other names	Asa "Ace" Buchanan II James Carey
Occupation	Student at Pine Valley High School
Residence	The Chandler Mansion 300 River Road Pine Valley, Pennsylvania
Tate Berney as AJ Chandler
Family Chandler Cortlandt/Cooney Parents JR Chandler Babe Carey Adoptive mother Marissa Tasker Grandparents Adam Chandler Dixie Cooney David Hayward Krystal Carey Roy Tasker (adoptive) Lydia Tasker (adoptive) Seabone Hunkle (great) Bess Cooney (great) Charles Hayward (great) Vanessa Bennett (great) Uncles Miguel Reyes (half) Oliver Castillo (half) Stuart Chandler (great) Will Cortlandt (great) Del Henry (half great) Leo du Pres (half great) Trey Kenyon (half great) Earl Carey (great) Palmer Cortlandt (great-great) Aunts Skye Chandler (legal) Hayley Vaughan (half) Anna Chandler (half) Colby Chandler (half) Kathy Martin (half) Marissa Tasker Leora Hayward (half) Jenny Martin (half) Lottie Chandler (great) Lanie Cortlandt Rampal (great) Di Henry (half great) Gwyneth Bennett Stone (great-great) First cousins Lila Rae Alcazar (legal) Enzo Santos (half) Ross Chandler (once/twice removed) Scott Chandler (once removed; adoptive) Nina Cortlandt Warner (twice removed) Andrew Cortlandt (twice removed; adoptive) Peter Cortlandt (twice removed) Caleb Cortlandt (twice removed) Frankie Stone (twice removed) Maggie Stone (twice removed) Other relatives Julie Rand Chandler (adoptive) Bobby Warner (adoptive) Mickey Warner Asher Pike Sam Grey (adoptive)

AJ Chandler is a fictional character from the American serial drama, All My Children. From April 29 to September 2, 2013, the role has been portrayed by Eric Nelsen.

The role of AJ Chandler was originated by child actors Aidan and Liam O'Donnell from 2004 to 2005, also appearing on sister soap One Life to Live during the baby switch storyline involving both soaps. From 2005 to 2008, the role was portrayed by Jarred Sturman and Shane Passaro and by Declan and Rory McTigue from 2008 to 2010 and by Tate Berney from 2010 until the show's series finale on September 23, 2011.

In 2004, a MEDEVAC helicopter carrying Bianca Montgomery and Babe Carey—and piloted by Babe's ex-husband Paul Cramer—crashes in a storm. Both women are pregnant and give birth during the crisis on March 23, 2004. Paul's half-sister Kelly from nearby Llanview has just miscarried her own baby; Paul gives Babe's son to Kelly and gives Bianca's daughter to Babe, telling Bianca that her baby died. Unaware of the infant's origins, Kelly brings Babe and JR's son back to Llanview, passing him off as her child with her husband Kevin Buchanan.

Kevin and Kelly name the baby Asa "Ace" Buchanan II, after Kevin's grandfather Asa Buchanan. Over the next year, their marriage crumbles and Kevin secures custody. Meanwhile, a devastated Kelly discovers that Paul had stolen Ace from his mother; Paul, desperate for cash, blackmails Kelly by threatening to reveal the secret to Kevin and Llanview. Armed with the truth, Kelly realizes they must return the child to his parents; though broken hearted, they do.

Babe and JR wage their own custody battle over their son, now named Adam Chandler III. At one point Babe goes on the run with JR's former stepbrother Jamie Martin, giving her son the alias James Carey. He is often referred to as "Little Adam" or "Little A" by his parents, and soon by everyone else.

In mid-2008, JR and Babe reunite and take their time in their new relationship. Babe soon dies due to injuries caused by a tornado. Little Adam is now being raised by his father after his mother's death. She was killed on October 23, 2008 to save him from being killed.