Josh Madden

Josh Madden
Colin Egglesfield as Josh Madden
All My Children character
Portrayed by	Scott Kinworthy (2005) Colin Egglesfield (2005–09)
Duration	2005–09
First appearance	June 17, 2005
Last appearance	January 19, 2009
Created by	Megan McTavish
Introduced by	Julie Hanan Carruthers
Classification	Former, recurring
Profile
Other names	Joshua Madden (Full Name) Josh (nickname)
Occupation	Former CEO of Chandler Enterprises/Former Cambias Industries Executive
Residence	Pine Valley, Pennsylvania
Family Martin Kane Parents Jeff Martin Erica Kane Adoptive parents Greg Madden Emily Madden Half-sisters Kendall Hart Bianca Montgomery Grandparents Joe Martin Helen Martin Eric Kane Mona Kane Tyler Aunts and uncles Tara Martin Bobby Martin Tad Martin (adoptive) Jake Martin Mark Dalton Silver Kane Nieces and nephews Spike Lavery Ian Slater Miranda Montgomery Gabrielle Montgomery First cousins Charlie Brent Kelsey Jefferson Jamie Martin (adoptive) Damon Miller (adoptive) Kathy Martin (adoptive) Jenny Martin (adoptive) Trevor Martin Julie Rand Chandler

Josh Madden is a fictional character from the American daytime drama, All My Children. He first came to Pine Valley on June 17, 2005 and was originally portrayed by actor Scott Kinworthy until September 15, 2005. Following Kinworthy's departure, he was portrayed by actor Colin Egglesfield from September 2005 until January 2009.

The character was initially the subject of a controversial and landmark abortion storyline back in the early 1970s, having been the fetus in which the abortion was centered. When the abortion storyline was rewritten to not have been an abortion after all, controversy ensued again, as viewers felt that it was an undoing of a groundbreaking event in television history.

The writers originally scripted Josh's birth date to be December 18, 1973. When Alicia Minshew took over the role of Kendall Hart in 2002, the producers had Kendall's birth year changed to 1976, thus pushing Erica Kane's even later than it was before, to 1962. This left Josh's birth date between his sisters,' Kendall's (1976) and Bianca Montgomery's (1984), with his now set at December 18, 1980.

Josh is the son of characters Erica Kane and Jeff Martin. Originally, the character was to have been aborted (in what was the first abortion on television after the Roe v. Wade decision). However, later during Megan McTavish's third stint as All My Children head writer, a character named Dr. Greg Madden was written to have taken the embryo and implanted the embryo into his wife.

As an adult, Josh comes to Pine Valley, and Erica Kane, not yet knowing that Josh is her son, hires him as a producer at her talk show "New Beginnings." In order to steal Erica's job, Josh begins to sabotage Erica, even going so far as to drug her, and frames Amanda Dillon in his place. His devious intentions are eventually revealed, and he is fired as producer of Erica's talk show, with Erica hating him.