Tad Martin (All My Children)
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Michael E. Knight as Tad Martin
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| First appearance | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | September 2, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Agnes Nixon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | Final, regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family | Martin (adoptive) |
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| Brothers | Jake Martin (adoptive) |
| Sisters | Jenny Gardner |
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| Half-sisters | Tara Martin (adoptive) |
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| Stepchildren | JR Chandler |
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| Nieces | Kelsey Jefferson (half; adoptive) |
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Tad Martin is a fictional character from the American daytime drama, All My Children. Tad is portrayed by actor Michael E. Knight. Knight has portrayed the role on and off from 1982 until the series finale in 2011. Tad represents the good on the show, often butting heads with "villains" like Adam Chandler. He is perhaps the best male friend to Erica Kane. His relationship with Dixie Cooney made them a favorite of fans, reaching supercouple status. Under secrecy, Knight returned for the first season finale of Prospect Park's version of All My Children on September 2, 2013.
Knight has won three Daytime Emmys for his portrayal of Tad Martin. He won the Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actor twice in 1986 and 1987, and won the Supporting Actor trophy in 2001. He is one of the very few actors to be nominated in younger, supporting, and lead actor categories, all while portraying the same character.
Thaddeus James "Tad" Gardner is written into All My Children in the summer of 1973. Tad (then Matthew Anton), whose birthdate is noted as September 1, 1963, is beaten and abandoned (off-screen) by his biological father Ray Gardner (Gil Rogers). Tad is found in a Pine Valley park by Dr. Jeff Martin (Charles Frank) and his fiancée, nurse Mary Kennicott (Susan Blanchard), who become Tad's foster parents. When Mary is killed during a home invasion, Jeff asks his parents, Dr. Joe (Ray MacDonnell) and nurse Ruth Martin (Mary Fickett), and grandmother, Kate Martin (Kay Campbell), to care for Tad. Ray returns and tries to sell Tad to the Martins for $15,000. Angered at their refusal to pay, Ray rapes Ruth. When Ray is sent to prison for the crime, Tad is formally adopted by the Martins. He develops a close relationship with his adoptive grandmother. But despite this, Tad (then John E. Dunn) proves to be a rebellious teenager. In 1981, he steals the Martins' car, and runs away from home for two years.
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