Vincent Irizarry
| Vincent Irizarry | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Vincent Michael Irizarry November 12, 1959 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Website | www |
Vincent Michael Irizarry (born November 12, 1959 in Queens, New York) is an American actor. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002, and won in 2009.
He was raised on Long Island, NY and is one of six children. He moved to Lake Grove, NY early on. At the age of 11, Irizzary began to study piano, becoming classically trained, then continued his studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston. There he fell in love with acting while performing in numerous productions with a regional theater company. He decided to move back to New York to sow the seeds for a career as a professional actor, soon winning a full-time scholarship with Lee Strasberg at his Theater Institute.
Irizarry's oldest child, Ash Harris, was born in May 1989.
He married actress Signy Coleman in July 1989 but they would divorce in 1992. Their daughter, Siena Sophia, was born in 1990. He married Avalon House in 1997 and they have two children, Aria (born August 1997) and Elias (born November 2001). Irizarry would confirm that he and House had separated and were in the process of getting a divorce in 2010.
He is in a relationship with clothing designer Donna Petracca.
Vincent Irizarry got his start in daytime television in 1983 as Brandon/Lujack Luvonaczek Spaulding on Guiding Light. His character was paired up with Beth Raines (then Judi Evans Luciano) and they were considered a "supercouple." He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985, but lost to future All My Children co-star Michael E. Knight. He then moved on to play Dr. Scott Clark from 1987 to 1989 on Santa Barbara. He also portrayed the role of Lujack Spaulding's twin brother, Nick McHenry Spaulding on Guiding Light from July 1991 to February 26, 1996. Irizarry returned for a cameo guest appearance in late-December 1996.
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