Wesley Eure
| Wesley Eure | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 17, 1951 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Partner(s) | Richard Chamberlain (1975-1976) |
| Website | www.wesleyeure.com |
Wesley Eure (born August 17, 1951) is an American actor, singer, author, producer, director, charity fundraiser, and lecturer. He is best known for appearing as Michael Horton on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1974 to 1981, during which he also starred on the popular children's television series Land of the Lost. He later hosted the popular children's game show Finders Keepers in 1987 and 1988, and co-created the children's educational television show Dragon Tales in 1999. He subsequently published several books (for children and adult), and has produced plays and raised funds for HIV/AIDS and other causes.
Eure was born Wesley Eure Loper in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 17, 1951. His father abandoned the family when he was two years old, so his mother, Mary Jane Loper (February 6, 1927 - January 25, 2011), moved him and his sister Gai (born September 10, 1950) to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where Eure's grandmother lived. While Eure grew up in Mississippi, his mother got a bachelor's degree in psychology and began teaching. She took positions in Texas and Illinois, and then got a job as a drug abuse counselor with the state of Nevada. The Eures moved to Las Vegas, where his mother ran a methadone clinic and hosted a radio talk show about drug abuse. He spent his senior year of high school in Las Vegas.
Eure wanted to be an actor since the age of five, his love of performing stemming from a need for attention. While the family lived in Illinois, he enrolled in a summer program at Northwestern University, where he took acting lessons and won an award. His first break came when he was 17 years old and working part-time at the New Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas selling artwork. He was hired as a driver for Robert Goulet and Carol Lawrence during their summer tour. He spent most of 1968 and 1969 as their driver.
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