Grant Aleksander Biography
Grant Aleksander whose birth name is Grant Aleksander Kunkowski was born in Baltimore, Maryland on August 6, 1960. He is an American actor.
Grant Aleksander Age
Grant Aleksander was born in Baltimore, Maryland on August 6, 1960. He is currently 59 years old as of 2019.
Grant Aleksander Early life
Grant Aleksander was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and was the youngest of three brothers. He was well known at McDonogh School as both a football player and a thespian. He attended Washington and Lee University, but left to pursue his acting career. He eventually returned to the school and earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre in 2012.
Grant Aleksander Wife
Aleksander is married to attorney and former actress, Sherry Ramsey. They currently reside in New Jersey. He is a vegetarian and is known for his advocacy for animal rights. Aleksander is an active member of PETA. He is featured in one of the instructional videos on the PETA website features Aleksander, warning people about the dangers of leaving an animal inside a car when temperatures are warm outside.
Grant Aleksander Career
The bulk of Aleksander’s TV work has been in daytime dramas (soap operas). Among his appearances in daytime are a stint on Capitol for the 1986 season as dastardly “DJ Phillips”, and the role of “Alec McIntyre” on All My Children from 1993 to 1996.Aleksander is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Phillip Spaulding on the daytime drama Guiding Light. He played the role several times in a span of almost 30 years.
His initial run was from 1982 to 1984. When Grant Aleksander left the role, it was recast with actor John Bolger. Aleksander returned to Guiding Light in late 1986. He left again in 1991, citing exhaustion from being front-burner five days a week for five years, as well as the loss of both of his parents in the early 1990s. Grant Aleksander again returned to the show in April 1996, and Phillip was once again involved in front-burner story with ex-wife Beth, as well as new love interests Harley Cooper and Olivia Spencer.
The announcement in 2004 that Aleksander was let go by the show came as a great shock to fans and to the industry. Media reports speculated on a number of possible reasons, including Grant Aleksander’s high salary, and allegations that Grant Aleksanderwas temperamental or had been feuding with the actress who portrayed his love interest. It initially appeared that Phillip was murdered the same year, but a subsequent story in 2005 revealed that the character was alive. Subsequent attempts by producers to have him return in 2005 and 2006 did not meet with success.
In late 2008, it was announced by the official Guiding Light website that he would be reprising his role as Phillip Spaulding. Aleksander resumed the role on February 9, 2009 and played Phillip until the show ended in September 2009.Grant Aleksander played the bartender at “Mickey’s Bar” in the 1986 movie Tough Guys, starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. In 2006, he appeared in two motion pictures, The Big Bad Swim and the American Civil War film Fields of Freedom.
He was also featured on several episodic television series, mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. His first appearance was in the ABC Afterschool Special, “A Very Delicate Matter”. His guest starring roles include Who’s the Boss? and The Fall Guy. Aleksander also played Nicholas Drake in the 1986 made-for-TV movie Dark Mansions. Grant will return to Washington and Lee as a Guest Artist in the first “Dick Sessoms Honorary Production” of Shaw’s “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Aleksander will play the role of Sir George Crofts and the University’s Rob Mish will direct.
Grant Aleksander Movies & TV Shows
Movies
- The Big Bad Swim
- Tough Guys
- Dark Mansions
TV Shows
- Guiding Light
- Capitol
- Tainted Dreams
Grant Aleksander Net Worth
Grant Aleksander has earned himself a decent amount of money from his career. His estimated net worth has not been disclosed, its still under review and will be updated soon.
Grant Aleksander 2019
In Guiding Light, Newman is best known for his 28-year run as Joshua Lewis, a role which garnered him two Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Grant Aleksander was four-time Emmy nominated for playing Phillip Spaulding from 1983–2009.
Newman, who has previously guest starred in Perfect Crime, returns to the show May 2–8 and May 24–June 16; and Grant Aleksander will perform Detective James May 10–22 and June 17–30.
Perfect Crime, which first opened in 1987, continues performances at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater in the Theater Center near Times Square. Original cast member Catherine Russell, who has secured herself a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records, is part of a cast that also includes David Butler, Dan Sharkey and Patrick Robustelli.
Grant Aleksander Awards
Grant Aleksander has been nominated for seven Soap Opera Digest Awards, winning one in 1999, for “Favorite New Couple”, with Beth Ehlers, who played his former love interest, Harley Cooper. He has been nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards, including in 2003 and 2004 for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series.