Grant Aleksander is best known for playing the role of Phillip Spaulding on the CBS Daytime soap opera Guiding Light, off and on from 1982 until the show's cancellation in 2009.
21 Facts About Grant Aleksander
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Grant Aleksander received a Soap Opera Digest Award and four Daytime Emmy Award nominations for his role on Guiding Light.
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Grant Aleksander became interested in acting after a drama teacher encouraged him to try out for a school play.
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Grant Aleksander appeared on stage in Baltimore, starring in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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Grant Aleksander left Washington and Lee to study at New York University and the Circle in the Square Theatre.
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Grant Aleksander eventually returned to Washington and Lee, earning his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre in 2012.
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Grant Aleksander appeared in an ABC Afterschool Special, A Very Delicate Matter, in 1982.
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Grant Aleksander landed his big break when he was cast as Phillip Spaulding on Guiding Light.
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Grant Aleksander initially played the role from 1982 to 1984, before leaving to pursue other opportunities.
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Grant Aleksander appeared in the TV movie Dark Mansions and the film Tough Guys.
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Grant Aleksander returned to Guiding Light as Phillip Spaulding in 1986 and stayed until early 1991.
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Grant Aleksander decided to leave due to burn out from the show's fast paced schedule, as well as grief from the recent deaths of his parents.
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In 1993, Grant Aleksander joined the cast of the ABC Daytime soap opera All My Children as Alec McIntyre.
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Grant Aleksander returned to Guiding Light in 1996 and continued playing the role of Phillip until 2004, when he was abruptly dismissed from the show.
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Media reports speculated on a number of possible reasons, including his high salary, and allegations that Grant Aleksander was temperamental or had been feuding with the actress who portrayed his love interest.
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However, the character didn't appear on camera again until Grant Aleksander returned in February 2009.
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Grant Aleksander stayed with Guiding Light until its final episodes in September 2009.
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Grant Aleksander joined the cast of the web series Tainted Dreams in 2013, playing Adam Clark.
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Grant Aleksander starred in Mary, Mary at Cape May Stage in 2015.
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Grant Aleksander appeared Off Broadway in Perfect Crime in May and June 2019.
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Grant Aleksander met his wife, attorney Sherry Ramsey, when they were cast in a play together as students at Washington and Lee University.