Michael Nader was an American actor, known for his roles as Dex Dexter on the ABC primetime soap opera Dynasty from 1983 to 1989, and Dimitri Marick on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children from 1991 to 2001, and in 2013.
21 Facts About Michael Nader
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Michael Nader starred as Kevin Thompson on the soap opera As the World Turns from 1975 to 1978.
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Michael Nader accompanied his mother, Minette, when she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an entertainment career.
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At 16, Michael Nader was one of three young surfers featured in a September 1961 Life photo with George Jones spread accompanying the article "The Mad, Happy Surfers: A Way of Life on the Wavetops".
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Michael Nader graduated from Palisades Charter High School in 1963.
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Michael Nader began his acting career in 1963 with small roles in several of American International Pictures Beach Party films, then billed as "Mike Michael Nader".
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Michael Nader won the role of Farnsworth "Dex" Dexter, the eventual third husband of Alexis Colby, on the prime time soap opera Dynasty in 1983.
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Michael Nader remained on the series until its cancellation in 1989.
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Michael Nader appeared as Nazi officer Burchhardt in the 1988 television film The Great Escape II: The Untold Story.
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Michael Nader returned to soap operas in 1991, portraying Dimitri Marick, the husband of Erica Kane, on the daytime drama All My Children.
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Michael Nader played the role from 1991 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2001.
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Michael Nader returned for All My Children online revival in 2013.
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Michael Nader appeared in episodes of other television series, including The Flash, Law And Order: SVU, and Cold Case.
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Michael Nader dated actress Ellen Barber for ten years, with the relationship ending around the same time as his role on As the World Turns.
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Michael Nader married Robin Weiss in June 1984, and a month later they had a daughter.
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Michael Nader was married to Jodi Lister at the time of his death, with the couple having been together for 18 years.
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In 1984, Michael Nader admitted to previously having drug and drinking problems, which prompted him to become sober in 1980.
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Michael Nader was charged with drunk driving in 1997, and in 2001 was arrested for attempting to sell cocaine to an undercover police officer.
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Michael Nader was let go from his role on All My Children soon after, with a statement from ABC that if he resolved his issues they would rehire him.
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Michael Nader died on August 23,2021, at the age of 76 at his home, ten days after being diagnosed with an untreatable form of cancer.
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Michael Nader had long been rumored to have been HIV positive.