Michael Zaslow appeared as a guest in two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, notably in the series' inaugural episode in which his character, the Enterprise crewman Darnell, is the first character in Star Trek history to be killed off.
12 Facts About Michael Zaslow
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Michael Zaslow played David Renaldi on ABC's One Life to Live from 1983 to 1986.
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Michael Zaslow appeared as Jordan in the episode "I, Mudd".
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Michael Zaslow costarred in the 1977 feature film You Light Up My Life, and appeared in the 1979 sci-fi movie Meteor.
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However, it was for his work as Roger Thorpe on Guiding Light that Michael Zaslow was always best known.
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Michael Zaslow received multiple Daytime Emmy nominations for his work in the role, and continually appeared on both critics' and fans' lists of favorite soap opera performers.
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Michael Zaslow did not return to Guiding Light, and his role was briefly recast before being written off.
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Michael Zaslow was hired at One Life to Live in 1998 to play David Renaldi again, appearing first in May of that year, his condition being written into the storyline.
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Michael Zaslow made numerous appearances over the next seven months before he was too ill to continue working.
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Michael Zaslow died from a heart attack on December 6,1998, at his New York City home.
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Several of Michael Zaslow's Guiding Light and One Life to Live castmates, along with many Broadway-based theater luminaries, have participated in tributes that were fundraisers for ZazAngels.
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Helena Michael Zaslow died on December 28,2004, in Connecticut at age 19, only days after completing her first semester at Wellesley College.