J. Eddie Peck
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John Edward Peck (born October 10, 1958) is an American television and film actor. His roles include Cole Howard on The Young and the Restless and Jake Martin on All My Children. He also appeared as Lance Apollonaire, a student of Diane Chambers in a college course she was teaching in an episode of Cheers.
J. Eddie Peck | |
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| Born | John Edward Peck October 10, 1958 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Spouse | Sonya Zaza (m. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
He lived in Joplin, Missouri during the 1970s and graduated in 1976 from Joplin Parkwood High School, where he was a member of the varsity tennis team. He attended Missouri Southern State University, where he earned a BA in marketing .[1]
Work
Early in his career, Peck guest-starred on a number of television series, including Diagnosis: Murder, Highway to Heaven, Cheers, Murder, She Wrote and Knight Rider. Peck guest-starred in the ABC Family television series Kyle XY as Adam Baylin in the season finale of season one and certain episodes of season two.
Much of Peck's work has been on both daytime and prime time soap operas. He played Cole Howard on The Young and the Restless from 1993 to 1999. He succeeding Michael Lowry in the role of Jake Martin on All My Children, from 2000 to 2003. His other soap credits include Days of Our Lives (1991–1992); Dynasty (1988–1989) and Dallas (1989).
Peck also appeared in the films Dangerously Close, Lambada, To Grandmother's House We Go and Blind Heat, and was one of the hosts of the Miss USA 1998 pageant.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Dangerously Close | Donny Lennox | |
| 1987 | Breaking Home Ties | Brad | TV movie |
| 1989 | Curse II: The Bite | Clark Newman | |
| 1990 | Lambada | Kevin "Blade" Laird | |
| 1992 | To Grandmother's House We Go | Eddie Popko | TV movie |
| 2001 | Blind Heat | Victor | |
| 2009 | Mexican Gold | Pick Randall | Alternative title: Return of the Outlaws |
| 2016 | Divorce Texas Style | Quentin Stewart | |
| TBA | Bright Ideas | Mr. Hall | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Wildside | Sutton Hollister | Main cast (6 episodes) |
| 1986 | Knight Rider | Erik Whitby | Episode: "Out of the Woods" |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Coby Russell | Episode: "Dead Man's Gold" |
| 1986 | Cheers | Lance Apollonaire | Episode: "Knights of the Scimitar" |
| 1987 | Highway to Heaven | Richard Davies | Episode: "A Night to Remember" |
| 1988–89 | Dynasty | Roger Grimes | Recurring role (8 episodes) |
| 1989 | Dallas | Tommy McKay | Recurring role (13 episodes) |
| 1991 | Dark Justice | Danny Sicani | Episode: "Brother Mine" |
| 1991–92 | Days of Our Lives | Howard "Hawk" Hawkins | Unknown episodes |
| 1993–99 | The Young and the Restless | Cole Howard | Main cast (241 episodes) |
| 1995 | Diagnosis: Murder | J. Eddie Peck | Episode: "Death in the Daytime" |
| 2000–03 | All My Children | Jake Martin | Main cast (15 episodes) |
| 2006–08 | Kyle XY | Adam Baylin | Recurring role (12 episodes) |
| 2008 | Just Jordan | Coach | Episode: "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" |
References
- ^ Soapcentral.com, retrieved January 7, 2018.
External links
- J. Eddie Peck at IMDb
- Jake Martin profile from SoapCentral