Vincent Irizarry

Template:Short description Template:BLP sources Template:Infobox person Vincent Michael Irizarry (born November 12, 1959) is an American actor. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002, and won in 2009.

Early life and education

Irizarry grew up on Long Island, New York, and he is one of six children.<ref name="Vincent 411"/> He moved to Lake Grove, New York at an early age. At age 11, Irizarry began to study piano, becoming classically trained, then continued his studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He performed in numerous productions with a regional theater company. He won a full-time scholarship with Lee Strasberg at his Theater Institute.

Career

Irizarry got his start in daytime television in 1983 as Brandon/Lujack Luvonaczek Spaulding on Guiding Light. His character was paired up with Beth Raines (then Judi Evans Luciano) and they were considered a "supercouple." He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985]. He then played Dr. Scott Clark from 1987 to 1989 on Santa Barbara. He also portrayed the role of Lujack Spaulding's twin brother Nick McHenry Spaulding on Guiding Light from July 1991 to February 26, 1996. Irizarry returned for a cameo in late-December 1996.

Irizarry was cast in the role of Dr. David Hayward on All My Children, a role he originated in 1997. Irizarry also went to One Life to Live, during the infamous baby-swap storyline in 2005. He portrayed David until November 28, 2006.

However, in November 2006, Irizarry joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as the character David Chow, first appearing on January 9, 2007. David Chow was romantically involved with Carmen Mesta, played by Marisa Ramirez. Originally contracted for 13 weeks, Irizarry's character proved popular, and his stay on the soap was extended.

On August 17, 2008, a spokesperson for All My Children confirmed that Irizarry would reprise the role of David Hayward. Irizarry returned to the studio in September and began making regular appearances in October until it aired its final episode on September 23, 2011.

In December 2012, Irizarry announced on his Facebook page that he would be joining Prospect Park's online reboot of All My Children, scheduled for Spring 2013. He reprised his Emmy award-winning role of Dr. David Hayward that he originated in 1997. It ran from April to September 2013.

In 2013, Irizarry appeared in an episode of Homeland.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>

In August 2015, news broke that Irizarry joined the cast of Days of Our Lives, portraying the role of Deimos Kiriakis, the bitter and vindictive younger half-brother of Victor Kiriakis. Irizarry made his first appearance in early January 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was let go from the serial in February 2017, and then received a Daytime Emmy nomination.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He will appear as Bradley Belasco in the audio drama Montecito, beginning April 22, 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Irizarry's oldest child, Ash Harris, was born in May 1989.<ref name="Vincent 411"/>

He married actress Signy Coleman in July 1989<ref>"OffScreen Love." Soap Opera Digest. July / August 1989.</ref> but they would divorce in 1992.<ref name="Vincent 411">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their daughter Siena Sophia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was born in 1990. He married Avalon House in 1997, and they have two children. Irizarry confirmed that he and House were in the process of getting a divorce in 2010.<ref name="Vincent 411"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He was in a relationship with clothing designer Donna Petracca.<ref>"the doctor is in". Soap Opera Digest. August 5, 2013. p. 43</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Heartbreak Ridge	Fragetti	film
1988	Circus	Sean	television film
1990	Lucky/Chances	Gino Santangelo	television miniseries
1996	Lying Eyes	Derek Bradshaw	television film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983–1985, 1989, 1991–1996	Guiding Light	Brandon "Lujack" Luvonaczek Nick McHenry Spaulding	role held (Lujack): November 28, 1983 – December 6, 1985; 1989, July 16, 1991, August 9, 1991, October 21, 1991; November 19, 1991, 1993 role held (Nick): July 16, 1991 – February 26, 1996; December 27 – 30, 1996 nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (1986)
1987–1989	Santa Barbara	Scott Clark	role held: November 9, 1987 – October 18, 1989
1991	Murder, She Wrote	Michael Abruzzi	episode: "Family Doctor"
1997	Beverly Hills, 90210	Riggs	3 episodes
1997–2006, 2008–2011, 2013	All My Children	David Hayward	role held: November 27, 1997 – March 2, 1998; July 8, 1998 – November 28, 2006; October 23, 2008 – September 23, 2011; April 29, 2013 – September 2, 2013 Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villain Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2009) (tied with Jeff Branson) Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2002)
2005	One Life to Live	David Hayward	3 episodes
2007–2008	The Young and the Restless	David Chow	role held: January 9, 2007 – August 1, 2008
2016–2017, 2021	Days of Our Lives	Deimos Kiriakis	role held: January 18, 2016 – June 29, 2017; November 1–2, 2021 nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2017)
2019–Present	The Bold and the Beautiful	Jordan Armstrong	10 episodes

Awards

• Daytime Emmy Nomination, Outstanding Younger Man- GL (1986)
• Daytime Emmy Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor- AMC (2002)
• Daytime Emmy Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor- AMC (2003, 2004)
• Soap Opera Digest Outstanding Villain- AMC (1999)
• Winner, Best Supporting Actor (tied with Jeff Branson)-AMC (2009)
• Daytime Emmy Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor- DOOL (2017)

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