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Walt Willey is a Actor American born on 26 january 1951 at Ottawa (USA)
Walt Willey (born January 26, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Jackson Montgomery on the soap opera All My Children from 1987 to 2011.
Willey was born in Ottawa, Illinois and was a member of the class of 1973 at Ottawa Township High School. He attended Southern Illinois University, where he majored in sculpture. While in college, he played baseball against Drake Hogestyn, another future soap opera actor. In 1981, he left Illinois for New York City. His first soap opera role was that of Joe Novak on Ryan's Hope. After numerous Off-Broadway productions, including Dust Off with Dan Lauria, and stints on Another World and Ryan's Hope, Willey joined the cast of All My Children.
Willey branched out into stand-up comedy in 1989, entertaining across the country. He headlined at famous comedy clubs such as Caroline's in Manhattan and the Comedy Store in California.
He was a People's Choice Award nominee in 1992, and was named All My Children's 'Most Valuable Player' by Soap Opera Update's Reader's Poll. He was again awarded this honor in 1993.
Willey regularly hosts charity fundraisers, and developed the 'Willey World Endowment Fund', benefiting children's charities.
When not working, Walt resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his son, Chance, and daughter, Merit.
When Susan Lucci hosted "Saturday Night Live," Phil Hartman parodied Willey as Jack Montgomery.
In 2009, Willey starred in a live theater performance of "The Odd Couple" with fellow "All My Children" star Jill Larson at Ottawa Township High School in Ottawa, Illinois. He played Felix Unger in three performances on July 24–26. Walt will play Oscar in the upcoming production of the same show at Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven NJ (October 21 to Nov 1). He continued to produce community theatre in Ottawa, presenting "Arsenic and Old Lace", "Plaza Suite", "Harvey", "Deathtrap", and "Auntie Mame".
In July 2013, Willey joins a brand new soap "Tainted Dreams" as Gregory Ashford an easy-going, talented leading man who plays Jason Vanderbilt on Painted Dreams. He has his hands full with his "on camera" wife who also happens to be his "real life" wife.
In October 2013, Stage and screen actor Walt Willey joined the cast of Indie Soap Award-winning web series "THURSTON". The longtime ALL MY CHILDREN fan favorite will play Edmund Snead, father of the outlaw Snead boys and husband to Colleen Zenk's "madam" character, Agnes. Willey has already shot several scenes as Edmund.
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Willey was born in Ottawa, Illinois and was a member of the class of 1973 at Ottawa Township High School. He attended Southern Illinois University, where he majored in sculpture. While in college, he played baseball against Drake Hogestyn, another future soap opera actor. In 1981, he left Illinois for New York City. His first soap opera role was that of Joe Novak on Ryan's Hope. After numerous Off-Broadway productions, including Dust Off with Dan Lauria, and stints on Another World and Ryan's Hope, Willey joined the cast of All My Children.
Willey branched out into stand-up comedy in 1989, entertaining across the country. He headlined at famous comedy clubs such as Caroline's in Manhattan and the Comedy Store in California.
He was a People's Choice Award nominee in 1992, and was named All My Children's 'Most Valuable Player' by Soap Opera Update's Reader's Poll. He was again awarded this honor in 1993.
Willey regularly hosts charity fundraisers, and developed the 'Willey World Endowment Fund', benefiting children's charities.
When not working, Walt resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his son, Chance, and daughter, Merit.
When Susan Lucci hosted "Saturday Night Live," Phil Hartman parodied Willey as Jack Montgomery.
In 2009, Willey starred in a live theater performance of "The Odd Couple" with fellow "All My Children" star Jill Larson at Ottawa Township High School in Ottawa, Illinois. He played Felix Unger in three performances on July 24–26. Walt will play Oscar in the upcoming production of the same show at Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven NJ (October 21 to Nov 1). He continued to produce community theatre in Ottawa, presenting "Arsenic and Old Lace", "Plaza Suite", "Harvey", "Deathtrap", and "Auntie Mame".
In July 2013, Willey joins a brand new soap "Tainted Dreams" as Gregory Ashford an easy-going, talented leading man who plays Jason Vanderbilt on Painted Dreams. He has his hands full with his "on camera" wife who also happens to be his "real life" wife.
In October 2013, Stage and screen actor Walt Willey joined the cast of Indie Soap Award-winning web series "THURSTON". The longtime ALL MY CHILDREN fan favorite will play Edmund Snead, father of the outlaw Snead boys and husband to Colleen Zenk's "madam" character, Agnes. Willey has already shot several scenes as Edmund.
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CHARACTERz (2016)
Directed by Mitchel Musso
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Mitchel Musso, Walt Willey, Michael Winslow, Felix Silla, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Marc Musso
Roles Benjamin Fletscher
Rating60%
