Eric Breaden (Victor)
Eric Braeden joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in 1980. He was honored as Most Popular Daytime Actor at the People's Choice Awards. He won the Soap Opera Update Award in 1997 as Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series, and was nominated for a Soap Opera Award in the category of Best Lead Actor in 1999. Eric received Emmy Award nominations as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama in 1990, 1997 and 1999 and 2000. He won the coveted award in 1998.
Eric has appeared in over 120 television series, as well as a number of made-for-television movies including The Judge and Mrs. Wyler with Bette Davis, Happily Ever After with Suzanne Somers and Tyne Daly, and the Jackie Collins mini-series Lucky. He has appeared in the films Operation Eichmann, The Ultimate Chase, Escape from the Planet of the Apes and Morituri with Marlon Brando. He co-starred as John Jacob Astor in James Cameron's feature film Titanic.
Eric's theater credits include Kean, which marked the premiere production of the Santa Monica Playhouse and the Broadway production of The Great Indoors with Geraldine Page and Curt Jurgens.
Eric was born Hans Gudegast in Kiel, Germany, a port city near the Baltic Sea. He emigrated to the United States in 1959. Eric lived in Texas for several years and worked in the University of Texas medical school lab before moving to Los Angeles, where he attended Santa Monica College. He joined a local semi-professional soccer team while launching his acting career.
In 1989, Eric was chosen as the only actor to be on the newly formed German American Advisory Board. The illustrious group includes Dr. Henry Kissinger, Katherine Graham, Alexander Haig, Steffi Graf and Paul Volcher.
Eric maintains an active athletic regimen. He continues to play soccer with several teams, including the Maccabees, with whom he won the 1972-73 National Soccer Championship. He and his wife, Dale, live in Los Angeles. The couple has a son, Christian.
Eric's birthday is April 3. He stands 6' 2" and has brown hair and brown eyes.
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