Jack Wagner - Biography

Last Editor: ma_upland_bg				Jack Wagner Biography -   Name : Jack Wagner Profession : Actor, Singer Birth Details : Peter John Wagner, II October 3, 1959 (1959-10-03) (age 49) Washington, Missouri, U.S. Spouse(s) : Kristina Wagner (1993-2006) (divorced) 2 Children

Jack Wagner Trivia -

Attended University of Arizona, Tucson Has a zero golf handicap Children: Peter (4 September 1990) & Harrison (1 December 1994) Demonstrated his pro-level golf skills with three-under-par 69 score in lst round of Mario Lemieux Celebrity Invitational at Club at Nevillewood, PA, leading a field of 63 other celebrities and athletes. (11 June 2002) Used to sing in the 80s. Placed at #5 in the Top 10 Worst of the 80s by Much Music (Canada). Has won the Club Championship at The Bel-Air Country Club 3 times. Won the American Century (Celebrity) Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe, July 16, 2006 -- first prize was $500,000 for the winner, with that figure being matched for charity. Wagner is one of only eight players to have played in each of the years the event has been staged (and this was his first win). He performed on Broadway in the starring role of the musical "Jekyll & Hyde" in 2000. Boyfriend of Heather Locklear [2008]. Recorded the hit song "All I Need", which reached no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in 1985

Jack Wagner Detailed Biography -

Born on October 3, 1959 in Washington, Missouri, Jack Wagner is an American actor. Wagner's most famous role has been Frisco Jones on the soap opera General Hospital (1983-1988, 1989-1991, 1994, 1995). He was half of a supercouple with Kristina Wagner's Felicia and played the father of Georgie and Maxie Jones. He also played Warren Lockridge on Santa Barbara from 1991 to 1993. He appeared for many years on the nighttime soap Melrose Place as Dr. Peter Burns (1994-1999), and directed episodes as well. Since early 2003 he has played Dominick Marone on the CBS daytime soap The Bold and the Beautiful. He also appeared in the NBC TV series Titans with Yasmine Bleeth in 2000. In 1985, Wagner was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Best Younger Actor" for his work on General Hospital, but he lost to Brian Bloom from As the World Turns. He was nominated again in 2005 for "Best Lead Actor" for The Bold and the Beautiful, but lost to Christian LeBlanc from The Young and the Restless. Apart from acting Jack also tried his hand in singing as well. Wagner has recorded five albums, and he had a Top 5 hit with the ballad "All I Need". The single reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #1 on the adult contemporary chart) in early 1985. His albums include:     * All I Need (Fall, 1984) #44 Peak Billboard 200     * Lighting Up the Night (Fall, 1985) #150 Peak Billboard 200     * Don't Give Up Your Day Job (April, 1987) #151 Peak Billboard 200     * Alone in the Crowd (1993)     * Dancing in the Moonlight (2005) He has had the following Hot 100 singles:     * "All I Need" #2 US (2 weeks) - Jan 12, 1985 (#1 AC - 2 weeks)     * "Lady of My Heart" #76 US - Jun 15, 1985     * "Too Young" #52 US - Dec 7, 1985     * "Love Can Take Us All The Way" - #15 US Hot Adult Contemporary - April 26, 1986     * "Weatherman Says" #67 US - May 30, 1987 Wagner's singing and guitar skills helped him win his breakthrough role as "Frisco Jones" on General Hospital. His auditioning for producer Gloria Monty included singing Kenny Loggins and James Taylor songs. ABC musical honcho Kelli Ross hooked Wagner up with legendary producer Quincy Jones who oversaw his initial EP (then LP) "All I Need". Quincy Jones proteges Glen Ballard and Clif Magness produced Wagner's first two albums. Wagner's singing talents also won him the title role(s) in a Broadway run of Jekyll & Hyde, making him the first celebrity casting. He also made appearence  in a national theatre tour in 1987 in the role of Tony in West Side Story. While he toured consistently from 1985-1988, Wagner did not perform in the 1990's except for an occasional benefit appearance. In 2005, Wagner resumed performing in concert sporadically. His more recent concerts have included a diverse blend of songs from his own catalog, cover songs from artists such as Neil Young, Lindsey Buckingham, and Paul McCartney, and originals. His forthcoming live concert performance will be July 31st, 2009 at the Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den venue in Connecticut. So far as her personal life is concerned, he tied knots to actress Kristina Wagner, who played opposite him on General Hospital as his love interest Felicia Cummings. After marital troubles, they filed for divorce twice, and it was finalized in 2006. The Wagners have two sons, Peter (September 4, 1990) and Harrison (December 1, 1994). He has been dating his Melrose Place love interest Heather Locklear since 2007. Wagner is an avid golfer, having won the 2006 American Century Celebrity Golf Championship and is respected amongst his Hollywood peers for his golfing ability. Wagner has a Celebrity Golf Classic named after him that raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Wagner created this event to support the LLS’ mission, which is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and improve the quality of life for patients and their families. The Golf Classic has raised over 600,000 dollars in it’s first two years to fund critical cancer research and patient services. Wagner has hosted the Miss Universe Pageant twice: in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1998; and in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago in 1999. He has made appearance  on celebrity editions of game shows such as Wheel of Fortune. The money won during these appearances are generally donated to charitable organizations of the celebrity's choosing. He also guest starred in an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as himself. Jack made a few surprise appearances throughout the show of The Price Is Right on March 6, 2009 and also on June 19, 2009's episode.