Grant Aleksander

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Grant Aleksander (born August 6, 1959 in Baltimore , Maryland ; actually Grant Kunkowski ) is an American actor.

Life

Grant Aleksander studied theater at Washington and Lee University in Lexington (Virginia) . After graduation, he moved to New York, where he worked for some time as a model and waiter before making his debut in the television series Junge Schicksale ( ABC Afterschool Specials ) in 1982 . A year later he got into the soap Springfield Story , where he played the role of Phillip Granville Spaulding in 145 episodes from 1983 to 1984, 1986 to 1991 and from 1996 to 2004. He also had a few minor appearances on television series such as All My Children and Who's the Boss? .

In 1998 he and Beth Ehlers won the Soap Opera Digest Award for best screen couple. He was nominated for this award seven more times. In 1998 he also received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor, in 2003 and 2004 for Best Actor.

Grant Aleksander has been married to Sherry Ramsey since 1987 . He is an active PETA member.

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