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Grant Aleksander (born Grant Aleksander Kunkowski; August 6, 1960) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Phillip Spaulding on the CBS Daytime soap opera Guiding Light , off and on from 1982 until the show's cancellation in 2009.
Phillip has been portrayed by three different actors, most notably by Grant Aleksander. The character is the adopted son of business mogul, Alan Spaulding, and his first ex-wife, Elizabeth. The role was originated in 1977 by Jarrod Ross, who departed the series in 1981. Aleksander first appeared on December 22, 1982, and left in 1984.
Grant Aleksander: Phillip Spaulding: 1982–84, 1986–91, 1996–2004, 2009 Millette Alexander: Sara McIntyre: 1968–83 George Alvarez: Ray Santos: 1999–2009 Terrell Anthony: Rusty Shayne: 1986–90, 1996–2000, 2002, 2005–06 Nicholas Reese Art: Zach Spaulding: 2002–09 Kevin Bacon: TJ Werner: 1980–81 David Bailey: Alan Spaulding ...
In 1989, the first fully realized African-American characters were introduced on Guiding Light: Gilly Grant who worked at WSPR-TV with both Holly and Roger, and a friend of Billy's; former professional football player Hampton Speakes, and also introduced the illegitimate son of Billy and Reva's, Dylan Lewis, who had an affair with Harley ...
The location shoot was plagued by bad weather and a need for many reshoots. However, the result was a charming memorable love story that Grant Aleksander (Philip) said was worth the extra effort. They returned to be married, but discovered that Mindy, Beth's maid of honor, was pregnant with Philip's child, and Philip married Mindy instead.
While Dusay's appearances were greatly reduced after this storyline ended, she did appear in the show's final year, opposite Grant Aleksander, who played her onscreen nephew Philip Spaulding. CBS announced the cancellation of Guiding Light on April 1, 2009, and the final show aired on September 18, 2009.
Curlee, Reilly and others also introduced to Springfield several other new African-American characters that interacted with several characters including already established by Long characters, Gilly Grant and Hampton Speakes, amongst those was Gilly's brother, David Grant, who started out as a criminal but later "reformed" into a private ...
Dr. Paul Fletcher (Barnard Grant until end of decade) Anne Benedict Fletcher (Joan Gray until April 1962; Elizabeth Hubbard , May to October 23, 1962), Paul's first wife, character killed off Henry Benedict (John Gibson until April 1960; John Boruff, May 1962 to December 1966; Lester Rawlins , February to September 1967; Paul McGrath ...