Eric Winter
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| Eric Winter | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eric Barrett Winter July 17, 1976 La Mirada, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) | Roselyn Sanchez (2008–present) Allison Ford (2001–2005) |
Eric Barrett Winter (born July 17, 1976) is an American actor. He is also ambassador for Operation Smile
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[edit] Personal life
Winter was born an only child in La Mirada, California. He went to Los Altos high School and graduated. After high school he attended and graduated from UCLA with a degree in psychology.
Winter was married to actress Allison Ford from 2001 until 2005. He dated actress Roselyn Sanchez for two years prior to their engagement on January 1, 2008 during a holiday vacation on the island of Vieques, just east of mainland Puerto Rico. The couple wed on November 29, 2008, at a historic San Juan fort in Puerto Rico.[1]
[edit] Career
Before his acting roles, Winter was a male model and had some high profile campaigns, such as one print campaign for Tommy Hilfiger. He also landed a part in a television commercial ad with Britney Spears for her perfume called Curious. Winter is perhaps best known for playing the role of Rex Brady on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives. Winter joined the show from July 8, 2002 until his final appearance on July 26, 2005.
After leaving Days of our Lives, Winter had many small roles in television shows, such as CSI, Love, Inc., Charmed and the now-cancelled Just Legal. He has guest starred on ABC Family's Wildfire for five episodes. His character, R.J. Blake, a bull-rider who dated the character of Dani Davis (played by Nicole Tubiola), was killed in the episode "Heartless" which aired originally on Monday, February 28, 2007.
More recently, Winter has appeared in an episode of the CBS series The Ex-List, and a recurring role of Jason McCallister, the brother of Senator Robert McCallister (Rob Lowe) and love interest of Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters. He was also a regular on the CBS series Viva Laughlin. However, that show was canceled after only two episodes on October 22, 2007. He also appeared on the cancelled CBS series Moonlight as ADA Benjamin Talbot.
Winter also recently signed a one-year talent holding deal with 20th Century Fox Television.
He also starred in the 2008 film, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and 2009 film The Ugly Truth.
[edit] References
- ^ "PR Actress Sanchez Marries Eric Winter". AP. 2008-11-29. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-CB-Puerto-Rico-Roselyn-Sanchez.html. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
