Ingo Rademacher
| Ingo Rademacher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 April 1971 Iserlohn, West Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse |
Ehiku Rademacher (2009–present) |
| Children | Peanut |
Ingo Rademacher (born 22 April 1971) is a German-born US-based Australian television actor. He has played the role of Jasper "Jax" Jacks on the American daytime soap opera General Hospital almost continuously since 1996.
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[edit] Career
Born in Iserlohn, West Germany, Rademacher was 10 and his sister Anne was 12 when their parents, Arndt and Roswitha, moved the family from Germany to a goat ranch and vegetable farm in New South Wales, where he spent two years attending high school in Bega. After four years of droughts and floods, they packed up and settled in coastal Bundaberg, Queensland, where he attended Kepnock State High school, played volleyball, surfed, sailed and rode horses. Rademacher was lead singer in his high school band and recorded one single, "Life's a Party" after winning a local inter-schools battle of the bands contest.[citation needed]
He dropped out of the University of Queensland (Brisbane) after six months and began a stint as a model. After the modelling stint, he entered the acting profession. His first role was the character of surfer Sean Hayden in the Australian soap opera Paradise Beach. After that show was canceled, he moved to Los Angeles in 1994. His former Paradise Beach co-star, Jaason Simmons, who had appeared on Baywatch, hooked him up with a place to stay in Los Angeles.[citation needed]
General Hospital producer Wendy Riche saw his (unsuccessful) audition tape for the soap opera The City and immediately cast him as "Jax". The character of "Jax", a suave tycoon, has been involved with a succession of General Hospital characters, most notably that of Brenda Barrett (played by Vanessa Marcil) and Sonny (played by Maurice Benard). However, Jax may have met his match – or his soulmate – when he romanced and then married Carly Corinthos (played by Laura Wright), Sonny's ex and the mother of two of his children. Jax and Carly's relationship has been a passionate and tempestuous one, marked by separations and reunions. Carly's relationship with her ex-husband and his henchman, Jason Morgan, has been the cause of many of the couples' problems; Jax despises Sonny and feels that he and Sonny have put Carly and the children in danger. Jax came close to legally adopting Carly's younger son, Morgan. Together, Jax and Carly have a baby daughter, Josslyn.
During a one-year break, he appeared on the short-lived prime-time soap opera Titans.
[edit] Personal life
Ingo and his then girlfriend Ehiku welcomed a son, Peanut Kai Rademacher, on 11 July 2008. The baby was delivered at home by a midwife in Malibu.[1] Ingo and Ehiku married the following year on Oct 3 2009.
[edit] Other
Rademacher sits on the board of Heal the Bay, a Santa Monica-based environmental organization.[2]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1994 | Paradise Beach | Sean Hayden | Episodes: Unknown |
| 1995 | Echo Point | Unknown | Episodes: Unknown |
| 1996–2000, 2001–2011 | General Hospital | Jasper Jax Jacks | Role Since: 1996–2000, 2001–present |
| 1996 | Clueless | Kip Killmore | Episode: "Kiss Me Kip", Episode Dated: November 8 |
| 1997 | Veronica's Closet | Reg | Episode: "Pilot", Episode Dated: September 25 |
| 2000–2001 | Titans | David O'Connor | 11 episodes |
| 2003 | Intimate Portrait | Himself | Episode: "Vanessa Marcil", Episode Dated: October 6 |
| 2004 | According to Jim | Ted | Episodes: "When You Wish to Be a Star: Part 1" (February 24) "When You Wish to Be a Star: Part 2" (March 2) |
| 1 Day With... | Himself | Episode #1.1, Episode Dated: September 4 | |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Malcolm Schafer | Episode: "Kiʻilua" "Deceiver", Episode Dated: December 5 |
