Justin Torkildsen
| Justin Torkildsen | |
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| Born | July 3, 1981 Boulder, Colorado, USA |
| Spouse | Bonnie Binion (2001–2008) Valentina Di Berardino (2011—present) |
Justin Torkildsen (born July 3, 1979 in Boulder, Colorado, USA) is an American actor, best known for his role as Rick Forrester on the daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. He portrayed the role from 1999 to 2006.
Torkildsen received his first nomination in 2000 for his portrayal of Rick at the YoungStar Awards for "Best Young Actor/Performance in a Daytime TV Series". In 2001, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series", and was consecutively nominated in the same category in 2002. He was also nominated at the Young Artist Awards in 2001 for "Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actor". He was also nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for "Outstanding Younger Lead Actor" in 2003.
[edit] Personal life
Torkildsen married Bonnie Binion (daughter of Ted Binion, owner of Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas) on December 31, 2001. The couple divorced in 2008. On February 11, 2011, Torkildsen married Valentina Di Berardino, an Italian girl from Montesilvano. The wedding took place in Boulder, Colorado, Justin's home town.
He is of Norwegian descent.
| Preceded by Jacob Young |
Rick Forrester (role) 1999–2006 |
Succeeded by Kyle Lowder |
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