Joey Buchanan
| Joey Buchanan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| One Life to Live character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Joey-NathanFillion-1995.jpg Nathan Fillion as Joey Buchanan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Ryan Morris (1982–1983) John Paul Learn (1983–1990) Chris McKenna (1990–1993) Nathan Fillion (1994–1997, 2007) Don Jeffcoat (1997–2001) Bruce Michael Hall (2003, 2004) Josh Kelly 2010-present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1982–1993, 1994–2001, 2003, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Gordon Russell and Sam Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Riley Buchanan (born Joseph Francis Riley, Jr., known as Joey Buchanan)[2] is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live.
Casting
The role was portrayed by child actors Ryan Morris from 1982 to 1983 and John Paul Learn from 1983 to 1990. Chris McKenna played a teenaged Joey from 1990 to 1993, followed by Nathan Fillion as an adult from April 25, 1994 to February 14, 1997.[3] Don Jeffcoat stepped into the role from October 17, 1997[4] to January 19, 2001,[5] and was succeeded by Bruce Michael Hall in 2003 and 2004. Fillion returned briefly in August 2007 for One Life to Live's 9,999th and 10,000th episodes.[6][7][8] On November 24, 2010, the role of Joey will be played by actor Josh Kelly.
Storylines
The early years
Joey is born to Viki Lord Riley soon after the death of his father Joe Riley in 1980. When Viki later marries Clint Buchanan in 1982, Clint adopts Joey and his older brother, Kevin Lord Riley.
Love and loss
In 1994 an adult Joey secretly romances his mother's nemesis Dorian Lord. Though initially motivated by revenge against Viki, Dorian comes to love Joey; Viki is outraged when she finds out.[9] During a recurrence of her dissociative identity disorder, one of Viki's alternate personalities, Jean Randolph, holds Dorian hostage in a secret room beneath Llanfair in 1995.[10] One of the conditions of her release is to end the relationship with Joey,[11] which she does.[12]
Joey later becomes involved with Dorian's niece, Kelly Cramer. Ultimately, Kelly leaves him for his brother Kevin.
In 2003 Joey returns to Llanview, having become a pastor in his absence. He soon marries Jennifer Rappaport, but her struggle to fit into her new role as a pastor's wife and her feelings for Rex Balsom destroy the marriage. Joey leaves town for London in January 2004. For two weeks that May, Joey returns while Viki undergoes heart transplant surgery.
Joey returns for two days in August 2007, along with brothers Cord Roberts and Kevin, for the funeral of his adopted grandfather, Asa Buchanan. He and Dorian briefly discuss their past relationship, and the fact that they both still think of each other.[7][8]
References
- ^ Joey was said to 18 years old in 1994, putting his birth at 1976 though he was originally born in 1980.
- ^ Joey Buchanan profile - SoapCentral.com
- ^ http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/recaps/1997/970210.php.
- ^ http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/recaps/1997/971013.php
- ^ http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/recaps/2001/010115.php
- ^ "Fillion back to OLTL", Soap Opera Digest, Vol. 32, No. 31, July 31, 2007, page 5.
- ^ a b "One Life to Live recap (8/16/07)". ABC.com (Internet Archive). August 16, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2008. Cite error: The named reference "ABC 2007-08-16" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b "One Life to Live recap (8/17/07)". ABC.com (Internet Archive). August 17, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2008. Cite error: The named reference "ABC 2007-08-17" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ One Life to Live recaps (1994, Part 4) - ABC.com
- ^ One Life to Live recaps (1995, Part 1) - ABC.com
- ^ One Life to Live recaps (1995, Part 2) - ABC.com
- ^ One Life to Live recaps (1995, Part 3) - ABC.com
