Jordi Vilasuso
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Jordi Vilasuso | |
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| Born | Jordi Alejandro Vilasuso June 15, 1981 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Bailee Madison (sister-in-law) |
Jordi Alejandro Vilasuso (/vɪləˈsuːsoʊ/; born June 15, 1981) is an American actor best known for originating the role of Tony Santos on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light from August 2000 until August 2003. He has also portrayed the roles of Griffin Castillo on All My Children from 2010 to 2011 and 2013, Dario Hernandez on Days of Our Lives from 2016 to 2017 and Rey Rosales on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2022. In 2017 portrayed Luke Byers, air marshall, in movie Altitude.
Early life
[edit]Vilasuso was born in Miami, Florida. He was raised by his parents, Dr. Frank Vilasuso and Ana Vilasuso, in Coral Gables, Florida. He also has an older brother, Javier, and a younger sister, Marianne. Vilasuso attended Ransom Everglades High School and later Glendale Community College in California.
Career
[edit]Vilasuso began playing Tony Santos on Guiding Light in August 2000.[citation needed] In 2003, he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal.[1] Vilasuso was also nominated in the same category in 2002.[2]
Vilasuso has appeared in the movies The Last Home Run, The Lost City, Heights and La Linea. He also appeared in other television programs such as 8 Simple Rules, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Numb3rs and CSI: Miami. In November 2010 he was signed on to play the contract role of Griffin Castillo on the soap opera All My Children. Vilasuso joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as Dario Hernandez in 2015.[3][4] In July 2017, Vilasuso announced his departure from Days of Our Lives.[5] In July 2018, it was announced that Vilasuso would appear as Rey Rosales on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.[6] In March 2022, Vilasuso announced his departure from The Young and the Restless.[7]
Personal life
[edit]In 2010, Vilasuso began dating actress Kaitlin Riley. Vilasuso and Riley were married on August 25, 2012, in Islamorada, Florida.[8] They have three daughters: Riley Grace, born on November 26, 2012, Everly Maeve born on July 15, 2016, and Lucy Noelle born December 31, 2023.[9][10] On April 9, 2020, he revealed that his family had mild cases of COVID-19 and have fully recovered.[11]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | The Last Home Run | Tommy | |
| 2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Dixon | Episode: "Primeval" |
| 2001 | Angels Don't Sleep Here | Teenage Michael | |
| 2002 | A Wedding Story: Josh and Reva | Tony Santos | Uncredited |
| 2000–2003 | Guiding Light | Tony Santos | Contract role, August 29, 2000 – October 3, 2003 |
| 2003–2004 | 8 Simple Rules | Luke | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Heights | Benjamin's Ex | |
| 2005 | The Lost City | Jose Antonio "Manzanita" Echeverria | |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Gabriel Ruiz | Episode: "Assassin" |
| 2006 | Fashion House | Eddie Zarouvian | 28 episodes |
| 2007 | Rumbero | Alberto | |
| 2008 | Fire Bay | Ferrer | |
| 2009 | Ready or Not | The Matador | |
| 2009 | La Linea | Diablo | |
| 2010 | Bodas de Sangre | Leonardo | |
| 2010–2011, 2013 |
All My Children | Griffin Castillo | Recurring role, December 16, 2010 – September 23, 2011; April 29–May 13, 2013 (144 episodes) |
| 2015 | Circle | Soldier | |
| 2015 | The Invitation | Miguel | |
| 2016–2017 | Days of Our Lives | Dario Hernandez | Contract role |
| 2016 | Below the Surface | Shane | TV film |
| 2018–2022 | The Young and the Restless | Rey Rosales | Contract role |
References
[edit]- ^ David Bauder (19 May 2003). "Emmys make Wayne a winner; 'World Turns' is best drama". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Daytime Emmys Central: 29th Annual (2001-2002)". SoapCentral. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ Fairman, Michael. "Jordi Vilasuso Joins The Cast of Days of our Lives!". On-Air On-Soaps. Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ Lewis, Errol (13 February 2016). "DAYS Star Jordi Vilasuso Talks Daytime Return". Soap Opera Network.
- ^ Soaps SheKnows (July 19, 2017). "Jordi Vilasuso confirms Days exit as Dario". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Exclusive! Jordi Vilasuso Joins Y&R". Soap Opera Digest. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ Jordi Vilasuso [@JordiVilasuso] (March 30, 2022). "Playing Rey Rosales and being part of the Rosales family was a beautiful chapter in my career. I was proud to represent my culture on daytimes #1 drama and work with an incredible cast and crew that I will miss dearly" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Jordi Vilasuso. "If I may quote my wife". twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ Jordi Vilasuso. "At 5:11 am we welcomed Riley". twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ Jordi Vilasuso. "Welcome to the family Everly Maeve Vilasuso". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ "Jordi Vilasuso on Instagram: "Repost @kaitlinvilasuso .. So it happened, ..."".
External links
[edit]
- 1981 births
- American male soap opera actors
- Living people
- American entertainers of Cuban descent
- American people of Catalan descent
- Cuban people of Catalan descent
- Male actors from Miami
- Actors from Coral Gables, Florida
- Daytime Emmy Award winners
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series winners