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Tom Pelphrey

Tom Pelphrey (born July 28 1982, Howell Township, New Jersey) is an American actor.

Early years

Pelphrey graduated from Howell High School in 2000, and from Rutgers University (Mason Gross School of the Arts) in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Career

Guiding Light

Pelphrey's most notable role has been the role of Jonathan Randall the son of Reva Shayne and her late former husband, Richard Winslow, on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light. He joined the cast in September 2004 and received critical acclaim for his portrayal of anti-hero Jonathan.

He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2005, and won the award the following year in April 2006. He received a third consecutive nomination in the same category in 2007 but lost out to Bryton McClure. Pelphrey won his second Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2008.

His character's popular romantic relationship with Tammy Layne Winslow (Stephanie Gatschet) was subject to great controversy, as the characters were first cousins and siblings by adoption. Pelphrey and Gatschet left the show in January 2007 in a storyline dictated exit.

Pelphrey returned for a brief stint in late July 2007 and early August 2007 on Guiding Light in the role he created. A book was published in September 2007 about his character's life on the run. He again returned to the show on January 22, 2008. According to Soap Opera Digest, Pelphrey has not signed a long-term contract, but he will be, as he states, "around for a while". Despite his contract, it has been rumored that Pelphrey has signed on with General Hospital as the character of Dante Falconeri, the son of Olivia Falconeri and Sonny Corinthos.

Primetime television

On March 30, 2007, he appeared in an episode of Numb3rs, "Pandora's Box".

Theatre

From September 6, 2007 to September 30, 2007, Pelphrey performed in Kevin Mandel's A New Television Arrives, Finally as the title character, at Theatre 54, in New York.

Personal life

Pelphrey dated former Guiding Light co-star, Gina Tognoni, from February 2005 to November 2005. He is now rumored to be dating former Guiding Light co-star Stephanie Gatschet.