Connor Paolo Biography

Fast Facts

• He attended the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City and took acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
• Quote: "(On appearing in the ABC series "One Life to Live") "I did three auditions for Travis․ Two were with ten other boys; after that it was narrowed down to six boys․ We then read with Kristen, then it was narrowed to three boys․""
• Quote: "(On his character, Declan Porter, failing his prep school entrance exams in the ABC series "Revenge") "I mean, I don't know if you've ever had to take private school entrance exams, but they can be very, very difficult․""
• Quote: "(On his character's relationship with the Hamptons, the setting for the series "Revenge") "They look down on [Declan, his role]․ There's a very wide class divide in that society where you are ruling or you are peasant․ It's almost like feudalism․"
• Quote: "(On working in daytime dramas) "It's basically a crash-test․ There's not much rehearsal․""
• He is a big fan of The Pretty Reckless, the band fronted by Taylor Momsen, his co-star in The CW series "Gossip Girl․"
• His music choices include punk, hip-hop and classic rock