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John J. York Biography

Birth Name:John Joseph Robert York

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Well known for his role on the daytime soap opera "General Hospital," his longest -running role, which he was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer: Daytime in 1963
  • Attended Brother Rice High School in Chicago
  • Co-starred on Nickelodeon’s TV film, "Drake & Josh Go Hollywood," as well as Disney Channel TV series "Wizards of Waverly Place․"
  • Starred as the lead on the American horror series "Werewolf," his second-longest running role

Awards

  • 1992Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Male Newcomer: Daytime: nominated