Jonathan Jackson (actor)
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Jonathan Stevens Jackson (born May 11, 1982 in Orlando, Florida) is an American actor.
He is most famous as Lucky Spencer on General Hospital, a role he played from 1993 to 1999. He is widely held by fans and the media to be the definitive Lucky Spencer. Jackson had a very close relationship to his famous onscreen parents, Tony Geary and Genie Francis, and remains best friends with Geary to this day.
Jackson has starred in movies Camp Nowhere, Trapped in a Purple Haze, The Deep End of the Ocean, Tuck Everlasting, , Insomnia, and Stephen King's Riding the Bullet. In addition to acting, Jonathan plays guitar and sings in a band with his brother, Richard. The band is called Enation, and they have released a few albums. The previous names of the band were Jono and the Rock, Scarlet River and Scarlet Road. Several of his songs were aired on General Hospital, the most memorable being his ballad titled "Elizabeth".
He has been married to former GH actress Lisa Vultaggio since 21 June 2002 and they have a son, Caleb Jackson, born on 21 June 2003 and a daughter, Adora Jackson, born in the summer of 2005. The family splits their time between Washington state (where Jackson is from) and Los Angeles.
Jackson was named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People".
Jackson won three Daytime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Younger Actor" for his role as Lucky in 1995, 1998, and 1999.
Jackson has strongly held Christian beliefs. However, he does not let his strong spirituality decide his film roles, and has taken roles involving drug use, premarital sex, and other things not in accord with his religion.
Jackson comes from a tight family with strong spiritual beliefs. His father, Rick, is a doctor in private practice in Vancouver, Washington. His mother, Jeanine, is a home-maker and is deeply involved with the family's church. Jackson has two siblings. His older brother, Richard Lee, is also an actor, albeit a less successful one, and the drummer in their band, Enation. His older sister, Candice, is a lawyer and a published author.
Selected filmography
- A Little Thing Called Murder (2006)
- Riding the Bullet (2004)
- (2004)
- Tuck Everlasting (2002)
- Insomnia (2002)
- Trapped in a Purple Haze (2000)
- General Hospital (1963) (TV series) (1993-1999)
- The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
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