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Tyler Christopher (born
Tyler Christopher Baker on
November 11, 1972 in
Delaware, Ohio, USA) is an
American actor.
Christopher is best known
for his role on the ABC
daytime drama General
Hospital as Nikolas
Cassadine, scion of the
powerful Cassadine family.
Career
Christopher began his
acting career on the daytime
drama General Hospital as
Nikolas Cassadine in July
1996. He immediately
captured the hearts of fans
and the notice of television
critics. He won the Soap
Opera Digest Award as "Best
Newcomer" in 1997. His first
run on the show was from
1996 to 1999.
Christopher returned to the
show in 2003. He was
nominated for a Daytime Emmy
Award for Best Younger Actor
in 1998 and Best Supporting
Actor in 2005. From
2004-2005, he also played
the General Hospital
character Connor Bishop.
During his hiatus from
General Hospital,
Christopher was cast as a
regular (Ethan) on The
Pretender and the two
subsequent Pretender TV
Movies. He landed the lead
role in the CBS Pilot "Sam's
Circus" and also the UPN
Pilot "One for the Money".
He also made numerous guest
appearances on Charmed and
Angel, CSI: Las Vegas,
Boomtown, JAG, and many
more. He also played Jacob
Wheeler Jr. in Steven
Spielberg's television
mini-series Into the West
which premiered on June 10,
2005.
Christopher starred in
several independent features
during his post-GH career:
Out of the Black, Catfish in
Black Bean Sauce, and Face
The Music. All three are
available on DVD.
Personal life
Heritage
Christopher is of Native
American heritage (both his
parents have Indian
heritage).
He attended college at Ohio
Wesleyan University.
He was nominated by the
NAACP's Image Awards as
Outstanding Actor in a
Daytime Drama Series, but
lost to Kristoff St. John.
His ethnic background played
a key part in his role as a
half-white/half-Lakota in
Into the West.
Relationships
Christopher announced his
engagement to rebound
Brienne Pedigo, sports
reporter from Indiana, in
November 2006.
He was previously married to
Desperate Housewives star
Eva Longoria from 2002 to
2004. (Longoria was working
in daytime at the time, as
Isabelle on The Young and
the Restless.)
He also dated his General
Hospital co-star Natalia
Livingston from 2004 to
2006.
In the mid-late 90s, he was
engaged to former General
Hospital co-star Vanessa
Marcil.
Family
• Drew Cheetwood -
cousin
• Derk Cheetwood - cousin
(born October 8, 1973)
Other credits
• In 2002, Christopher
and his close friend Ronnie
Marmo, started a theater
group known as the 68 Cent
Crew Theater Company.
• In November of 2005, he
injured his arm, which
required surgery (no cast
was needed) and forced him
to miss both a week of work
and ABC's Super Soap Weekend
at Disney World. He was
temporarily replaced by
actor Chris Beetem for six
shows in December 2005.
• Christopher also made an
appearance in the music
video for LeAnn Rimes' new
single "And It Feels Like".
He plays Leann's love
interest.
[edit] Filmography
• General Hospital as
Nikolas Cassadine
(1996-1999, 2003-present)
• Face The Music as
Dan/Danielle (2006, DVD
release)
• Out of the Black as Cole
Malby (2001)
• Catfish in Black Bean
Sauce as Micheal (1999)
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Tyler
Christopher's Biography
