Josh Taylor
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Josh Taylor (born September 25, 1943 in Princeton, Illinois) is an American musician, best known for his work as the bassist for the bands Circus of the Seed and Goodman County; however, he has received local appreciation for his own music as well.
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[edit] Early years
When Taylor was 9 years old, he tied his little brother Adam to a water meter with fishing line and left him for the baby-sitter to touch. He was severely punished.
[edit] TV roles
After earning his Juris Doctorate, he decided to take a year off and work on the Alaskan pipeline. On the way to Alaska he stopped in Los Angeles to visit friends and was offered a job as manager of the Beverly Hills Brakskeller. He spent a year and a half at the restaurant which catered to celebrities and, surrounded by actors and producers, decided to give up a future in law to pursue acting. After the Bratskellar closed, he worked as a bartender at the Riverside Lounge in Santa Monicca until he snagged his first acting role playing a contemporary cowboy on an episode of Barnaby Jones in 1976. This was quickly followed with roles on The Six Million Dollar Man and The Hardy Boys.
In 1977 he took the role of bartender Chris Kostichek on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He left the show in 1987 to pursue other roles. In 1988 he starred opposite Barbara Eden in the made for television movie, "The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick," and guest starred on series including Diagnosis Murder, Walker: Texas Ranger, Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, and L.A. Law. In 1981 he had his own short-lived detective series, Riker. He followed this with the pilot of the television version of "North Dallas Forty," and starred as Mike Hogan on The Hogan Family until 1991. He played Jack McKay on Beverly Hills 90210.
In 1997, he returned to Days, this time playing the character of Roman Brady. In 2004, Roman was murdered by the Salem Stalker (who turned out to be his ex-wife, Marlena) during his and Kate's wedding reception. A few months later, it was revealed that Roman didn't die but was alive on a tropical island called Melaswen (New Salem). He is still appearing on the show.
[edit] Personal life
He has one daughter, Tristan, from his first marriage while in college. He had a long term relationship with dancer/actress Sandahl Bergman in the 80's. On 1999-11-06, he married Lisa Tremblay, a flight attendant he met in 1995.
[edit] External links
- Josh Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
- Alljoshtaylor.com - fan-created site
Categories: 1943 births | Dartmouth Big Green football players | Living people | American actors | American television actors | American film actors | American soap opera actors | Matlock actors | Murder, She Wrote actors | Bureau County, Illinois | Peoria County, Illinois | People from Illinois | Days of our Lives actors
