John Brotherton News

John Brotherton is relatively news to One Life to Live. H first aired on August 21, 2007.

That date just happens to be the actor's birthday. What else can we reveal about the star? Take a look at a few fun Brotherton facts below:

• The first scene Brotherton taped was with Forbes March (ex-Nash).

• His wife, Alison, is an actress and appeared as a young mother opposite Kathy Brier (Marcie) in a 2008 episode of One Life to Live.

• s good friends with co-star John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex), with whom he shares a love of golf and poker.

• Grew up in Seattle, but is a huge New England Patriots fan.

TV Guide Canada describes John Brotherton as "Llanview’s hottest con man since Tuc Watkins."

The publication recently caught up with the One Life to Live star. Here are highlights from the interview:

TVGuide.ca: Where did you come from? Who the hell is John Brotherton? I don’t think I’ve been this excited about a One Life to Live newcomer since Jessica Tuck [ex-Megan].
John Brotherton: Wow — thank you. I appreciate all your support you’ve given me over the past few months. I’m a Northwestern boy — I’ve lived in Seattle and Portland all my life. I was a business kid all through college, and once I graduated, I jumped in my car and moved to L.A.

Once I got my dream business internship, I realized as much as I was good at what I did in the corporate world, it wasn’t my passion. I was a theatre minor throughout school but it was more of a hobby because everyone in my family are artists. So I thought, why not make my hobby and passion my profession? That was 2003 — I was in L.A. for four years before I got my big break on One Life to Live.

TVG: I love your chemistry with Bree Williamson [Jessica] and Forbes March [Nash] — you guys could be the next Three Musketeers on daytime.
JB: They’re amazing — I hope the show explores that storyline more too. Jared’s one busy guy!

Read the full interview with Brotherton now.

John Brotherton is relatively new to One Life to Live. He recently spoke with Soap Opera Digest about his experience working on the show so far...

Who were the first people you worked with?
Brotherton: The first day I worked was the poker game, so Forbes March was essentially the first guy that I sat down and b.s.'d with, which was great because he sort of showed me all the tricks of the trade, gave me the tour and the whole nine, so he was super cool and we hit it right off.

Then I worked with Melissa Archer, who is about the sweetest person on the planet. When you're the new kid, you don't know if you're going to run into egos, but ... none of that [here]! It was very cool. I work with some very cool people.

So how's it going, aside from everyone being so friendly?
Brotherton: It is an absolute blast. I love going to work. I feel lucky because I'm paying my bills and doing what I love to do. It doesn't get any better than that. I'm having fun.

What were you told about the character going in?
Brotherton: I'll never forget the audition because my agent told me to think Sawyer from Lost. So I had to grow my scruff out because usually I didn't have scruff, and now I have scruff 24/7. And they wanted sexy and charming, but also edgy. I was like, "Cool!" Most of the parts I go out on I'm, like, Mr. All-American. Shave me and I look like a little boy from next door.

So this was fun because there was some meat there. Having a juicy character is what we crave as actors. I'm not just playing myself.

Fans are already writing in about your chemistry with Melissa Archer. How is working with Melissa?
Brotherton: She is the best! She's talented and she cares. She cares about her work and the people she works with. She's a joy to work with. I feel lucky to be surrounded by so many good people.

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