Michael Zaslow

About Michael Zaslow

Who is it?: Actor, Writer
Birth Day: November 01, 1942
Birth Place:  Inglewood, California, United States
Died On: December 6, 1998(1998-12-06) (aged 56)\nNew York City, New York, United States
Birth Sign: Sagittarius
Cause of death: Motor neuron disease
Spouse(s): Joanne Dorian (1965–1972; divorced) Susan Hufford (1975–1998; his death, 2 children)

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Michael Zaslow was born on November 01, 1942 in  Inglewood, California, United States, is Actor, Writer. Michael Zaslow was born on November 1, 1942 in Inglewood, California and was an actor and writer, best known for his work in daytime dramas, or soap operas. He was married twice, to Joanne Dorian and Susan Hufford, by whom he had two daughters, Helena and Marika. He died on December 6, 1998 in New York City, succumbing to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a nerve-cell disorder better known as Lou Gehrig's disease.Michael's Broadway credits included Fiddler on the Roof, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Boccaccio, and Onward Victoria, while he appeared in the films You Light Up My Life, Meteor, and Seven Minutes in Heaven, and guested on numerous primetime series, from Star Trek (1966) to Law and Order (1990). He acted in several soap operas, namely CBS's Search for Tomorrow (1951) and Love Is a Many Spledored Thing (1967), and ABC's One Life to Live (1968), and wrote for NBC's Another World (1964). But he was best known for portraying the manipulative businessman Roger Thorpe on the CBS daytime drama (The) Guiding Light, the longest running dramatic series of any genre, beginning January 25, 1937 on radio, and playing from June 30, 1952 to September 18, 2009 on television. Michael received four Emmy nominations playing the villainous Roger Thorpe from 1971 to 1980, and again from 1989 to 1997, and garnered a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1994 for the role. He was a favorite of both critics and fans.
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Biography/Timeline

1966

Zaslow guest starred on a number of other television shows and soap operas, including Barnaby Jones and Law & Order. In the episode "The Man Trap," the series' September 8, 1966 premiere of Star Trek, he played Crewman Darnell, the first Starship Enterprise crew member to be killed off. The incident sparked the first diagnosis of the now-famous line: "He's dead, Jim," by Enterprise crew-member Dr. Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley). He also appeared as Jordan in the episode "I, Mudd". He also costarred in the 1977 feature film You Light Up My Life, and appeared in the 1979 sci-fi movie Meteor.

1970

However, it was for his work as Roger Thorpe on Guiding Light that Zaslow was always best known. One of the show's central villains of the 1970s, his first onscreen "death" was voted the top scene in the show's history when the series celebrated its 50th anniversary. In the late 1980s, he returned to the show and, once again, became a central figure. Zaslow received multiple Daytime Emmy nominations (and one win) for his work in the role, and continually appeared on both critics' and fans' lists of favorite soap opera performers.

1983

Zaslow was born in Inglewood, California. He played Dick Hart on the CBS soap opera Search for Tomorrow and Dr. Peter Chernak on Love Is a Many Splendored Thing. He also played David Renaldi on ABC's One Life to Live from 1983 to 1986, and in 1998. Zaslow was also a Writer for the NBC soap opera Another World.

1997

In 1997, he began to experience difficulty speaking. When it became noticeable on screen, he was placed on leave at Guiding Light. (There are conflicting stories as to whether Zaslow was then fired; there was for some time a legal action against Guiding Light and sponsor Procter & Gamble, which was eventually settled.) It was some time before Zaslow was finally diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. (It was first thought he had suffered a stroke). Zaslow did not return to Guiding Light, and his role was briefly recast before being written off. (In 2004, Zaslow's character on Guiding Light died off-screen.)

1998

Zaslow was hired at One Life to Live in 1998 to play David Renaldi again, appearing first in May of that year, his condition being written into the storyline. Zaslow made numerous appearances over the next seven months before he was too ill to continue working; his final appearance on One Life to Live was televised December 1, 1998, days before his death. His character was never killed off on the soap opera, which went through a series of Writers over a two-year period, none of whom chose to deal with David's illness and Zaslow's death.

2004

In 2004, Zaslow and Hufford's daughter Helena died. Susan Hufford released a book about Zaslow and his fight with ALS, titled Not That Man Anymore. Zaslow had begun writing the book several years earlier.

2006

In 2006, Zaslow's widow Susan Hufford died from cancer. She is survived by her daughter, Marika Zaslow.