Jay Hammer
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Jay Hammer | |
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Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | November 16, 1944
Occupation | Actor, television writer |
Years active | 1968–2009 |
Spouse(s) | Dene Nardi (m. 1990) |
Partner(s) | Pamela K. Long |
Children | 3 |
Jay Hammer (born November 16, 1944) is an American actor best known for his run as freelancer journalist Fletcher Reade who falls in love with Dr. Claire Ramsey on CBS Daytime's Guiding Light[1][2] from March 1984 until March 1998. He returned briefly in the spring of 1999, and again made an appearance as the show ended in 2009. He had a notable role as Allan Willis during the 1978–1979 season of The Jeffersons. His character on The Jeffersons was the son of mixed-race couple Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover and Roxie Roker).
Other appearances include roles in The Blue Knight, Kojak, Mannix, Sons and Daughters, Emergency!, and Adam-12. His theater credits include off-Broadway productions of Passing Through from Exotic Places and Serenading Louie. He played the role of ranch forehand Max Dekker on Texas in 1981.[citation needed]
Personal life[]
He lived for five years with Texas and Guiding Light writer Pamela K. Long; they have one child. He has been married to since 1990; they have two children. Hammer wrote for Guiding Light under the name Charles Jay Hammer.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Schemering, Christopher (1987). Guiding Light: A 50th Anniversary Celebration. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-33931-7.
- ^ Reichardt, Nancy M. (1995-04-09). "Double Duty for Charles Jay Hammer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
External links[]
- 1944 births
- Living people
- American male soap opera actors
- American soap opera writers
- American male screenwriters
- Male actors from San Francisco
- University of the Pacific (United States) alumni
- American male television writers
- Screenwriters from California
- American television actor, 1940s birth stubs