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Réal Andrews
Born
Réal Johnson

(1963-01-31) January 31, 1963 (age 61)
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
Spouse
Michele Viscasso
​
(m. 2000)​
Children3

Réal Andrews (born Réal Johnson; January 31, 1963)

Marcus Taggert on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital
since 1996.

Early life and education

Born Réal Johnson, Andrews was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia by a single mother. Andrews did not have a relationship with his biological father, a musician who abandoned Andrews and his mother when he was only a few years old. Andrews only met his birth father one time while in college.

Toronto, Canada for college where found work in the entertainment industry.[2]

Career

Andrews started his career in 1981 as a stuntman, becoming one of the first Black stunt men in Canada.[2] While he had a long list of credits, Andrews had been working as a struggling actor for years by the time he booked General Hospital in late 1996. Marcus Taggert which originally was an "under-five" role which would help launch Andrews career. From 1997 to 1999, Andrews would also star in the Dan Gordon created series, Soldier of Fortune, Inc..[4] He would leave the role of Taggert for a few months in 1997 only to return by year's end. In 2003, Andrews chose not to renew his contract with General Hospital and Taggert was written in May 2003.[5] Andrews quickly joined the cast of CBS Daytime's As the World Turns as Walker Daniels in 2003.[6] Only a year later, Andrews was let go from the series.[7] In 2010, Andrews joined the cast of the web series, The Bay as Dr. Keith Campbell.[8] In 2015, Andrews joined the cast of Days of Our Lives in a recurring role.[9] In 2020, Andrews made an unannounced return to General Hospital as Taggert on January 17, 2020.[10]

Personal life

On November 4, 2000, Andrews married Michele Viscasso.[1] They have three children together.[3][11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Iceman Lab tech
1984 Listen to the City Green
1986 Busted Up Auditioning fighter
1987 Wild Thing Raul
1987 Nowhere to Hide Luther
1987 City of Shadows Thug in Diner
1987 Last Man Standing Razor
1988 Night Friend Myles
1989 Food of the Gods II Mark
1989 Born on the Fourth of July Vet #3
1989 Renegades Cop
1994 Final Round Carlos Direct-to-video film
2006 Movin' Too Fast Detective #2

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1984 The Glitter Dome Cooley Television film
1985 Night Heat 4 roles 4 episodes
1986 In This Corner Fighter #2 Television film
1987 CBS Schoolbreak Special Gordon Episode: "The Day They Came to Arrest the Book"
1987
21 Jump Street
 Drug dealer Episode: "
Besieged: Part 1
"
1988 China Beach Patient #3 Episode: "Waiting for Beckett"
1989 Street Legal Wendell Walker Episode: "Basketball Story"
1989 Friday the 13th: The Series Deacon Episode: "Night Hunger"
1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth Deacon Powell Episode: "All That You Can Be"
1989 C.B.C.'s Magic Hour Tommy Mills Episode: "The Fighter"
1989 E.N.G. Roy Episode: "Pilot: Parts 1 & Part 2"
1990 War of the Worlds Man in Bar Episode: "Synthetic Love"
1992 Catwalk Tyrone Episode: "Life's Not Black 'n White"
1993 Night Owl Ivan Television film
1995 Days of Our Lives Robert Parry Guest role
1996–2003,
2020–present		 General Hospital
Marcus Taggert
 Series regular: 1996–2003;
recurring role: 2020–present
1998 Port Charles Marcus Taggert Recurring role
1997 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Chance Walker Main role (season 1)
2003 As the World Turns Walker Daniels Recurring role
2005, 2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sergeant Ray Crawford / Army Recruiter Episodes: "Blood", "Turmoil"
2006 Law & Order Deon Episode: "Release"
2010 The Bay Keith Campbell Recurring role
2016–2017 Days of Our Lives Hal Michaels Recurring role: May 12, 2016 to March 9, 2017

References

  1. ^
    American Media, Inc.
    : 42–45.
  2. ^ a b c d e Jacobs, Damon L. (January 10, 2011). "THE BAY Series Interviews - Real Andrews Part One". We Love Soaps. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Cyril Andrews Obituary - West Vancouver, BC". Legacy.com. October 24, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Jacobs, Damon L. (January 12, 2011). "THE BAY Series Interviews - Real Andrews Part Two". We Love Soaps. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (February 7, 2003). "Andrews to leave role as Taggert". Soapcentral.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  6. Soap Central
    . Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  7. Soap Central
    . September 1, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  8. Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media, Inc. (SAY Media
    ). Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  9. TV Source Magazine
    . United States: SoSource Media, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  10. Soap Central
    . United States. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  11. Soap Central
    . Retrieved February 22, 2020.

External links
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