Josh Taylor (born September 25, 1943) is an American actor. He is best
known for playing the roles of Chris Kositchek (he originated in 1977)
and Roman Brady on the American dramatic serial Days of Our Lives,
Jack McKay on the teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210 and as Michael
Hogan, the father figure on NBC's situation comedy The Hogan
Family.Born in Princeton, Illinois as Tommy Tim Taylor and known as
"Timmy", Taylor moved with his family to Chillicothe, Illinois when he
was two years old. His dad became athletic director of Chillicothe
Township High School (now Illinois Valley Central High School) as well
as a respected football coach, and both Josh and older brother Ron
played quarterback under him. Heavily recruited for his football
skills, Josh chose Dartmouth College, where he was a member of two Ivy
Championship teams and graduated with a bachelor's degree in
sociology. He then received a full scholarship to the University of
Denver law school, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree. After
earning his law degree, he moved to the West Coast.After earning his
Juris Doctor, he decided to take a year off and work on the Alaska
Pipeline. On the way to Alaska he stopped in Los Angeles to visit
friends and was offered a job as manager of the Westwood Village
Bratskeller. 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
Bratskeller closed, he worked as a bartender at the Riverside Lounge
in Santa Monica 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 Kositchek on
the soap opera Days of Our Lives. His notoriety heightened as he
became an integral part of the fictional landscape of Salem, the
setting of the soap, and this eventually led to primetime starring
tryouts. In 1981, Taylor went to CBS and had his own short-lived
detective series, Riker. His role on Days continued uninterrupted.
known for playing the roles of Chris Kositchek (he originated in 1977)
and Roman Brady on the American dramatic serial Days of Our Lives,
Jack McKay on the teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210 and as Michael
Hogan, the father figure on NBC's situation comedy The Hogan
Family.Born in Princeton, Illinois as Tommy Tim Taylor and known as
"Timmy", Taylor moved with his family to Chillicothe, Illinois when he
was two years old. His dad became athletic director of Chillicothe
Township High School (now Illinois Valley Central High School) as well
as a respected football coach, and both Josh and older brother Ron
played quarterback under him. Heavily recruited for his football
skills, Josh chose Dartmouth College, where he was a member of two Ivy
Championship teams and graduated with a bachelor's degree in
sociology. He then received a full scholarship to the University of
Denver law school, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree. After
earning his law degree, he moved to the West Coast.After earning his
Juris Doctor, he decided to take a year off and work on the Alaska
Pipeline. On the way to Alaska he stopped in Los Angeles to visit
friends and was offered a job as manager of the Westwood Village
Bratskeller. 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
Bratskeller closed, he worked as a bartender at the Riverside Lounge
in Santa Monica 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 Kositchek on
the soap opera Days of Our Lives. His notoriety heightened as he
became an integral part of the fictional landscape of Salem, the
setting of the soap, and this eventually led to primetime starring
tryouts. In 1981, Taylor went to CBS and had his own short-lived
detective series, Riker. His role on Days continued uninterrupted.
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