Kin Shriner (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor, best known
for his portrayal of Scott Baldwin on the ABC soap opera General
Hospital and its spin-off Port Charles.Shriner and his twin brother,
actor Wil Shriner, were born in New York City to the late Eileen
"Pixie" McDermott and Herb Shriner, a popular television personality.
The boys' parents died in an automobile accident when the twins were
teenagers, after which the brothers moved to Texas to live with their
grandmother.Shriner was employed by Fuller Brush as a door-to-door
salesman before becoming an actor. He was originally cast as Scott
Baldwin on General Hospital in 1977, the role he is best known for
playing. In the fall of 1980, he left General Hospital and immediately
began playing Jeb Hampton on the NBC daytime soap opera Texas. He left
that role in 1981 and soon returned to General Hospital, where he
remained until 1983, returning again from 1987-1993. In between those
stints, he appeared on the short-lived syndicated daily soap Rituals
as hero Mike Gallagher. He also played Dr. Brian Carrey on CBS's The
Bold and the Beautiful from 1994 to 1995. In 1997, he once again
returned to playing Scott Baldwin, but this time on General Hospital's
spin-off Port Charles. Port Charles was set in the same fictional city
as General Hospital - Port Charles, New York - and featured many of
the same characters. In 2000, Shriner returned to General Hospital and
quit appearing on Port Charles the next year. He left General Hospital
again in 2004, and in that year portrayed Harrison Bartlett on The
Young and the Restless. In 2005, he joined the cast of As the World
Turns in the role of Keith Morrissey until leaving the show in 2006.
He returned to General Hospital in 2007 and left the series again in
2008. In 2013, he returned to General Hospital, where he has remained
since. Additionally, in 2011, he served as a temporary fill-in for
fellow actor Ted Shackelford on The Young and the Restless, portraying
Jeffrey Bardwell until September 2011.Outside of soap operas, Shriner
has appeared on several primetime television programs, playing
temporary roles beginning in 1976. In later years he guest starred on
several programs such as ABC's top 10 sitcom Full House.
for his portrayal of Scott Baldwin on the ABC soap opera General
Hospital and its spin-off Port Charles.Shriner and his twin brother,
actor Wil Shriner, were born in New York City to the late Eileen
"Pixie" McDermott and Herb Shriner, a popular television personality.
The boys' parents died in an automobile accident when the twins were
teenagers, after which the brothers moved to Texas to live with their
grandmother.Shriner was employed by Fuller Brush as a door-to-door
salesman before becoming an actor. He was originally cast as Scott
Baldwin on General Hospital in 1977, the role he is best known for
playing. In the fall of 1980, he left General Hospital and immediately
began playing Jeb Hampton on the NBC daytime soap opera Texas. He left
that role in 1981 and soon returned to General Hospital, where he
remained until 1983, returning again from 1987-1993. In between those
stints, he appeared on the short-lived syndicated daily soap Rituals
as hero Mike Gallagher. He also played Dr. Brian Carrey on CBS's The
Bold and the Beautiful from 1994 to 1995. In 1997, he once again
returned to playing Scott Baldwin, but this time on General Hospital's
spin-off Port Charles. Port Charles was set in the same fictional city
as General Hospital - Port Charles, New York - and featured many of
the same characters. In 2000, Shriner returned to General Hospital and
quit appearing on Port Charles the next year. He left General Hospital
again in 2004, and in that year portrayed Harrison Bartlett on The
Young and the Restless. In 2005, he joined the cast of As the World
Turns in the role of Keith Morrissey until leaving the show in 2006.
He returned to General Hospital in 2007 and left the series again in
2008. In 2013, he returned to General Hospital, where he has remained
since. Additionally, in 2011, he served as a temporary fill-in for
fellow actor Ted Shackelford on The Young and the Restless, portraying
Jeffrey Bardwell until September 2011.Outside of soap operas, Shriner
has appeared on several primetime television programs, playing
temporary roles beginning in 1976. In later years he guest starred on
several programs such as ABC's top 10 sitcom Full House.
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