J. Eddie Peck
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John Edward Peck is an American film and television actor, known professionally as J. Eddie Peck.
He lived in Joplin, Missouri
during the 1970s and graduated from Joplin Parkwood High School in 1976. He attended Missouri Southern State University
.
Much of Peck's work has been on both daytime and prime time soap opera
s. He is perhaps best known for his role on The Young and the Restless
as Cole Howard. He played the role from 1993 to 1999. He is also known for succeeding Michael Lowry
in the role of Jake Martin
on All My Children
, a role he played from 2000 to 2003. Other soap credits include Days of our Lives
(1984, 1991–1992); Dynasty
(1988–1989) and Dallas
(1989).
Films in which Peck has appeared in include Dangerously Close
, Lambada
, and Blind Heat.
Earlier in his career, Peck guest-starred on a number of popular TV series, including Diagnosis: Murder
, Highway to Heaven
, Cheers
, Murder, She Wrote
, and Knight Rider. Peck guest-starred in the ABC Family
hit series Kyle XY
as Adam Baylin in the season finale of season one and certain episodes of season two.
Peck hosted the Miss USA 1998
pageant.
Peck has been married to Sonya Zaza since 1989; they have two sons, Austin and Dalton.
He lived in Joplin, Missouri
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
during the 1970s and graduated from Joplin Parkwood High School in 1976. He attended Missouri Southern State University
Missouri Southern State University
Missouri Southern State University is a public, state university located in Joplin, Missouri. Missouri Southern State University was formerly Missouri Southern State College and is also known as Missouri Southern, MSSU, or MoSo for short. Established in 1937 as Joplin Junior College, Missouri...
.
Much of Peck's work has been on both daytime and prime time soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s. He is perhaps best known for his role on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
as Cole Howard. He played the role from 1993 to 1999. He is also known for succeeding Michael Lowry
Michael Lowry (actor)
Michael Lowry is an American actor best known for his role as Jake Martin on All My Children from 1996 to 2000. He has also appeared in the soap opera As the World Turns as Les Sweeney in 2004 and 2005...
in the role of Jake Martin
Jake Martin (All My Children)
Dr. Joseph Henry "Jake" Martin, Jr. is a fictional character on the long-running American daytime drama All My Children. Since the character's on-screen birth in 1979, he has been portrayed by several actors, most recently by Ricky Paull Goldin, who took over the role on April 30, 2008 until the...
on All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
, a role he played from 2000 to 2003. Other soap credits include Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
(1984, 1991–1992); Dynasty
Dynasty (TV series)
Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...
(1988–1989) and Dallas
Dallas (TV series)
Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
(1989).
Films in which Peck has appeared in include Dangerously Close
Dangerously Close
-Plot:At an elite school, a group of student who call themselves "The Sentinels" begin terrorizing their socially undesirable classmates. Soon, one of their targets ends up brutally murdered....
, Lambada
Lambada (film)
Lambada is a 1990 dramatic movie starring J. Eddie Peck, Melora Hardin, Ricky Paull Goldin, Dennis Burkley, and Keene Curtis. Lambada was written and directed by Joel Silberg....
, and Blind Heat.
Earlier in his career, Peck guest-starred on a number of popular TV series, including Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
, Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven is an American television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.- Season 1 :- Season 2 :- Season 3 :- Season 4 :- Season 5 :...
, Cheers
Cheers
Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles...
, Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
, and Knight Rider. Peck guest-starred in the ABC Family
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
hit series Kyle XY
Kyle XY
Kyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle...
as Adam Baylin in the season finale of season one and certain episodes of season two.
Peck hosted the Miss USA 1998
Miss USA 1998
Miss USA 1998, the 47th Miss USA pageant, was held in Shreveport, Louisiana in March, 1998. The preliminary competition was held on 6 March 1998 and the final competition on 10 March 1998...
pageant.
Peck has been married to Sonya Zaza since 1989; they have two sons, Austin and Dalton.