John E. Dunn
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John E. Dunn is an American actor famous primarily for being one of the actors to play the character Tad Gardner on soap opera All My Children
.
In 1978, Dunn won a Soapy Award
in the category "Favorite Juvenile" for his work on All My Children. That year, the Soapies were broadcast on NBC
's America Alive, which came live from both New York and Hollywood; so winners didn't even need to travel from their respective coasts to receive their awards.
In addition to his soap opera work, Dunn worked as an actor in commercials and had a role in the 1983
horror film Sleepaway Camp
. At present, he is an executive for a streaming video company.
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...
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In 1978, Dunn won a Soapy Award
Soapy Awards
The Soapy Awards were an award presented by Soap Opera Digest magazine to the best work on American soap operas from 1977 until 1983. Unlike their successors, the Soap Opera Digest Awards, this accolade lacked a great deal of glamour. The statue itself was a tall geometic crystal were presented...
in the category "Favorite Juvenile" for his work on All My Children. That year, the Soapies were broadcast on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's America Alive, which came live from both New York and Hollywood; so winners didn't even need to travel from their respective coasts to receive their awards.
In addition to his soap opera work, Dunn worked as an actor in commercials and had a role in the 1983
1983 in film
-Events:*February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York*May 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of...
horror film Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp is a 1983 cult classic slasher film written and directed by Robert Hiltzik—who also served as executive producer. The film is about teen campers getting killed at a summer camp...
. At present, he is an executive for a streaming video company.