Jonathan Randall
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Jonathan Randall is a fictional character
on the television
soap opera
Guiding Light
.
He is portrayed by actor Tom Pelphrey
, who has been nominated several times for the Daytime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Younger Actor, and has won the award twice, in 2006 and 2008 .
, and the late Prince Richard Winslow. He was first seen on the show in 2004. He is the half-brother to Reva's four other children Dylan Lewis, Marah Lewis
, Shayne Lewis
and Colin O'Neill.
His existence was revealed to the audience in 1999, when Reva's life in San Cristobel came to light. Reva landed in San Cristobel after her 1990 automobile accident, where she drove off of a bridge in the Florida Keys and was presumed dead. When she landed in San Cristobel, she met Prince Richard Winslow, and she (as "Catherine") married Richard and gave birth to Jonathan.
Richard and Reva visited Jonathan after Reva recalled her life in San Cristobel, but Richard's brother Edmund was a danger to Jonathan. Marissa, Olivia's sister, had been caring for Jonathan, and to protect him from Edmund, Richard and Reva allowed Marissa to adopt him. Richard was killed in an automobile accident in 2002.
He married Lizzie Spaulding
after their one-night stand resulted in a pregnancy. They eventually broke up and he married Tammy, but their happiness was short lived; she was killed on January 24, 2007, shortly after their wedding. Alan Spaulding was responsible for her death.
The character of Jonathan departed from the show shortly afterwards; he faked his and his daughter's death to get away from Alan Spalding.
In January 2008, the character returned to the show with his daughter in tow. Unable to work things out with Lizzie due to her grandfather's control of her life, and basically the entire town, Jonathan was forced to flee town with his daughter again (with his former wife's blessing). he also left because Alan tried to have him arrested for a murder of the police chief of tormaline
In August 2009, Jonathan returned to the show helping out Jeffery O'Neill. He returned to town to check on Reva as she believed Jeffery was dead. He left, and returned a week later with 3 year old Sarah. She met a lot of her family, and he decided they would remain in Springfield, and he would share custody of Sarah with Lizzie and her husband Bill Lewis
. A year later, Jonathan and Sarah are still living in Springfield, as Alan has passed on and is no longer a threat, and Jonathan works with Lewis construction again, and Sarah will be a big sister to Lizzie and Bill's son.
Fictional character
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on the television
Television
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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,...
Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
.
He is portrayed by actor Tom Pelphrey
Tom Pelphrey
-Early years:Born in Howell, New Jersey, Pelphrey graduated from Howell High School in 2000, and from Rutgers University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.-Guiding Light:...
, who has been nominated several times for the Daytime Emmy Award
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
for Outstanding Younger Actor, and has won the award twice, in 2006 and 2008 .
Overview
Jonathan is the son of the show's leading lady, Reva ShayneReva Shayne
Reva Shayne O'Neill is a fictional character on the long-running CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light played by emmy-award winner Kim Zimmer from November 28, 1983 to July 1990...
, and the late Prince Richard Winslow. He was first seen on the show in 2004. He is the half-brother to Reva's four other children Dylan Lewis, Marah Lewis
Marah Lewis
Marah Lewis is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. The character is the daughter of the popular supercouple, Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne...
, Shayne Lewis
Shayne Lewis
Joshua Shayne Lewis is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light. He is the second child of supercouple Joshua Lewis and Reva Shayne...
and Colin O'Neill.
His existence was revealed to the audience in 1999, when Reva's life in San Cristobel came to light. Reva landed in San Cristobel after her 1990 automobile accident, where she drove off of a bridge in the Florida Keys and was presumed dead. When she landed in San Cristobel, she met Prince Richard Winslow, and she (as "Catherine") married Richard and gave birth to Jonathan.
Richard and Reva visited Jonathan after Reva recalled her life in San Cristobel, but Richard's brother Edmund was a danger to Jonathan. Marissa, Olivia's sister, had been caring for Jonathan, and to protect him from Edmund, Richard and Reva allowed Marissa to adopt him. Richard was killed in an automobile accident in 2002.
He married Lizzie Spaulding
Lizzie Spaulding
Elizabeth Lillian "Lizzie" Lewis was a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light. She was one of the soap's most popular and featured characters. She was the daughter of supercouple Phillip Spaulding and ex-wife, Beth Raines...
after their one-night stand resulted in a pregnancy. They eventually broke up and he married Tammy, but their happiness was short lived; she was killed on January 24, 2007, shortly after their wedding. Alan Spaulding was responsible for her death.
The character of Jonathan departed from the show shortly afterwards; he faked his and his daughter's death to get away from Alan Spalding.
In January 2008, the character returned to the show with his daughter in tow. Unable to work things out with Lizzie due to her grandfather's control of her life, and basically the entire town, Jonathan was forced to flee town with his daughter again (with his former wife's blessing). he also left because Alan tried to have him arrested for a murder of the police chief of tormaline
In August 2009, Jonathan returned to the show helping out Jeffery O'Neill. He returned to town to check on Reva as she believed Jeffery was dead. He left, and returned a week later with 3 year old Sarah. She met a lot of her family, and he decided they would remain in Springfield, and he would share custody of Sarah with Lizzie and her husband Bill Lewis
Bill Lewis
William "Bill" Lewis is an English artist, story-teller, poet and mythographer. He was a founder-member of The Medway Poets and of the Stuckists art group.-Early life:...
. A year later, Jonathan and Sarah are still living in Springfield, as Alan has passed on and is no longer a threat, and Jonathan works with Lewis construction again, and Sarah will be a big sister to Lizzie and Bill's son.
Casting
- Sean Rademaker (September 3, 1999 - September 20, 1999 & January 12, 2000 - January 21, 2000
- Tom PelphreyTom Pelphrey-Early years:Born in Howell, New Jersey, Pelphrey graduated from Howell High School in 2000, and from Rutgers University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.-Guiding Light:...
(September 2, 2004 - February 1, 2007, July 31, 2007 - August 2, 2007, January 23, 2008 - March 6, 2008 & August 5, 2009 - September 18, 2009)