Saturday, June 28, 2014

Favorite Birthday Boy #2 for June 28th

Steve Burton
From: Favorite Hunks & Other Things
 The word stud fits General Hospital's Steve Burton to a T. Steve turns 44 today.


 Jack Stephen "Steve" Burton (born June 28, 1970) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Jason Morgan on General Hospital from 1991 to 2000, briefly in 2001, and from 2002 to 2012. He also voiced the character of Cloud Strife in a wide range of Square Enix products, including Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and the Kingdom Hearts series. He currently plays the role of Dylan McAvoy on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless.


 Burton got his break as surfer boy Chris Fulleron on Out of This World in 1987. He won a Daytime Emmy as best supporting actor in 1998 for his portrayal of Jason Morgan. In 2007, Burton became an original cast member of General Hospital: Night Shift, while keeping his day job on General Hospital. Previously, he appeared on Days of Our Lives in 1988 as Harris Michaels, a love interest to Eve Donovan, played by Charlotte Ross. In January 2013, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless playing Dylan McAvoy.


 He appeared in the science fiction miniseries Taken and in the movie The Last Castle in 2001 with Robert Redford and James Gandolfini. Burton is also the voice actor of Cloud Strife in the Kingdom Hearts series and the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII (excluding Final Fantasy VII itself, since it had no voice acting). He has voiced Cloud in the game Kingdom Hearts and its sequel, Kingdom Hearts II, as well as in the CGI movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and the video games Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. On August 28, 2012, Burton confirmed that he would exit General Hospital in October; he last appeared on-air on October 30, 2012. In January 2013, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as Dylan McAvoy.


Burton was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Tory Burton, an optician, and father Jack Burton (after whom he is named), now divorced. He was raised in a suburb of Cleveland called Richmond Heights, before moving to Hollywood. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. Burton married wife Sheree Gustin on January 16, 1999 and became very close with his brother in law, John Gustin, personal trainer and cousin-in-law Dave Bogard. Steve and his wife have two children, a daughter and son. He confirmed via Twitter on January 19, 2014, that he and his wife are expecting a third child, another daughter. Steve purchased a home in Tennessee and moved his family there in 2012.

Burton appeared on High Stakes Poker season three, and donated his earnings to his fan club for the building of a clubhouse.

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