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Steve Burton (actor)

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Steve Burton
Born
Jack Stephen Burton

(1970-06-28) June 28, 1970 (age 54)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Spouse
Sheree Gustin
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(m. 1999; div. 2023)​
Children3
AwardsFull list

Jack Stephen Burton (born June 28, 1970) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Jason Morgan on General Hospital from 1991 to 2012 and 2017 to 2021, again in March 2024, and Dylan McAvoy on The Young and the Restless from 2013 to 2017. He also voiced the character Cloud Strife in a wide range of Square Enix products, including Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and the Kingdom Hearts series. In 2017, Burton returned to General Hospital in the role of Jason Morgan using the alias of "Patient 6." In 2019, he also briefly stepped into the role of Jason's twin brother, Drew Cain (Billy Miller) in various flashbacks with Shiloh Archer (Coby Ryan McLaughlin).

Early life

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Jack Stephen Burton[1] was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 28, 1970. He grew up in the Cleveland, Ohio, suburb of Richmond Heights before he moved to Hollywood. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California.[2]

Career

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Burton got his break as surfer Chris Fuller on Out of This World in 1987, and later appeared as Harris Michaels on Days of Our Lives in 1988. In the 1990s he studied acting at Theater Theater in Hollywood, California and was coached by Jon Cedar and Chris Aable.[3][4] Burton began playing Jason Quartermaine (later renamed Jason Morgan) on the daytime soap opera General Hospital in 1991, and won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1998.[5] In 2007, Burton also appeared as Jason in the first season of General Hospital: Night Shift.[6]

Burton appeared in the science fiction miniseries Taken and in the movie The Last Castle in 2001 with Robert Redford and James Gandolfini. Additionally Burton is the voice actor of Cloud Strife in the Kingdom Hearts series and much of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. He has voiced Cloud in the game Kingdom Hearts and its sequel, Kingdom Hearts II. He is 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. On January 29, 2013, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as Dylan McAvoy.[7] On October 6, 2016, Burton announced via social media that he would not renew his deal with the soap and would exit the role of Dylan.[8][9] He was subsequently awarded another Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his The Young and the Restless role in 2017.[10] In June 2017, ABC Daytime announced that Burton would be returning to General Hospital.[11][12] In November 2021, Burton was fired from General Hospital due to his refusal to comply with the production's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.[13] In April 2022, it was announced Burton had joined the cast of Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem in his former Days of Our Lives role as Harris Michaels.[14][15] In January 2024, he announced his had completed filming in the role in the month prior.[16] That same month, it was announced he would reprise the role of Jason Morgan on General Hospital.[17]

Personal life

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Burton married Sheree Gustin on January 16, 1999. They have three children: daughter Makena, born in 2003, son Jack, born in 2006 and second daughter Brooklyn, born in 2014.[18] In May 2022, Burton announced he and Gustin had separated and that he was not the father of the child Gustin is pregnant with.[19] Burton filed for divorce in July 2022, citing March 1 as their date of separation and 'irreconcilable differences' as the reason for the divorce.[20] The divorce was finalized in December 2023,[21] with the couple sharing legal and joint custody of their three children, and with Burton ordered to pay Gustin child support for their minor children through April 2024.[22]

Burton appeared on High Stakes Poker season three and donated his earnings to his fan club to build a clubhouse.[23]

Filmography

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Film performances
Year Title Role Notes
1986 The Manhattan Project Local FBI Agent Ithaca
1994 Red Sun Rising Bar Patron
1994 CyberTracker Jared Direct-to-video
1995 Cyber-Tracker 2
2001 The Last Castle Capt. Peretz
2001 Semper Fi Steve Russell
2006 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Cloud Strife (voice) English version
2009 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete
Television performances
Year Title Role Notes
1987–1991 Out of This World Chris Fuller 60 episodes
1988, 2023–2024 Days of Our Lives Harris Micheals Series regular
1988 Circus of the Stars Himself Episode: #13 Nov 25, 1988
1990 Who's the Boss? Tim Episode: "Her Father's Daughter"
1991–2012
2017–2021
since 2024 		General Hospital Jason Morgan Series regular
1991 Secret Bodyguard Rick Credited as Stephen Burton
1998 Soaps' Most Unforgettable Love Stories Jason Morgan Television film
2002 Taken Captain Russell Keys 3 episodes
2007 General Hospital: Night Shift Jason Morgan Main role
2013–2017 The Young and the Restless Dylan McAvoy Series regular
2022 Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Harris Micheals Chapter 2
Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Kingdom Hearts Cloud Strife[24] English version
2006 Kingdom Hearts II
2006 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
2007 Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
2008 Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
2008 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
2009 Dissidia Final Fantasy
2011 Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
2011 Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX
2016 Final Fantasy Explorers
2016 World of Final Fantasy
2017 Mobius Final Fantasy
2018 Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
As writer
Year Title Role
2005 Laws of Gambling Writer
As director
Year Title Role
2005 Laws of Gambling Director

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1997 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actor Won
1998 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actor Won
1999 Hottest Male Star Won
2000 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2003 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actor Won
2005 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2014 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
2016 Nominated
2017 Won
2020 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
2021 Nominated
2021 Soap Hub Award General Hospital Favorite Actor General Hospital Won
2023 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series Beyond Salem: Chapter Two Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Burton, Steve 1970–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Steve Burton: Jason Quartermaine on General Hospital". WCHS-TV. Archived from the original on October 3, 2002. Retrieved September 8, 2008. Before graduating from Beverly Hills High school…Mr. Burton studied drama and was a member of the school's acclaimed Theatre 40. … BIRTHPLACE: Indianapolis, Indiana. BIRTHDATE=June 28 [no year given]
  3. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 7, 2013). "'General Hospital' Star Steve Burton heads to 'Young and the Restless'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "Soap vet Steve Burton goes from 'GH' to 'Y&R'". Daily Herald. Paddock Publications, Inc. January 9, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "The Twenty-Fifth Annual Daytime Emmy Awards". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 9, 2016 – via SoapCentral.
  6. ^ "Hospital Staff Too Tired to Carry On with Night Shift?". TV Guide. TVGuide.com. August 13, 2007. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
  7. ^ "'General Hospital' Star Steve Burton Joining 'The Young And The Restless' (REPORT)". The Huffington Post. December 26, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  8. ^ Bowe, Jillian (October 6, 2016). "Steve Burton OUT at The Young and the Restless". Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media, Inc. (SAY Media). Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  9. ^ SOD (October 7, 2016). "Steve Burton Leaving Y&R". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Winners" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "WHOA BABY! Steve Burton returns to GH". SoapCentral.
  12. ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (June 28, 2017). "General Hospital: Steve Burton's Return Is Confirmed — Playing Jason...?". TVLine.
  13. ^ Porter, Rick (November 23, 2021). "'General Hospital' Loses Second Regular Over Vaccine Mandate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  14. ^ Rice, Lynette (April 30, 2022). "Steve Burton, Former General Hospital Star Who Got Canned Over Vaccine Policy, Joining Beyond Salem". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  15. ^ Fairman, Michael (May 4, 2022). "Steve Burton Announces Separation From His Wife, Sheree". Michael Fairman TV. United States: The Michael Fairman Company. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022. Look for Burton to take on his original DAYS role of Harris Michaels when you see him on the Peacock streamer this summer.
  16. ^ Levinsky, Mara (January 3, 2024). "Steve Burton Confirms DAYS OF OUR LIVES Exit". Soap Opera Digest. United States: A360media. ISSN 0164-3584. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  17. ^ Levinsky, Mara (January 4, 2024). "Steve Burton Returns To General Hospital!". Soap Opera Digest. United States: A360media. ISSN 0164-3584. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  18. ^ "'Y&R's' Steve Burton Announces He's a Dad Again". Soap Opera Network. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  19. ^ SOD (May 4, 2022). "Steve Burton Announces Separation". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  20. ^ Dugan Ramirez, Christina; White, Chelsea (July 11, 2022). "Steve Burton Files for Divorce from Estranged Wife Sheree Burton After over 2 Decades of Marriage". People. Dotdash Meredith. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  21. ^ Najib, Shafiq; Wenger, Stephanie (December 28, 2023). "Steve Burton Finalizes Divorce from Wife Sheree Nearly 2 Years After Split". People. United States: Dotdash Meredith. ISSN 0093-7673. OCLC 794712888. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  22. ^ Siwak, Miranda (December 28, 2023). "Steve Burton Finalizes Divorce From Pregnant Ex Sheree Burton". Us Weekly. United States: A360media. ISSN 1529-7497. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  23. ^ *"High Stakes Poker Season 3 Premieres on Monday, January 15 at 9 PM" Archived May 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine GSN.com; retrieved April 15, 2007.
  24. ^ "Steve Burton (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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