Thorsten Kaye Joins ABC Daytime's "All My Children"
ABC Television Press Release - April 6, 2004

ABC Daytime has cast current Daytime Emmy Award nominee Thorsten Kaye in the contract role of Zachery Slater, a Las Vegas casino owner, in the Daytime drama "All My Children." The announcement was made today by Brian Frons, president, ABC Daytime. Mr. Kaye's first episode will air on May 20, 2004.

"I am thrilled to again be working with Thorsten Kaye and welcome him to the 'All My Children' canvas. Thorsten's incredible talent and established appeal are certain to captivate our audience as his storyline unfolds," says executive producer Julie Hanan Carruthers.

Thorsten Kaye joined the cast of ABC's "Port Charles" in April 2000 as Irish doctor Ian Thornhart, a role that garnered the actor a Daytime Emmy Award nomination last year and yielded his current nomination. Mr. Kaye is also well known to ABC Daytime fans as irresistible poet Patrick Thornhart of "One Life to Live," a role he played from 1995-97. He has worked in a number of television series, including "Sliders," "Law & Order," "Nothing Lasts Forever" and "Air America." Mr. Kaye has appeared on the London stage in such plays as "The Winter's Tale," "Love for Love" and "Tartuffe." A seasoned Shakespearean actor, he has performed in "Macbeth," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Hamlet," "Love's Labour's Lost," "Twelfth Night" and "The Taming of the Shrew," among other productions.

After working with David Worth ("Bloodsport") in the film "The Prophet's Game" -- starring Dennis Hopper -- Mr. Kaye re-teamed with the director in the thriller "Shark Attack II." He has also appeared in the feature films "The Silencers," "Deadly Desire" and "The Bone Collector."

An avid rugby player, Mr. Kaye played throughout Europe before enrolling in graduate school at Wayne State University. Upon earning his masters degree in theater and theater history, he joined the Hilberry Repertory Theatre Company in Detroit. He has also published a book of original poetry, entitled "From Timber Ridge to Daymer Gardens," with Dorothy Bridges, widow of actor Lloyd Bridges. Proceeds from the book, which accompanied a CD release of the same name, go to Give Kids the World, a charity for sick children.

"All My Children" celebrated its 34th anniversary in January 2004. The program has successfully maintained its popularity and continues to be one of Daytime's most compelling dramas. "All My Children" took home the 1998 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, the third time the show received this honor, having also garnered the award in 1994 and 1992. The show has received three consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series Writing, three Writers Guild Awards, and this month will receive its third GLAAD Media Award.

Created by Agnes Nixon, "All My Children" premiered on ABC on January 5, 1970, as a half-hour show; seven years later it expanded to an hour. Julie Hanan Carruthers is executive producer, Megan McTavish is head writer with Conal O'Brien, Casey Childs and Angela Tessinari directing. "All My Children" is produced in New York and airs MONDAY-FRIDAY (1:00-2:00 p.m., ET), on ABC.

ABC Daytime Media Relations Contact:
Michael Cohen (212) 456-1429 ("All My Children")