Wally Kurth
Actor, TV Actor
1958 –
Who is Wally Kurth?
Wally Kurth is an American singer and television performer. He is best known for his work on the soap opera General Hospital as the second Ned Ashton, which he portrayed from 1993 until 2007, and for his role as Justin Kiriakis on Days of our Lives a role he created in 1987 and played until he left the show in 1991, returning to reprise the role in August 2009. He also played the character of Sam Hutchins on As the World Turns for several months in late 2007/early 2008.
In 2005, General Hospital producers bumped Kurth to recurring status and removed his photo from the opening credits. He was the host of his own SOAPNet show, 1 Day with..., in which he spends a day in the life of a soap star. He has spent a day with several of his General Hospital pals such as Tamara Braun, Alicia Leigh Willis, Ingo Rademacher, Anthony Geary, Scott Clifton, Rick Hearst, and Tyler Christopher, as well as actors from other soaps. also in addition he narrated the History Channel Series Battle 360
In addition to appearing on television, he also has a band, "Kurth and Taylor". The band has performed on and produced songs for General Hospital, including the 2002 Emmy award-winning song "Barefoot Ballet."
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- Born
- Jul 31, 1958
Billings - Also known as
- Wallace Kurth
- Spouses
- Rena Sofer
(1995/03/31 - 1997) - Cynthia Ettinger
(1990/05/27 - 1993) - Debra Yuhasz
(2003/07/04 - )
- Rena Sofer
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Lived in
- Billings
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on July 23, 2013
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