John McCook

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Actor

Birth Name: John Thomas McCook

Birth Date: June 20, 1944

Age: 81 years old

Birth Place: Ventura, California

Spouses: Juliet Prowse, Laurette Spang

Children: Molly McCook

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Born in 1944 and raised in Ventura, California, actor John Thomas McCook is perhaps best known for his work on daytime soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS 1987- ). McCook's television debut came in 1964, when he was cast as Jim Kinney in the television sitcom "No Time for Sergeants" (ABC 1964-65). A number of other TV appearances followed, most notably several appearances on the iconic crime procedural "Dragnet" (NBC 1967-1970).

In 1976, McCook joined the cast of "The Young and the Restless"(CBS 1973- ), a daytime soap opera about the life and times of the citizens of fictional Genoa City, Wisconsin, in which he played the role of Lance Prentiss. McCook joined "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS 1987- ) at its inception and by 2015 had appeared in over two thousand episodes of the wildly popular serial.

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Laurette Spang McCook and John McCook attend the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Thorsten Kaye, John McCook - The Bold and the BeautifulJohn McCook on the red carpet 51st Annual Daytime Emmy AwardsKimberlin Brown and John McCook in The Bold and the BeautifulJennifer Gareis, John McCook on 'The Bold and the Beautiful'John McCook in 'The Bold and The Beautiful'Thorsten Kaye and John McCook on The Bold & The BeautifulAshley Jones as Bridget Forrester Marone and John McCook as Eric Forrester in 'The Bold and the Beautiful'John McCook and Thorsten Kaye in 'The Bold and the Beautiful'Molly, John, and Laurette McCookMolly and John McCook on red carpetJohn McCook in 'The Bold and the Beautiful'

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