Jordi Vilasuso

Jordi Alejandro Vilasuso (/vɪləˈsuːsoʊ/; born June 15, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is a Cuban-American actor best known for originating the role of Tony Santos on the CBS soap opera, Guiding Light from August 2000 until August 2003. He is also the role of Griffin Castillo in All My Children from 2010 to 2011 and 2013, also Dario Hernandez in Days of our Lives from 2016 to 2017 and Rey Rosales in The Young and the Restless since 2018.

Jordi Vilasuso
Born
Jordi Alejandro Vilasuso

(1981-06-15) June 15, 1981
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2012)​
Children2

Early life

Vilasuso was raised by his parents, Dr. Frank Vilasuso and Ana Vilasuso, in Coral Gables, Florida. He also has an older brother, Javier, and a younger sister, Marianne. Vilasuso attended Ransom Everglades High School and later Glendale Community College in California.

Career

Vilasuso began playing Tony Santos on Guiding Light in August 2000. In 2003, he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal.[1] Vilasuso was also nominated in the same category in 2002.[2]

Vilasuso has appeared in the movies The Last Home Run, The Lost City, Heights and La Linea. He also appeared in other television programs such as 8 Simple Rules, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Numb3rs and CSI: Miami. In November 2010 he was signed on to play the contract role of Griffin Castillo on the soap opera All My Children. Vilasuso joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as Dario Hernandez in 2015.[3][4] In July 2017, Vilasuso announced his departure from Days of Our Lives.[5] In July 2018, it was announced that Vilasuso would appear as Rey Rosales on the daytime soap opera The Young and The Restless.[6]

Personal life

In 2010, Vilasuso began dating actress Kaitlin Riley. Vilasuso and Riley were married on August 25, 2012 in Islamorada, Florida.[7] They have two daughters: Riley Grace, born on November 26, 2012, and Everly Maeve born on July 15, 2016. [8] [9] On April 9, 2020, he revealed that his family had mild cases of COVID-19 and have fully recovered. [10]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996The Last Home RunTommy
2000Buffy the Vampire SlayerDixonEpisode: "Primeval"
2001Angels Don't Sleep HereTeenage Michael
2002A Wedding Story: Josh and RevaTony SantosUncredited
2000–2003Guiding LightTony SantosContract role, August 29, 2000 – October 3, 2003
2003–20048 Simple RulesLuke2 episodes
2005HeightsBenjamin's Ex
2005The Lost CityJose Antonio "Manzanita" Echeverria
2005Numb3rsGabriel RuizEpisode: "Assassin"
2006Fashion HouseEddie Zarouvian28 episodes
2007RumberoAlberto
2008Fire BayFerrer
2009Ready or NotThe Matador
2009La LineaDiablo
2010Bodas de SangreLeonardo
2010–2011,
2013		All My ChildrenGriffin CastilloRecurring role, December 16, 2010 – September 23, 2011;
April 29–May 13, 2013 (144 episodes)
2015CircleSoldier
2015The InvitationMiguel
2016–2017Days of Our LivesDario HernandezContract role
2016Below the SurfaceShaneTV film
2018–presentThe Young and the RestlessRey RosalesContact role

References
  1. David Bauder (19 May 2003). "Emmys make Wayne a winner; 'World Turns' is best drama". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. "Daytime Emmys Central: 29th Annual (2001-2002)". SoapCentral. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  3. Fairman, Michael. "Jordi Vilasuso Joins The Cast of Days of our Lives!". On-Air On-Soaps.
  4. Lewis, Errol (13 February 2016). "DAYS Star Jordi Vilasuso Talks Daytime Return". Soap Opera Network.
  5. Soaps SheKnows (July 19, 2017). "Jordi Vilasuso confirms Days exit as Dario". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  6. "Exclusive! Jordi Vilasuso Joins Y&R". Soap Opera Digest. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  7. Jordi Vilasuso. "If I may quote my wife". twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  8. Jordi Vilasuso. "At 5:11 am we welcomed Riley". twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  9. Jordi Vilasuso. "Welcome to the family Everly Maeve Vilasuso". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  10. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-x2qDqH4Qf/
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