Jonathan Jackson is celebrating his 40th birthday today!
Jackson was born on May 11, 1982, in Orlando, Florida as the son of Jeanine (née Sharp), an amateur ventriloquist and businesswoman, and Dr. Rick “Ricky Lee” Jackson, a family physician, country musician and Congressional candidate in the state of Washington. He was raised in Battle Ground, Washington with his brother Richard Lee Jackson, now an actor and musician, and his sister Candice Jackson, now a lawyer, author, and official in the Trump administration. He attended Meadow Glade Elementary school.
In 1991, Jackson’s family took a trip to Universal Studios Hollywood, where both Richard and Jonathan decided to pursue acting. The brothers took acting lessons in nearby Portland, Oregon before moving part-time to Burbank, California with their mother in 1993. After doing various commercials, within six months Jackson won a role on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital as Lucky Spencer. Jackson continued his studies as he worked, graduating high school at age sixteen
Jackson won numerous awards for his work as Lucky. He was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series six times, winning first in 1995, and again in 1998 and 1999, making him the record holder for both nominations and wins for the Younger Actor category. Aside from being an actor, he is also a musician and an author!
Please help us wish him a happy birthday!
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