Career

The actor and former male fashion model has starred in soap operas such as The Young and the Restless and General Hospital. To date, his best-known role is that of Lucky Spencer in the latter, which he played from 2003 to 2009.

At age 16, while getting a haircut, he learned of a "Back to School" modeling competition, and sent in some snapshots. He was selected as a finalist but did not win. However, the winner encouraged Vaughan to pursue modeling, and Vaughan signed up with a modeling agency.

Shortly after graduating from Mesquite High School, he was invited to Milan, Italy, where he modeled for designer Giorgio Armani for two and a half months. More campaigns soon followed, with designers such as Gianni Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Banana Republic, and Ralph Lauren.

While modeling in Miami, Vaughan started to become dissatisfied with the modeling life, and decided to relocate to pursue his dream of becoming an actor, he then moved to Los Angeles. His first role was on Baywatch, as well as on the pilot for a 1996 Aaron Spelling series, Malibu Shores, that lead to his future appearances on Beverly Hills, 90210 and was a cast regular for the second season of Charmed.

His next major role was from 2002 to 2003 as Diego Guittierez in the daytime drama The Young and the Restless. When the character was written off the show, Vaughan got a call from the producers of General Hospital, who were seeking a new actor for the popular character of Lucky Spencer, son of the famous soap opera couple Luke and Laura. Vaughan was the first actor to portray Lucky as a full-fledged adult, with the part having been played by Jonathan Jackson and Jacob Young.

On June 7, 2006, Vaughan won the role of the new spokesperson for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter in a ceremony in New York. The contest was created to replace Fabio.

In 2007, Vaughan appeared on The Tyra Banks Show to help Tyra Banks through "soap opera school."

On September 28, 2009, Vaughan announced that he would exit the role of Lucky Spencer on General Hospital; he last aired on October 20, with original portrayer Jonathan Jackson re-assuming the role on October 27.

In the July 16, 2012 edition of Soap Opera Digest, it was announced that Vaughan would join the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives as Eric Brady, who was ordained as a priest before returning to Salem. He first aired on November 13.

In July 2013, Vaughan appeared in "Second Chances", a Hallmark Original Movie, alongside Days co-star Alison Sweeney. The movie was filmed before Sweeney and Vaughn became siblings on Days of Our Lives.

Personal life

Vaughan was born in Dallas, Texas to James Gregory Vaughan, Sr. and Barbara Ann Alt, and grew up in Mesquite, Texas. His grandparents were also a big part of his life, and lived in the small town of Fredericksburg, Texas, just outside San Antonio. He spent summers in the country and worked at his grandparents' restaurant bussing tables.

Vaughan married Dutch model and actress Touriya Haoud on June 4, 2006. The couple have three sons: Jathan James (born May 4, 2007), Cavan Thomas (born January 19, 2010), and Landan Reid (born March 6, 2012).

On April 14, 2014, Vaughan and his wife, Touriya Haoud, announced that they will be splitting up after being married for 8 years.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Poison Ivy: The New Seduction	Michael	Direct-to-video
1997	No Small Ways	N/A
1998	Stuart Bliss	Magazine stand cashier
1998	Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror	Tyrus	Direct-to-video
2002	For Mature Audiences Only	Sam	Short film
2011	Borderline Murder	Ray Sullivan	Television film
2011	Love's Christmas Journey	Aaron Davis	Television film
2011	Sebastian	Dr. David Zigler
2013	Second Chances	Jeff Sinclair	Television film
2013	Playdate	Ben
2013	Someone to Love	Corinth
2015	Christmas Note, TheThe Christmas Note	Kyle	Television film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Baywatch	Cowboy	Episode: "The Incident"
1996	Malibu Shores	Josh Walker	Main cast
1996-97	Beverly Hills, 90210	Cliff Yeager	6 episodes
1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Richard Anderson	Episode: "Reptile Boy"
1998	Love Boat: The Next Wave, TheThe Love Boat: The Next Wave	Tom	Episode: "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
1998	Mortal Kombat: Konquest	Kebral	Episode: "Debt of the Dragon"
1998	Pacific Blue	Trent Spence	Episode: "Broken Dreams"
1999	Legacy	Tom Stanton	Episode: "Winner's Circle"
1999-2000	Charmed	Dan Gordon	18 episodes
1999	Casualty	Jack Phillips	Episode: "Words and Deeds"
2000	Nash Bridges	Josh Avery	Episode: "Lap Dance"
2002	Glory Days	Lawyer	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
2002	Will & Grace	Cute guy	Episode: "Dyeing Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard"
2002	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Peter	Episode: "The Arrangement"
2002-03	Young and the Restless, TheThe Young and the Restless	Diego Guittierez #2	Role held: April 30, 2002 - February 17, 2003
2003	Still Standing	Trevor	Episode: "Still Scoring"
2003-09	General Hospital	Lucky Spencer #3	Role held: February 20, 2003 - October 20, 2009
2010	90210	Kai	3 episodes
2010	Closer, TheThe Closer	Mounted Officer Wagner	Episode: "An Ugly Game"
2012	GCB	Bill Vaughn	Episode: "Pilot"
2012-16	Days of Our Lives	Eric Brady	Role held: November 13, 2012 - April 15, 2016
2015	Extant	Sexy man	Episode: "Change Scenario"
2016	Queen Sugar	Calvin	Series regular

Preceded by Jacob Young

Lucky Spencer (role) 2003-09

Succeeded by Jonathan Jackson

Charities

Greg Vaughan supports the following charitable cause: Environment.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]