Early life

Ingo was born in Iserlohn, West Germany, to Arndt and Roswitha Rademacher. He has a sister named Anne. Arndt and Roswitha decided to move the family to Australia when Ingo was 10.

He dropped out of the University of Queensland (Brisbane) after six months and began to model. After the modelling stint, he entered the acting profession. His first role was the character of surfer Sean Hayden in the Australian soap opera Paradise Beach. After that show was canceled, he moved to Los Angeles in 1994. His former Paradise Beach co-star, Jaason Simmons, who had appeared on Baywatch, arranged a place for him to stay in Los Angeles.

Career

General Hospital producer Wendy Riche saw his (unsuccessful) audition tape for the soap opera The City and immediately cast him as Jasper "Jax" Jacks. The character, a suave tycoon, has been involved with a succession of General Hospital characters, most notably Brenda Barrett (played by Vanessa Marcil), who was also a love interest of Sonny Corinthos' (played by Maurice Benard). However, Jax may have met his match - or his soulmate - when he romanced and then married Carly Corinthos (played by Laura Wright), Sonny's ex and the mother of two of Sonny's children. Jax and Carly's relationship has been a passionate and tempestuous one, marked by separations and reunions. Carly's relationship with her ex-husband and his henchman, Jason Morgan, has been the cause of many of her and Jax's problems; Jax despises Sonny and feels that he and Sonny have put Carly and the children in danger. Jax came close to legally adopting Carly's younger son, Morgan. Together, Jax and Carly have a baby daughter, Josslyn.

During a one-year break from General Hospital, Ingo appeared on the short-lived primetime soap opera Titans. Jax reappeared on General Hospital on August 23, 2012.

Ingo was a contestant on the 16th season of Dancing With the Stars and was partnered with two-time champion Kym Johnson .

Personal life

On 11 July 2008, Ingo and his then girlfriend Ehiku welcomed a son, Peanut Kai Rademacher. The baby was delivered at home by a midwife in Malibu. On 3 October 2009, Ingo and Ehiku married, and on 13 May 2012, they welcomed their second son, Pohaku Zen Rademacher.

Other

Rademacher sits on the board of Heal the Bay, a Santa Monica-based environmental organization.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1993-1994	Paradise Beach	Sean Hayden	Episodes: Unknown
1995	Echo Point	Unknown	Episodes: Unknown
1996-2013	General Hospital	Jasper Jacks	Contract role
1996	Clueless	Kip Killmore	Episode: "Kiss Me Kip", Episode Dated: November 8
1997	Veronica's Closet	Reg	Episode: "Pilot", Episode Dated: September 25
2000-2001	Titans	David O'Connor	11 episodes
2003	Intimate Portrait	Himself	Episode: "Vanessa Marcil", Episode Dated: October 6
2004	According to Jim	Ted	Episodes: "When You Wish to Be a Star: Part 1" (February 24) "When You Wish to Be a Star: Part 2" (March 2)
	1 Day With...	Himself	Episode #1.1, Episode Dated: September 4
2011	Hawaii Five-0	Malcolm Schafer	Episode: "Kiʻilua" "Deceiver", Episode Dated: December 5
2012	Alex Cross	Officer Sacks
2013	Dancing with the Stars	Himself	Contestant on season 16 Was eliminated 5/14/13, 5th place

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