Personal life

Deas married, secondly, to actress Margaret Colin (who played his onscreen wife on As the World Turns) in 1988; the couple has two sons.

Career

Deas played the character of Buzz Cooper on Guiding Light, a role he played from 1993-2009, when the show was cancelled. He is a six time Daytime Emmy award winner (once for As the World Turns, twice for Santa Barbara and three times for Guiding Light). He is only surpassed by Anthony Geary who holds seven Daytime Emmy Awards and is tied for second most Emmy Awards with Erika Slezak of One Life to Live, Rosie O'Donnell, and Regis Philbin who all have six. His other roles have included Dr. Bucky Carter on Ryan's Hope, Tom Hughes on As the World Turns, and Keith Timmons on Santa Barbara.

Filmography

• 1975-78: Ryan's Hope as Dr. Bucky Carter
• 1980s: One Life to Live as Marco Dane
• 1981-84: As the World Turns as Tom Hughes #10
• 1985: Tales from the Darkside as Heat Jones
• 1986: Dream Lover as Kevin McCann
• 1986: Foley Square as N/A
• 1986: Intimate Strangers as Brad Bierston
• 1986-88: Santa Barbara as Keith Timmons
• 1987: Cameo by Night as Detective Bellflower
• 1987: A Stranger Waits as Mike Webber
• 1987: U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart as Milo Rhinehart
• 1989: Studio 5-B as Jake Gallagher
• 1990: Montana as Clyde
• 1990: The Loves of Emma Bardac as Narrator (voice)
• 1992: Szuler as N/A
• 1993-09: Guiding Light as Buzz Cooper
• 2010: An Affirmative Act as Governor Packer Winstroll

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