Buzz Cooper
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Frank Achilles "Buzz" Cooper Sr. is a fictional character
on the popular CBS
daytime soap opera
, Guiding Light
.
The character of Buzz was originated by Justin Deas
in February 1993 and he has been with the show to its final airdate which was September 18, 2009. Deas has been nominated four times over the years at the Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actor, most recently in 2005. He has won three times in 1994, 1995 and 1997 respectively.
veteran
who deserted his wife and children by volunteering for a second tour of duty after serving his first straight out of high school
. The young Cooper children were told by their mother that Buzz had died in action and when he was revealed to be alive decades later, Harley and Frank turned their backs on him. In time, however, Buzz made amends with them. During his time away from Springfield, he also married a woman named Sylvie and had a daughter, Lucy. Sylvie(who died sometime after) would abandon their family when Lucy was five and Buzz struggled for years on end to raise Lucy on his own. When Buzz took the money he had saved for Lucy's future to pay for Harley and A.C. Mallet
's wedding as a gift, Lucy headed to Springfield to confront her father and met her entire family for the first time. She also eventually decided to stay for good.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the popular CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
daytime soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
.
The character of Buzz was originated by Justin Deas
Justin Deas
Justin Deas is an American actor. He is known for his role as Tom Hughes #10 on As the World Turns and for his role as Buzz Cooper Sr. on Guiding Light...
in February 1993 and he has been with the show to its final airdate which was September 18, 2009. Deas has been nominated four times over the years at the Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actor, most recently in 2005. He has won three times in 1994, 1995 and 1997 respectively.
Character history
Buzz is a former Vietnam warVietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
veteran
Veteran
A veteran is a person who has had long service or experience in a particular occupation or field; " A veteran of ..."...
who deserted his wife and children by volunteering for a second tour of duty after serving his first straight out of high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. The young Cooper children were told by their mother that Buzz had died in action and when he was revealed to be alive decades later, Harley and Frank turned their backs on him. In time, however, Buzz made amends with them. During his time away from Springfield, he also married a woman named Sylvie and had a daughter, Lucy. Sylvie(who died sometime after) would abandon their family when Lucy was five and Buzz struggled for years on end to raise Lucy on his own. When Buzz took the money he had saved for Lucy's future to pay for Harley and A.C. Mallet
A.C. Mallet
Anthony "Mallet" Camaletti is a fictional character on Guiding Light. He has been portrayed by Robert Bogue from April 13, 2005 to September 18, 2009...
's wedding as a gift, Lucy headed to Springfield to confront her father and met her entire family for the first time. She also eventually decided to stay for good.