Joey Buchanan
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Joseph "Joey" Riley Buchanan (born Joseph Francis Riley, Jr.) is a fictional character
on the ABC
daytime serial One Life to Live
. The character is the son of original characters Victoria Lord
and Joe Riley, Sr.
played a teenaged Joey from 1990 to 1993, followed by Nathan Fillion
as an adult from April 28, 1994 to February 14, 1997. Don Jeffcoat
stepped into the role from October 17, 1997 to January 19, 2001, and was succeeded by Bruce Michael Hall
in 2003 and 2004. Fillion returned briefly in August 2007 for One Life to Live 9,999th and 10,000th episodes. On October 5, 2010, it was announced that newcomer Josh Kelly would take over the role of Joey. Two days later it was announced that former As the World Turns
actor Tom Degnan would instead step into the role, with Kelly remaining in another capacity. Degnan debuted on November 24, 2010 and exited the soap on August 24, 2011.
soon after the death of his father Joe Riley
in 1980. When Viki later marries Clint Buchanan
in 1982, Clint adopts Joey and his older brother, Kevin Lord Riley
. In the summer of 1992, a teenage Joey befriends a closeted gay teen named Billy Douglas (Ryan Phillippe
) who had a friendship with the Rev. Andrew Carpenter. College student Marty Saybrooke
, who had a crush on Andrew and was jealous of his relationship with Billy, accused Andrew of molesting Billy. Andrew was later found not to be sexually abusing Billy, which forced Billy to come out of the closet to his parents and to the citizens of Llanview. Joey supported is friend Billy as he coped with coming out of the closet and the homophobia from the town and his disapproving father. Andrew later help brought the AIDS quilt to Llanview to help the town to tolerate the gay community.
, one of Viki's alternate personalities, Jean Randolph, holds Dorian hostage in a secret room beneath Llanfair in 1995. One of the conditions of her release is to end the relationship with Joey, which she does.
Joey later becomes involved with Dorian's niece, Kelly Cramer
. Ultimately, Kelly leaves him for his brother Kevin.
In 2003 Joey returns to Llanview, having become a pastor in his absence. He soon marries Jennifer Rappaport
, but her struggle to fit into her new role as a pastor's wife and her feelings for Rex Balsom
destroy the marriage. Joey leaves town for London
in January 2004. For two weeks that May, Joey returns while Viki undergoes heart transplant surgery.
Joey returns for two days in August 2007, along with brothers Cord Roberts
and Kevin, for the funeral of his adopted grandfather, Asa Buchanan
. He and Dorian briefly discuss their past relationship, and the fact that they both still think of each other.
. Though Kelly finds herself still in love with him, Joey proposes to Aubrey. Clint discovers that Aubrey is a con artist determined to get her hands on Joey's money (Aubrey also has a boyfriend named Cutter Wentworth
, another con artist and her partner in crime who poses as her brother), but she discovers some of Clint's recent deeds and blackmails him. Despite Kelly's protests, Joey and Aubrey marry suddenly in February 2011. While Kelly insists Aubrey is only out to harm Joey and his family, her accusations cause him to push away from her. Devastated Kelly begins sleeping with John McBain resigning that Joey is in love with Aubrey. Over time Joey soon catches on to Aubrey and begins to believe his father and Kelly's accusations. In May, he discovers that Aubrey is a con artist and that Cutter was her lover and not her brother. However, Aubrey has actually fallen in love with Joey, though he is deeply hurt by her deceit. He keeps his knowledge of Aubrey's actions quiet as he and Aubrey are entrusted temporary guardianship of his nephew, Ryder. Alas, when Kelly is stabbed by a deranged Marty Saybrooke
and left for dead the revelation causes Joey to realize he is still in love with Kelly. As she is in the hospital he never leaves her side and declares he will divorce Aubrey so they can have a second chance, a promise he quickly delivers on after Jessica is self-integrated from her DID alters. On July 21, 2011, Joey and Aubrey are officially divorced from each other, allowing both Joey and Kelly to reignite their romantic relationship with each other again. In August 2011, Joey announces that he is moving back to London with Kelly so that she can be closer to her son Zane Buchanan. Aubrey then shows up at his doorstep at Llanfair to give back her engagement ring to him after learning that Joey is leaving town with Kelly. Joey lets Aubrey keep the ring because he gave it to her in "good faith", despite the fact that she originally married him for his money. Aubrey and Joey then hug each other before they say good-bye to each other. Aubrey then says good-bye to Kelly and wishes her the best of luck with her rekindled romantic relationship with Joey. Joey then says good-bye to his family as he departs with Kelly to go back to London to be with Kelly's son Zane on August 24, 2011.
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 ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
daytime serial One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
. The character is the son of original characters Victoria Lord
Victoria Lord
Victoria "Viki" Lord is the principal fictional character and matriarch of the Lord family on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
and Joe Riley, Sr.
Joe Riley (One Life to Live)
Joseph Francis "Joe" Riley, Sr. is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. The role was portrayed by Lee Patterson from the inception of the serial in 1968 through 1970, returning from 1972 through 1979, and reappearing briefly in 1987.-Storylines:In 1968, reporter Joe Riley...
Casting
The role was portrayed by child actors Ryan Morris from 1979 to 1983 and John Paul Learn from 1983 to 1990. Chris McKennaChris McKenna (actor)
Chris McKenna is an American actor born 18 October 1977 in Queens, New York. McKenna is known to daytime television audiences for his portrayal of Joey Buchanan on ABC's daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 1990 to 1993. The character of Joey is the son of Victoria Lord, the longtime heroine...
played a teenaged Joey from 1990 to 1993, followed by Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion is a Canadian actor, currently starring as Richard Castle on the ABC series Castle. He is also known for his portrayal of the lead role of Captain Malcolm Reynolds in the television series Firefly and its feature film continuation, Serenity.He has acted in traditionally distributed...
as an adult from April 28, 1994 to February 14, 1997. Don Jeffcoat
Don Jeffcoat
Donald Lee "Don" Jeffcoat, Jr. is an American actor.-Biography:Jeffcoat an American actor, who got his big break playing Eric Antonio on The Wonder Years, has starred and appeared on a number of films and television shows, including the children's game show Wild and Crazy Kids broadcast on...
stepped into the role from October 17, 1997 to January 19, 2001, and was succeeded by Bruce Michael Hall
Bruce Michael Hall
Bruce Michael Hall is an American actor and former male fashion model.-Biography:Hall originally portrayed Reese Durkee on the NBC soap opera Passions from the show's debut in July 1999 until January 2003 when his twin brother Seth Hall took over the role...
in 2003 and 2004. Fillion returned briefly in August 2007 for One Life to Live 9,999th and 10,000th episodes. On October 5, 2010, it was announced that newcomer Josh Kelly would take over the role of Joey. Two days later it was announced that former As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
actor Tom Degnan would instead step into the role, with Kelly remaining in another capacity. Degnan debuted on November 24, 2010 and exited the soap on August 24, 2011.
The early years
Joey is born to Viki Lord RileyVictoria Lord
Victoria "Viki" Lord is the principal fictional character and matriarch of the Lord family on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
soon after the death of his father Joe Riley
Joe Riley (One Life to Live)
Joseph Francis "Joe" Riley, Sr. is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. The role was portrayed by Lee Patterson from the inception of the serial in 1968 through 1970, returning from 1972 through 1979, and reappearing briefly in 1987.-Storylines:In 1968, reporter Joe Riley...
in 1980. When Viki later marries Clint Buchanan
Clint Buchanan
Clinton "Clint" Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live.-Casting:The role was originated in September 10, 1979 by actor Clint Ritchie, portraying the role nearly continuously through December 30, 1999. Ritchie reappeared in the 2003 and 2004. Actor Jerry...
in 1982, Clint adopts Joey and his older brother, Kevin Lord Riley
Kevin Buchanan
Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan is a fictional character on the soap opera One Life to Live. The character is the first child born to original characters Victoria Lord and Joe Riley.-Casting:...
. In the summer of 1992, a teenage Joey befriends a closeted gay teen named Billy Douglas (Ryan Phillippe
Ryan Phillippe
Matthew Ryan Phillippe , better known as Ryan Phillippe, is an American actor. After appearing on the soap opera One Life to Live, he came to fame in the late 1990s starring in a string of films, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, and 54...
) who had a friendship with the Rev. Andrew Carpenter. College student Marty Saybrooke
Marty Saybrooke
Dr. Margaret "Marty" Saybrooke is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live. The role was originated by Susan Haskell, who portrayed Marty from January 24, 1992 through September 16, 1997 and made brief appearances on February 16, 2004 and February 2005...
, who had a crush on Andrew and was jealous of his relationship with Billy, accused Andrew of molesting Billy. Andrew was later found not to be sexually abusing Billy, which forced Billy to come out of the closet to his parents and to the citizens of Llanview. Joey supported is friend Billy as he coped with coming out of the closet and the homophobia from the town and his disapproving father. Andrew later help brought the AIDS quilt to Llanview to help the town to tolerate the gay community.
Love and loss
In 1994 an adult Joey secretly romances his mother's nemesis Dorian Lord. Though initially motivated by revenge against Viki, Dorian comes to love Joey; Viki is outraged when she finds out. During a recurrence of her dissociative identity disorderDissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis and describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities , each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment....
, one of Viki's alternate personalities, Jean Randolph, holds Dorian hostage in a secret room beneath Llanfair in 1995. One of the conditions of her release is to end the relationship with Joey, which she does.
Joey later becomes involved with Dorian's niece, Kelly Cramer
Kelly Cramer
Kelly Cramer is a fictional character on the long-running daytime soap opera One Life to Live, most notably portrayed by Gina Tognoni, who first appeared in the role February 17, 1995 and left on August 24, 2011.-Casting:...
. Ultimately, Kelly leaves him for his brother Kevin.
In 2003 Joey returns to Llanview, having become a pastor in his absence. He soon marries Jennifer Rappaport
Jennifer Rappaport
Jennifer Rappaport is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by Jessica Morris from January 2001 to May 2005. Morris reappeared as Jennifer in a dream sequence on October 1, 2008.-Storylines:Jennifer arrives in Llanview in January 2001 as a student at...
, but her struggle to fit into her new role as a pastor's wife and her feelings for Rex Balsom
Rex Balsom
Rex Balsom is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by John-Paul Lavoisier since May 9, 2002.With the character initially named "Jamie" prior to production, then-Executive Producer Gary Tomlin "toyed with the idea" of putting Rex in a gay storyline;...
destroy the marriage. Joey leaves town for London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in January 2004. For two weeks that May, Joey returns while Viki undergoes heart transplant surgery.
Joey returns for two days in August 2007, along with brothers Cord Roberts
Cord Roberts
Cordero "Cord" Roberts is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated in 1986 by John Loprieno, who left the series in 1992 and then returned from 1993 through 1997...
and Kevin, for the funeral of his adopted grandfather, Asa Buchanan
Asa Buchanan
Asa Buchanan is a fictional character and patriarch of the Buchanan family on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. The Texan industrialist father of newly-arrived characters Clint and Bo Buchanan, Asa was originated in 1980 by Philip Carey. Carey portrays the nearly continuously for nearly three...
. He and Dorian briefly discuss their past relationship, and the fact that they both still think of each other.
Return
Joey returns to Llanview for Thanksgiving in 2010 with a woman named Aubrey WentworthAubrey Wentworth
Aubrey Wentworth is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. She has been portrayed by Terri Conn since her debut on November 29, 2010...
. Though Kelly finds herself still in love with him, Joey proposes to Aubrey. Clint discovers that Aubrey is a con artist determined to get her hands on Joey's money (Aubrey also has a boyfriend named Cutter Wentworth
Cutter Wentworth
Cutter Wentworth is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. He has been portrayed by Josh Kelly since his debut on December 29, 2010.-Casting:...
, another con artist and her partner in crime who poses as her brother), but she discovers some of Clint's recent deeds and blackmails him. Despite Kelly's protests, Joey and Aubrey marry suddenly in February 2011. While Kelly insists Aubrey is only out to harm Joey and his family, her accusations cause him to push away from her. Devastated Kelly begins sleeping with John McBain resigning that Joey is in love with Aubrey. Over time Joey soon catches on to Aubrey and begins to believe his father and Kelly's accusations. In May, he discovers that Aubrey is a con artist and that Cutter was her lover and not her brother. However, Aubrey has actually fallen in love with Joey, though he is deeply hurt by her deceit. He keeps his knowledge of Aubrey's actions quiet as he and Aubrey are entrusted temporary guardianship of his nephew, Ryder. Alas, when Kelly is stabbed by a deranged Marty Saybrooke
Marty Saybrooke
Dr. Margaret "Marty" Saybrooke is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live. The role was originated by Susan Haskell, who portrayed Marty from January 24, 1992 through September 16, 1997 and made brief appearances on February 16, 2004 and February 2005...
and left for dead the revelation causes Joey to realize he is still in love with Kelly. As she is in the hospital he never leaves her side and declares he will divorce Aubrey so they can have a second chance, a promise he quickly delivers on after Jessica is self-integrated from her DID alters. On July 21, 2011, Joey and Aubrey are officially divorced from each other, allowing both Joey and Kelly to reignite their romantic relationship with each other again. In August 2011, Joey announces that he is moving back to London with Kelly so that she can be closer to her son Zane Buchanan. Aubrey then shows up at his doorstep at Llanfair to give back her engagement ring to him after learning that Joey is leaving town with Kelly. Joey lets Aubrey keep the ring because he gave it to her in "good faith", despite the fact that she originally married him for his money. Aubrey and Joey then hug each other before they say good-bye to each other. Aubrey then says good-bye to Kelly and wishes her the best of luck with her rekindled romantic relationship with Joey. Joey then says good-bye to his family as he departs with Kelly to go back to London to be with Kelly's son Zane on August 24, 2011.