Groundbreaking All My Children Alum Jeffrey Carlson Dead At 48
10.07.2023 - 20:01
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Jeffrey Carlson, the soap star known for his groundbreaking part in All My Children, has passed away.
Actress Susan Hart broke the news on Facebook that Jeffrey died on July 6. He was only 48. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed his death in a statement to People on Sunday, noting the cause and manner of death was still pending. Discussing the loss, Susan mourned:
So, so sad.
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Jeffery is best known for his role on the long-running daytime series All My Children. He was first introduced on the show in August 2006 as the British rock star Zarf. He then returned in a prescient storyline where his character came out as a transgender lesbian named Zoe. Per Broadway World at the time, Zoe’s inclusion in the show marked the “first time any daytime drama has chronicled a transgender coming out story.”
In 2007, he told People the role was meant to “cause a conversation,” and he was already receiving great feedback from viewers. He shared at the time:
He added:
You can see a clip from the show (below):
Such an impactful role to have played. Jeffrey’s other credits included Will Smith‘s Hitch, Edward Albee‘s The Goat or Who is Sylvia?, the Boy George musical Taboo, and productions of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. He was also a Juilliard School graduate.
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Many people have now taken to social media to pay tribute to the actor, including Time Out New York theater editor Adam Feldman, who wrote:
Eden Riegel, who played Zoe’s love interest Bianca Montgomery on the show, also expressed:
We are thinking of all Jeffrey’s friends and family at this time. He was so young… R.I.P.
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