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Jacob Young (II) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

10 September 1979, Renton, Washington, USA

Birth Name

Jacob Wayne Young

Nickname

Jake the Snake

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse

Christen Steward Young

(13 May 2007 - present) 1 child

Trivia

A skilled wrestler and while in high school was nationally ranked in Freestyle and Greco-Roman style wrestling.

Attended Tri-City Christian High School in San Diego.

Has two older sisters and one older brother.

Named "Sexiest Soap Star" by People magazine. [2002]

Raced in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race in Long Beach. He was in 3rd when he got hit by another driver, and finished with a time of 19:16.75 [2002]

Before he booked "General Hospital", a friend gave him six accumulated scenes between Lucky/Elizabeth and Luke/Laura for research.

He celebrated his 21 birthday in Las Vegas, and won $900 at the roulette table.

He was in the high school plays "Grease", "Guys & Dolls", "Our Town" and "Wizard of Oz."

Announced that he and his wife Christen are expecting their first child, a boy, on November 19, 2008. They plan on naming him Luke Wayne Young.

Wife, Christen, gave birth to their first child, a boy named Luke Wayne Young, on November 25, 2008. He weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz.

Where Are They Now

(October 2003) Now plays J.R. Chandler on "All My Children"

(April 2006) Plays Lumiere in the Broadway play Beauty and the Beast.

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