Steve Burton (actor)

Jack Stephen "Steve" Burton (born June 28, 1970) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Jason Morgan on General Hospital from 1991 to 2000, briefly in 2001, and from 2002 to 2012. He also voiced the character of Cloud Strife in a wide range of Square Enix products, including Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and the Kingdom Hearts series.

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Burton got his break as surfer boy Chris Fulleron the sitcom Out of This World in 1987. His first acting teacher was Jon Cedar at Theater-Theater in Hollywood, where he trained with fellow actors Gedde Watanabe and Chris Aable. He won a Daytime Emmy as best supporting actor in 1998 for his portrayal of Jason Morgan. In 2007, Burton became an original cast member of the General Hospital prime-time spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift while maintaining his day job on General Hospital. Previously, he appeared on Days of our Lives in 1988 as Harris Michaels, a love interest to Eve Donovan, played by Charlotte Ross. In January 2013 he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless playing Dylan McAvoy.

Burton also appeared in the science fiction miniseries Taken and in the movie The Last Castle in 2001 with Robert Redford and James Gandolfini. Burton is also the voice actor of Cloud Strife in the Kingdom Hearts series and the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII (excluding Final Fantasy VII itself, since it had no voice acting). He has voiced Cloud in the game Kingdom Hearts and its sequel, Kingdom Hearts II, as well as in the CGI movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and the video games Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.

Burton also performs stand-up comedy. His own General Hospital character is often the target of his satire along with the fact that he does not actually watch the show.

Burton, with his General Hospital co-stars Scott Reeves, Bradford Anderson, and Brandon Barash formed a band called Port Chuck.^[1]

On August 28, 2012, Burton confirmed that he would exit General Hospital in October; he last appeared on-air on October 30, 2012.

In January 2013, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless, playing the role of Dylan McAvoy.

[edit] Personal life

Burton was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Tory Burton, an optician, and father Jack Burton (after whom he is named), now divorced. He was raised in Cleveland before moving to Hollywood. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California.^[2] Burton married wife Sheree Gustin on January 16, 1999 and became very close with his brother in law, John Gustin, personal trainer and cousin-in-law Dave Bogard. Steve and his wife have a daughter, Makena Grace (b. 2003), and a son, Jack (b. 2006).

Burton appeared on High Stakes Poker season three, and donated his earnings to his fan club for the building of a clubhouse.^[3]

Upon leaving General Hospital in October 2012, Burton joined his wife and children in a home he purchased in Tennessee.

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• ABC Daytime: General Hospital
• Steve Burton at the Internet Movie Database