Matthew Nile Ashford was born on January 29th, 1960, in Davenport, Iowa. He comes from a rather large family being the sixth of eight children; David, Teresa, Jeffrey, Phil, Randy, Matthew, Susie and Sally. When Matthew was 13 years old the family moved to Fairfax, VA, where he became heavily involved in the high-school drama program. Upon graduation, he enrolled in the top-ranked North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC. During the summer months, Matt worked in Myrtle Beach as a street performer with a buddy from school. They called themselves the Ragamuffin Magic & Mime Company, rode unicycles, juggled, and even wore red rubber noses! After graduating from college, Matthew decided to take his act to New York City, and was quickly signed to the contract role of "Drew Ralston" on "One Life to Live" (1968). He stayed with the show for a year, until Drew was killed in a flower shop on the night before his wedding. Within the year, Matthew was under contract with another soap. In 1983, he was signed by "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) where he played "Cagney McCleary" until the show was canceled in 1986. In 1987, Matthew married his girlfriend of two years, moved to Los Angeles, and was snatched up by "Days of Our Lives" (1965) for his most famous role, "Jack Deveraux" (1987-1993).
His wife, Christina is very talented in her own right as an actor-dancer-singer-choreographer. She and Matthew met in Hawaii in 1985 when he auditioned for a part in a World Peace Culture Festival. The choreographer just happened to be Christina.Has two daughters: Grace (b. 1992) and Emma (b. 1997)Spokesperson for Retinoblastoma International, an organization the Ashfords were instrumental in forming after his daughter Emma was diagnosed with the rare form of infant eye cancer, from which she is now in remission.Worked many odd jobs in order to attend the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After college graduation, Matt moved to New York City.In his spare time, enjoys hiking, camping, having outdoor adventures, and above all, being with his family.
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