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Gordon
Thomson was born on 2 March 1945
in
Toronto
and grew up in
Montreal
,
Canada
. His nickname is Gordy.
When Gordon was 18, his father left home and was killed while
driving drunk with a girlfriend, prompting Thomson's mother to
divorce him posthumously. The disappointments and damages have left
him philosophical, and understanding of the dark side we all have.
Thomson
had a genius IQ 154 and won a scholarship to a swank private prep
school, where he was in the top 10 of his class - even though he
didn’t study much. When the Canadian native enrolled in
Montreal
's
McGill
University
at age 18, he was headed for a more traditional career -
architecture, law or whatnot. Deciding to become an actor was very
late-coming as it took 17 years of struggle, mostly in
Canada
, before he was suddenly wandering around the Carrington
Mansion
every Wednesday night.
He graduated from
McGill
University
in
Montreal
with an honors degree in English and appeared in dozens of stage
productions (including "Godspell"). He eventually moved to
the
United States
to continue his stage work and briefly appeared as Aristotle
Benedict-White on "Ryan's Hope" before garnering the role
of Adam Carrington on the primetime show "Dynasty" in
1982. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his work on
"Dynasty" in 1989, but was out of work when the show was
cancelled.
From there, he landed the role of Mason on "Santa Barbara
". Gordon Thomson was chosen for the role of Mason Capwell on
"
Santa Barbara
" in October 1990. He took over the role from Terry Lester, who
had opted to leave the show. In the late 1990s, he appeared as
Patrick Baker on "The Young and the Restless" for a few
months. He was seen as A.J. Deschanel on "Sunset
Beach". He also did guest stints on such primetime shows as
"Murder, She Wrote", "Silk Stalkings",
"Baywatch", "The Nanny" and "Beverly Hills, 90210".
Gordon got married when he was 20 and was married for 17 years.
Though he was divorced in 1982, he is proud the marriage lasted that
long. He has remained notoriously guarded about his relationships
ever since. By his own account, Thomson lives a somewhat reclusive
existence nowadays. He eschews team sports, partly because of a
prohibitive leg injury and partly because he just doesn't like them.
He'd rather tend to the garden outside his rented
Encino
,
CA
home, sharing his time with four dogs and a cat, reading, swimming
or traveling. And enjoying his freedom.
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