‘One Life to Live’ Star Was 65 

Soap opera superstar Mark Dobies has truly handed away.

According to a local obituary, Dobies handed away on March 11 in Dunellen, New Jersey on the age of 65, though his purpose of fatality was not disclosed. He is known as “a loving father, accomplished athlete and talented actor” that “lived a life full of passion, perseverance and love.”

Born on April 3, 1959, in Philadelphia, , Dobies was a soccer player-turned-actor. In 1997, he landed his very first onscreen obligation on the dramatization assortment Fame L.A. In 2000, he reserved a process on CBS’ Guiding Light having funNoah Chase

Then, in 2003, he tackled the obligation of District Attorney Daniel Colson on ABC’s One Life to Live until 2005.

During his 2 years on the gathering, Dobies made waves within the daytime television globe when it was disclosed that his persona (that was wed to Hilary B. Smith’s Nora Buchanan) was homosexual.

After Daniel eradicated Brock Cuchna’s Paul Cramer for intimidating to topic his occasion with a male, GLAAD opposed the illustration for bolstering adversarial stereotypes bordering the LGBTQ space.

TVLine reported that this system’s exec producer reacted by mentioning, “This is a story about the harsher side of intolerance and about one man not being true to himself.”

Dobies moreover made customer seems to be on Home Improvement, Melrose Place, Everybody Loves Raymond, Just Shoot Me!, Fringe and Gossip Girl, together with motion pictures similar to In My Sister’s Shadow, Followers, Perception and, most only recently in 2016, the sporting actions dramatization Greater.

In enhancement to on-camera jobs, Dobies needed movie show. In 2004, he starred as Bruce Niles within the off-Broadway resurgence of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart at The Public Theater in New York City..

“His presence on screen and stage reflected his dedication and talent as a performer,” his obituary critiques.

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Dobies has 3 children: Francesca, 27, Olivia, 24, and Robert, 21. His obituary defines them as “the center of his universe.”

He is moreover made it via by his mommy, Suzanne, his sibling, Paul, and his sibling,Sandy

“Mark’s warmth, generosity and adventurous spirit will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him,” the obituary ends. “His legacy lives on in the lives he touched and the love he gave so freely. May he fly high like his Birds off to heaven.”