Greg Vaughan - wikipedia Greg Vaughan For the roleplaying games writer, see Greg A. Vaughan. For the baseball player, see Greg Vaughn. Greg Vaughan Vaughan at the 31st Daytime Emmy Awards in May 2014 James Gregory Vaughan Jr. ( 1973 - 06 - 15 ) June 15, 1973 ( age 44 ) Dallas, Texas, U.S. Years active 1996 -- present Spouse ( s ) Touriya Haoud ( 2006 -- 2014 ; divorced ) Children James Gregory `` Greg '' Vaughan, Jr. ( born June 15, 1973 ) is an American actor and former fashion model, known for his roles in the soap operas The Young and the Restless ( 2002 -- 03 ), General Hospital ( 2003 -- 09 ), and Days of Our Lives ( 2012 -- Present ). Vaughan also starred as Dan Gordon on the second season of the supernatural series Charmed ( 1999 - 2000 ). In 2016, Vaughan began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar as Detective Calvin. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Career The actor and former male fashion model has starred in soap operas such as The Young and the Restless and General Hospital. To date, his best - known role is that of Lucky Spencer in the latter, which he played from 2003 to 2009. At age 16, while getting a haircut, he learned of a `` Back to School '' modeling competition, and sent in some snapshots. He was selected as a finalist but did not win. However, the winner encouraged Vaughan to pursue modeling, and Vaughan signed up with a modeling agency. Shortly after graduating from Mesquite High School, he was invited to Milan, Italy, where he modeled for designer Giorgio Armani for two and a half months. More campaigns soon followed, with designers such as Gianni Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Banana Republic, and Ralph Lauren. While modeling in Miami, Vaughan started to become dissatisfied with the modeling life, and decided to relocate to pursue his dream of becoming an actor, he then moved to Los Angeles. His first role was on Baywatch, as well as on the pilot for a 1996 Aaron Spelling series, Malibu Shores, that lead to his future appearances on Beverly Hills, 90210 and was a cast regular for the second season of Charmed. His next major role was from 2002 to 2003 as Diego Guittierez in the daytime drama The Young and the Restless. When the character was written off the show, Vaughan got a call from the producers of General Hospital, who were seeking a new actor for the popular character of Lucky Spencer, son of the famous soap opera couple Luke and Laura. Vaughan was the first actor to portray Lucky as a full - fledged adult, with the part having been played by Jonathan Jackson and Jacob Young. On June 7, 2006, Vaughan won the role of the new spokesperson for I Ca n't Believe It 's Not Butter in a ceremony in New York. The contest was created to replace Fabio. In 2007, Vaughan appeared on The Tyra Banks Show to help Tyra Banks through `` soap opera school. '' On September 28, 2009, Vaughan announced that he would exit the role of Lucky Spencer on General Hospital ; he last aired on October 20, with original portrayer Jonathan Jackson re-assuming the role on October 27. In the July 16, 2012 edition of Soap Opera Digest, it was announced that Vaughan would join the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives as Eric Brady, who was ordained as a priest before returning to Salem. He first aired on November 13. In July 2013, Vaughan appeared in `` Second Chances '', a Hallmark Original Movie, alongside Days co-star Alison Sweeney. The movie was filmed before Sweeney and Vaughn became siblings on Days of Our Lives. Personal life Vaughan was born in Dallas, Texas to James Gregory Vaughan, Sr. and Barbara Ann Alt, and grew up in Mesquite, Texas. His grandparents were also a big part of his life, and lived in the small town of Fredericksburg, Texas, just outside San Antonio. He spent summers in the country and worked at his grandparents ' restaurant bussing tables. Vaughan married Dutch model and actress Touriya Haoud on June 4, 2006. The couple have three sons : Jathan James ( born May 4, 2007 ), Cavan Thomas ( born January 19, 2010 ), and Landan Reid ( born March 6, 2012 ). On April 14, 2014, Vaughan and Haoud announced that they will be splitting up after being married for 8 years, and later divorced. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Poison Ivy : The New Seduction Michael Direct - to - video 1997 No Small Ways N / A 1998 Stuart Bliss Magazine stand cashier 1998 Children of the Corn V : Fields of Terror Tyrus Direct - to - video 2002 For Mature Audiences Only Sam Short film 2011 Borderline Murder Ray Sullivan Television film 2011 Love 's Christmas Journey Aaron Davis Television film 2011 Sebastian Dr. David Zigler 2013 Second Chances Jeff Sinclair Television film 2013 Playdate Ben 2013 Someone to Love Corinth 2015 The Christmas Note Kyle Daniels Television film 2017 A Very Country Christmas Billy Gunther Television film Television Year Title Role Notes Baywatch Cowboy Episode : `` The Incident '' Malibu Shores Josh Walker Main cast 1996 -- 97 Beverly Hills, 90210 Cliff Yeager 6 episodes 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Richard Anderson Episode : `` Reptile Boy '' 1998 Love Boat : The Next Wave, The The Love Boat : The Next Wave Tom Episode : `` How Long Has This Been Going On ? '' 1998 Mortal Kombat : Konquest Kebral Episode : `` Debt of the Dragon '' 1998 Pacific Blue Trent Spence Episode : `` Broken Dreams '' 1999 Legacy Tom Stanton Episode : `` Winner 's Circle '' 1999 -- 2000 Charmed Dan Gordon 18 episodes 1999 Casualty Jack Phillips Episode : `` Words and Deeds '' 2000 Nash Bridges Josh Avery Episode : `` Lap Dance '' 2002 Glory Days Lawyer Episode : `` Unaired Pilot '' 2002 Will & Grace Cute guy Episode : `` Dyeing Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard '' 2002 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Peter Episode : `` The Arrangement '' 2002 -- 03 Young and the Restless, The The Young and the Restless Diego Guittierez # 2 Role held : April 30, 2002 -- February 17, 2003 2003 Still Standing Trevor Episode : `` Still Scoring '' 2003 -- 09 General Hospital Lucky Spencer # 3 Role held : February 20, 2003 -- October 20, 2009 90210 Kai 3 episodes Closer, The The Closer Mounted Officer Wagner Episode : `` An Ugly Game '' 2012 GCB Bill Vaughn Episode : `` Pilot '' 2012 -- present Days of Our Lives Eric Brady Role held : November 13, 2012 -- April 15, 2016 ; January 17, 2017 -- present 2015 Extant Sexy man Episode : `` Change Scenario '' 2016 Queen Sugar Calvin Series regular ( s1 ) Preceded by Jacob Young Lucky Spencer ( role ) 2003 -- 09 Succeeded by Jonathan Jackson References ^ Jump up to : Soapography, `` Juliet Mills and Greg Vaughan '' Jump up ^ `` Who, Where and Wow ! ''. Soap Opera Weekly. 2007 - 02 - 13. p. 32. Jump up ^ `` Comings and Goings ''. Soap Opera Digest. 37. July 16, 2012. p. 11. Jump up ^ `` TWICE AS NICE ! '' CBS Soaps In Depth. July 29, 2013. Pgs. 84 - 87. Jump up ^ Baby # 3 On The Way For GH Alum ! ABC Soaps in Depth Jump up ^ Greg Vaughan Welcomes Son Cavan Thomas, People.com External links Greg Vaughan on IMDb VIAF : 63750414 LCCN : no2005097052 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greg_Vaughan&oldid=819028019 '' Categories : 1973 births 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American male film actors Male models from Texas American male soap opera actors Living people Male actors from Dallas Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2011 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska தமிழ் 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 7 January 2018, at 00 : 10. 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