# Ethan Wayne

John Ethan Morrison (born February 22, 1962), known professionally as Ethan Wayne, is an American actor, stuntman and podcast host. He is the youngest son of John Wayne and only son of Pilar Pallete, and is best known for his role as Storm Logan in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–1989, 1994, 1998, 2000−2001, 2003).

## Early life

John Ethan Morrison was born in Los Angeles, California on February 22, 1962, as the middle child and only son to John Wayne (1907-1979), an American actor, and his third wife, Pilar Pallete (born 1928), a Peruvian former actress. He has two sisters, Aissa Maria Wayne (born 1956) and Marissa Carmela Wayne (born 1966), and four half-siblings; Michael Wayne (1934–2003), Mary Antonia "Toni" Wayne LaCava (1936–2000), Patrick Wayne (born 1939), and Melinda Ann Wayne Munoz (1940–2022), from his father's first marriage to Josephine Alicia Saenz.
Wayne grew up in Newport Beach, California. His name was chosen in direct relation to Ethan Edwards, his father's character in The Searchers. He was 17-years-old when his father died from stomach cancer on June 11, 1979. His father left an estate worth US$6.85M, of which he received US$85,000.

## Career

Wayne made his debut in 1970, as a child actor, with an uncredited role in the Western film Rio Lobo. He made his credited film debut with the role of Little Jake McCandles, the grandson of his father's title character in the Technicolor Western film Big Jake (1971). At the start of his career, he was occasionally credited as John Ethan Wayne.
Wayne started doing stunt work in 1979, following the death of his father. His debut was the musical action comedy film The Blues Brothers (1980). He then resumed work as an actor. His next two major appearances were both in 1981, as Stan in the slasher film Scream, and as Eddie in the comedy film Longshot.
Wayne portrayed Stephen "Storm" Logan Jr. in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, making his debut appearance in the episode broadcast on March 24, 1987. His character was written out of the programme in the episode broadcast on March 10, 1989, after his contract ran out. He returned briefly in September 1994, making his departure that October. He returned in the episode broadcast on New Year's Eve 1997, making his departure in the episode broadcast on January 7, 1998. He made a brief return in January 2001. He made his return in the episode broadcast on April 30, 2003, making his departure in the episode broadcast on May 8. On the soap opera, Wayne worked with Robert Mitchum's granddaughter, Carrie Mitchum, whom he first met on the set of Big Jake.
Wayne received a lot of work overseas after he started to appear on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Wayne portrayed Officer Matt Doyle in the police procedural crime drama series The New Adam-12 during the early 1990s.
Wayne appeared as an expert on the History reality television series Pawn Stars in 2013, during the episode "Dog Day Afternoon", to help authenticate merchandise supposedly related to his father's career.
In celebration of what would have been his father's 111th birthday on May 26, HDNet Movies tapped Wayne to host a "Western Icons" event from May 18–28 which featured films starring his father, Gary Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Gregory Peck, Sidney Poitier, Randolph Scott, and others.
Wayne now manages John Wayne Enterprises. He serves as the director of the John Wayne Cancer Foundation and created its Team DUKE fundraising programme.
Wayne is the host of The John Wayne Gritcast podcast series.

## Personal life

Wayne keeps his personal life mostly private.
Wayne and his longtime girlfriend, Gina Rivadenegry, a flight attendant, eloped in Phoenix, Arizona in December 1989. The couple quickly separated and their divorce was finalized in 1990, after less than a year of marriage. He is the uncle of Jennifer Wayne, from the country music group Runaway June.

## Filmography
### As an actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | Rio Lobo | Boy Extra | Uncredited |
| 1971 | Big Jake | Little Jake McCandles | Credited as; John Ethan Wayne |
| 1981 | Scream | Stan | |
| 1981 | B. J. and the Bear | Eric Jeffers | Episode: "S.T.U.N.T." |
| 1981 | Longshot | Eddie | |
| 1983 | Escape from El Diablo | Sundance | Credited as; John Ethan Wayne |
| 1984 | Knight Rider | Danny Duvall | Episode: "Speed Demons" |
| 1984 | Cane arrabbiato | Stranger | Credited as; John Ethan Wayne |
| 1985 | The Best Times | Bodie Oates | Episode: "Volleyball" |
| 1986 | Cobra Mission | Mike | |
| 1987–1989, 1994, 1997–1998, 2000, 2001, 2003 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Storm Logan | 217 episodes |
| 1987 | The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory | Edward Taylor | Television film |
| 1989 | Jesse Hawkes | | Episode: "The Centurians" |
| 1990–1991 | The New Adam-12 | Officer Matt Doyle | 47 episodes |
| 1992 | Piazza di Spagna | Arnaldo | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Missione d'amore | Giorgio | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Más allá del horizonte | Juan Pedraza | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | La signora della città | Harrison Scott | Television film |
| 1997 | Suddenly Susan | Dr. Byron Glaser | Episode: "The Me Nobody Nose" |
| 1997 | Bombshell | Cop No. 4 | |
| 1997 | The Last Embrace | Webster | |
| 1998 | Ma il buon Dio è proprio in gamba? | Gary Clemons | |
| 2000 | Comanche | Mark Kellogg | Short |

### As himself

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1970 | Plimton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo | |
| 1984 | Hollywood Greats | Episode: "John Wayne" |
| 1987 | The $25,000 Pyramid | 5 episodes |
| 1987 | The $10,000 Pyramid | 5 episodes |
| 1997 | John Wayne: On Board with the Duke | |
| 2007 | 100 Years of John Wayne | |
| 2011 | The Duke at Fox | |
| 2011 | The Personal Property of John Wayne | |
| 2013 | Pawn Stars | Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon" |
| 2014 | CBS Mornings | Episode: "Episode dated 10 July 2014" |
| 2015 | Home & Family | Episode: "Dash Mihok/Ethan & Marisa Wayne" |
| 2016 | The Cowboy | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | To Tell the Truth 61 | Episode: "Ashley Graham/Jenna Elfman/Donald Faison/Alex Trebek" |
| 2021 | Big Jake's 50th Anniversary Panel | |
| 2023 | John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons | |
| 2023 | Red Steagall Is Somewhere West of Wall Street | |

### As a stuntman

| Year | Title |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers |
| 1985 | The Return of the Living Dead |
| 1999 | Baby Geniuses |
| 2011 | Red State |
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