Ethan Wayne
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Ethan Wayne | |
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Born | John Ethan Wayne February 22, 1962 Encino California USA |
Years active | 1970–2003 |
Spouse(s) | Gina Rivadenegry (1989 - present) |
Ethan Wayne (born John Ethan Wayne February 22, 1962 in Encino, California, also billed under his given name) is a American actor, son of actor John Wayne and his third wife Pilar Pallete Wayne. Ethan grew up in Newport Beach where he shared his father's love of the ocean and outdoors. His name was in direct relation to John Wayne's character in The Searchers, Ethan Edwards.
Ethan started doing stunt work after the death of his father in 1979, his first film was The Blues Brothers, then went on to work as an actor. He played Little Jake in his father's film Big Jake, in the NBC TV movie The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory, as Edward Taylor in 1986, Storm Logan on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (with Robert Mitchum's granddaughter Carrie Mitchum, whom he had met on the Big Jake set), 1987 through 1988 which led to a lot of work overseas, and his role as Officer Matt Doyle on The New Adam 12 (Universal Studios) 1989 through 1991.
He now manages Wayne Enterprises and serves as the Director of the John Wayne Cancer Foundation and created its Team DUKE fundraising program. Wayne is a licensed pilot, rated from ultra-lights to jets and helicopters. He enjoys kitesurfing and jiu-jitsu.
Brother of Aissa and Marisa, and is the half-brother of Patrick, Toni, Melinda, and Michael Wayne.
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