Hail to Kale
Who's the man behind Sam Rappaport?
"...the main reason Sam came to town was to help out none other than Todd Manning." |
It will be two years this April, that Llanview got it's first view of sexy lawyer Sam Rappaport. Little did fans know what an important role Sam was going to play in the lives of Nora and Bo, and many other Llanview citizens. In less than two years, Sam has sleep with Nora, had a baby with Nora, proposed to Nora, bought a house with Nora, started a joint law practice with Nora, and at this point has now left Nora. Not to mention Sam's ongoing relationship with his ex-wife Lindsay, brief affair with Blair, finding his brother Ben, and losing his sister Grace. Wait, to back-up a bit, we have the main reason Sam came to town, to help out none other than Todd Manning. Whom Sam had befriended years earlier in Chicago, and was like a son to Sam. Then there is his real son Will, and daughter Jen. Now Jen we don't know much about still, but Will and Sam has been through their share of father/son conflicts many times already. And finally, the biggest question of all still remains, is Sam even the father of Matthew, or is it really Bo's. Boy, what a tangled life Sam leads.
So is the man behind Sam Rappaport anything like his character? Well, to use Kale's own words when asked by a fan about his similarities to his character, "We're both the same height". So needless to say, Kale and Sam do share one major common factor, and that is, tremendous talent. Sam's talent is helping out others in need, like Todd and Nora, whereas, Kale's talent lies in his acting ability to pull off such a believable and incredible character, which so many fans have come to love. But what is really behind this tough yet caring attorney from Llanview, and what is Kale Browne really like?
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Kale was born June 16, in San Rafael, California as David Charles Browne. He changed his name to Kale after becoming a member of the Screen Actor's Guild, and found out someone else already had his name. Kale attending the College of Marin, in California, where other great actors have also once attended, including comic Robin Williams, and the talented actress Kathleen Quinlan. Kale moved to New York to continue his acting studies, and appeared in many Off-Broadway productions.
Many fans will remember Kale as Michael Hudson from the previously aired soap opera Another World. For thirteen years, AW fans fell in love with his character, especially during the time Michael went through having Leukemia. Michael came to an abrupt ending one snowy night, when he was involved in a fatal head-on car crash. Luckily for soap fans, Kale's soap opera career was not over. After making a very brief appearance back on AW, and then on All My Children, as Denny, Kale's next ABC stop was One Life to Live in 1998.
During his years of acting, Kale has also done over 35 television guest appearances on such shows as Matlock, Dallas, The Cosby Mysterious, and Hill Street Blues, just to name a few. His movie credits include 'Til There Was You, Losin' It, (starring Tom Cruise and Shelly Long), and Bloodfist IV: Die Trying, back in 1992.
Once married to actress Karen Allen (Starman and Raiders of the Lost Ark), he now shares custody of their son Nick, who was born in 1990. Kale also enjoys collecting pottery, vintage guitars, writing, and practicing yoga.
Copyrighted by Katherine Thurston and About.com, February 25, 2000
