David Hoyt Canary Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
David Hoyt Canary (born August 25, 1938) is an American actor, who starred in both soap operas and prime time television. He is best known for his roles as the ranch foreman, Candy Canaday on Bonanza (a role he played from 1967–1970; 1972–1973) and identical twins Adam Chandler from 1983 to 2010 and Stuart Chandler from 1984 to 2009 on the daytime serial, All My Children. He has won five Daytime Emmy Awards for Lead Actor in 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995 and 2001, and has been nominated an additional eleven times, most recently in 2008.
Full Name
David Hoyt Canary
Net Worth
$250,000
Date Of Birth
August 25, 1938
Place Of Birth
Elwood, Indiana, USA
Height
5' 11" (1.8 m)
Occupation
Actor
Profession
Actor
Spouse
Julie M. Anderson
Nicknames
David Canary, Canary, David
Star Sign
Virgo
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Fact
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He made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime time dramas in US television history: Gunsmoke (1955) and Law & Order (1990).
Has portrayed the roles of conniving, mercurial Adam Chandler and his loving, simple-minded twin brother Stuart on All My Children (1970) since 1983 and gets double pay for playing both roles. Has been nominated 16 times for daytime Emmys for playing the dual roles and has taken home 5 Emmy trophies.
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Grew up and attended high school in Massillon, Ohio, playing football for the famed Massillon Tigers of Washington High School before earning a football scholarship and playing varsity at the University of Cincinnati.
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Trained as a singer while at college (majored in voice) and soon acting became his ambition. He followed college performances with summer stock shows and eventually Broadway.
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During a contract dispute in 1967 between actor Leonard Nimoy and the producers of Star Trek (1966), Canary was a strong contender as a replacement for Mr. Spock.
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Canary is married to actress Maureen Maloney, with whom he has a son and daughter. Canary also has an older daughter from a previous marriage to Julie Anderson.
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Performed in a one-man show "Clarence Darrow".
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Made his Broadway debut in José Quintero's production of "Great Day in the Morning" starring Colleen Dewhurst, then came a draft call from the U.S. Army. He entered and won the All Army Entertainment Contest for best popular singer.
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In addition to playing Candy Canaday on Bonanza (1959), he has some noteworthy western forbears in his own family. He is the great-great-nephew of Martha Jane Canary, a.k.a. Calamity Jane.
