Rebecca Budig was born on June 26, 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA as Rebecca Jo Budig. She is an actress, known for All My Children (1970), Guiding Light (1952) and Batman Forever (1995). She has been married to Michael Benson since 2012. They have one child. She was previously married to Bob Guiney and Daniel Geller.
Michael Benson (m. 2012), Bob Guiney (m. 2004–2010), Daniel Geller (m. 2000–2000)
Children
Charlotte Jo Benson
Parents
Mary Jo Budig, George Budig
Nominations
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Travel/Children’s Series Host
Movies
Getaway, Bad Parents, Please Give, Star Hunter, Batman Forever, Moment of Truth: Murder or Memory?, The Perfect Child, Pride & Loyalty
TV Shows
All My Children, Skating with the Stars, Amazing Water Homes, Better, Bonehead Detectives of the Paleo World, Relative Madness, WWE Heat
Star Sign
Cancer
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Quote
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If anything, I am the poor man's Kelly Ripa. She's Oprah Winfrey, I'm Gayle King. She's Gucci, I'm Gap. I could never measure up to Kelly. But hey, why not have fun trying?
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Fact
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 41, a daughter Charlotte Jo Benson on September 8, 2014. Child's father is her 3rd husband, Michael Benson.
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Has a step-son named Janson Benson.
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In 2012, she married for the 3rd time her boyfriend of 2 years Michael Benson.
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In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. While there, she studied with Howard Fine and Jay R. Goldenberg at the Howard Fine Acting Studio and at the Young Actors Space, respectively.
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She is the youngest of eight children, she has five sisters and two brothers.
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Born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.
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Graduated from the School for Creative and Performing Arts (S.C.P.A.) in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Is good friends with former co-star Cameron Mathison. He was also the photographer at her wedding to Bob Guiney.
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She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, majoring in zoology.
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Her grandfather, Otto Budig, is a major stockholder in the Procter and Gamble corporation.
In her spare time, she enjoys running, shopping and knitting.
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Her role of Greenlee Smythe on All My Children (1970) was only supposed to last three months, but the executives enjoyed her so much that they offered her a three year contract.
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Auditioned for the role of Kelsey Jefferson on All My Children (1970) in 1995. She was supposed to return to screen test for the role, but she received an offer from Guiding Light (1952) instead.
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Hobbies: Knitting and Running (New York Marathon Time: 3:43:56)
$3 Million
