‘One Life to Live’ Star Was 65 

Soap opera celebrity Mark Dobies has actually passed away.

According to a local obituary, Dobies passed away on March 11 in Dunellen, New Jersey at the age of 65, although his reason of fatality was not disclosed. He is referred to as “a loving father, accomplished athlete and talented actor” that “lived a life full of passion, perseverance and love.”

Born on April 3, 1959, in Philadelphia, , Dobies was a football player-turned-actor. In 1997, he landed his very first onscreen duty on the dramatization collection Fame L.A. In 2000, he reserved a task on CBS’ Guiding Light having funNoah Chase

Then, in 2003, he tackled the duty of District Attorney Daniel Colson on ABC’s One Life to Live till 2005.

During his 2 years on the collection, Dobies made waves in the daytime tv globe when it was disclosed that his personality (that was wed to Hilary B. Smith’s Nora Buchanan) was gay.

After Daniel eliminated Brock Cuchna’s Paul Cramer for intimidating to subject his event with a male, GLAAD opposed the representation for bolstering adverse stereotypes bordering the LGBTQ area.

TVLine reported that the program’s exec manufacturer reacted by mentioning, “This is a story about the harsher side of intolerance and about one man not being true to himself.”

Dobies additionally made visitor looks on Home Improvement, Melrose Place, Everybody Loves Raymond, Just Shoot Me!, Fringe and Gossip Girl, along with movies such as In My Sister’s Shadow, Followers, Perception and, most just recently in 2016, the sporting activities dramatization Greater.

In enhancement to on-camera jobs, Dobies wanted movie theater. In 2004, he starred as Bruce Niles in the off-Broadway resurgence of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart at The Public Theater in New York City..

“His presence on screen and stage reflected his dedication and talent as a performer,” his obituary reviews.

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Dobies has 3 youngsters: Francesca, 27, Olivia, 24, and Robert, 21. His obituary defines them as “the center of his universe.”

He is additionally made it through by his mommy, Suzanne, his sibling, Paul, and his sibling,Sandy

“Mark’s warmth, generosity and adventurous spirit will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him,” the obituary ends. “His legacy lives on in the lives he touched and the love he gave so freely. May he fly high like his Birds off to heaven.”