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Bo Buchanan
Bo Buchanan
Robert S. Woods as Bo Buchanan
One Life to Live
Portrayed by Robert S. Woods
John-Paul Lavoisier
(2008)
Tanner Woods
(2008)
Duration 1979-1986; 1988-present
First appearance 1979
Created by Gordon Russell & Sam Hall
Profile
Aliases Bo Ralston
Bill Brady
Gender Male
Born April 18, 1948 (1948-04-18) (age 76)[1]
Occupation Buchanan Enterprises Executive
Llanview Police Commisonor
Residence Buchanan Apartment #38
Llanview, Pennsylvania


Beaufort Oglethorpe "Bo" Buchanan[2] is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.

Casting and awards[]

The role was originated in 1979 by Robert S. Woods, who left the series in 1986 but returned in 1988, and currently portrays the role.[3][4] A 2008 time travel storyline transplants Bo and Rex Balsom (John-Paul Lavoisier) back to 1968, where Woods portrays his character's father Asa Buchanan, and Lavoisier plays a young Bo from July 21 through August 26, 2008.[4][5][6][7][8] As Bo and Rex return to the present, Woods' real-life son Tanner plays young Bo on August 26, 2008 as he departs to serve in the Vietnam War.[4][9]

Woods won a Daytime Emmy Award for Lead Actor for the role in 1983,[10] also earning nominations in 1986,[11] 1993,[12] 1994,[13] 1999,[14] and 2000,[15] multiple Soap Opera Digest Award nominations, and four MVP trophies from Soap Opera Update.[3]

References[]

  1. Bo celebrates his birthday with Nora in 1998 on April 18. In 2008, he admits that he was 20 years old in 1968, when he slept with David Vickers's mother, Emma.
  2. "Behind the Scenes". Soap Opera Digest (Vol. 33, No. 34): pp. 61. August 19, 2008. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "SOAP STAR STATS: Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan, OLTL)". SoapOperaDigest.com. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/robertswoodsbio/. Retrieved February 24, 2009. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "One Life to Live Cast: Bo Buchanan". Soaps.com. http://www.soaps.com/onelifetolive/cast/276/Bo_Buchanan. Retrieved February 25, 2009. 
  5. "One Life to Live: Big Returns and Plots For 40th Anniversary!". Soaps.com. June 10, 2008. http://www.soaps.com/onelifetolive/news/2004/One_Life_to_Live_Big_Returns_and_Plots_For_40th_An. Retrieved August 5, 2008. 
  6. Logan, Michael (June 11, 2008). "Soaps News: One Life Celebrates No. 40 with Blasts from the Past". TVGuide.com. http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Soaps-News/Life-Live-40th/800041323. Retrieved August 5, 2008. 
  7. One Life to Live recap (7/21/08, 40th Anniversary) - Soaps.com
  8. One Life to Live recap (7/22/08, 40th Anniversary) - Soaps.com
  9. One Life to Live recap (8/26/08) - Soaps.com
  10. "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1983". SoapOperaDigest.com. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1983/index.html. Retrieved February 24, 2009. 
  11. "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1986". SoapOperaDigest.com. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1986/index.html. Retrieved February 24, 2009. 
  12. "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1993". SoapOperaDigest.com. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1993/index.html. Retrieved February 24, 2009. 
  13. "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1994". SoapOperaDigest.com. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1994/index.html. Retrieved February 24, 2009. 
  14. "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1999". SoapOperaDigest.com. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1999/index.html. Retrieved February 24, 2009. 
  15. "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 2000". SoapOperaDigest.com. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners2000/index.html. Retrieved February 24, 2009. 

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