Ted King Hits One Life to Live for a Mysterious New Role





Jan 12, 2011 07:00 AM ET
by Michael Logan
Ted King



Vive la difference! Former General Hospital baddie Ted Kingis cleaning up his act and moving to One Life to Live on
January 21 as a struggling Parisian artist simply known as Tomas. The
mystery man's last name is hush-hush for now because it'll eventually
be revealed that he's related to a certain someone in Llanview. He'll
also be the new love interest for Blair Cramer, the heartbreak heroine
played by Kassie DePaiva.
The plot: Blair jets to Paris to track down Tomas — whom she's never
met — to find out why he painted a portrait of her. It's not just any
portrait, but one copied from a photo taken of Blair at one of her
weddings to Todd (back when Roger Howarth was playing the role...cue the Howarth rumors!).

"I'm turning my world upside down for this job," says King, who
became a dad for the first time this past October and then had to
relocate his wife and newborn from L.A. to New York. Yes, the deal is that good. "I was negotiating with another soap when I got the offer from OLTL," King says. "[Exec producer] Frank Valentini
told me everything I wanted to hear. That included an opportunity you
don't often get in this business: I got to co-create the role.
Hopefully, we can carve out something together that's really special."
Tomas, he says, is a recluse with a secret much bigger than his
connection to Llanview. "He's a little out of touch with reality — the
kind of guy who'll go buy a beautiful bottle of Bordeaux instead of
paying his rent," King says. "I love the character's spontaneity. He
wants to live in the moment and doesn't care about the practical things
in life."

And he's ripe for the pickin'. Says King: "Tomas and Blair sit down
and share some wine and it's clear she's on a bigger journey in life,
one that's about much more than a painting. She's looking to connect
with someone on a whole other level. It's beautifully written."

It's a shame they're pairing him with Blaire, s that's once of the quickest ways to ensure that I have NO interest in him. I wonder how long this pairing will last, given how unsuccessful Oh well - when he's not ALL of Blaire's non-Todd pairings have been. Oh well - maybe he'll have scenes with other characters, but I sure won't be watching him in any of his Blaire scenes.