John McCook was born on June 20, 1945 in Ventura, California. He is best known for his roles on two daytime soap operas and has appeared in numerous primetime series such as Three's Company (playing Alan), Family Ties, For Love and Honor, Highway to Heaven, Acapulco Heat and
Arrested Development . McCook played Lance Prentiss on the soap opera
The Young and the Restless , playing the role for five years from 1975 to 1980. He also played Eric Forrester on another soap, The Bold and the Beautiful, which he did since 1987. McCook was married to Marilyn McPherson for three years, from 1962 to 1971. A year later he married Juliet Prowse however they divorced in 1979. His last marriage was with Laurette Spang whom he married in 1980. They have three children together.
Eric Forrester is played by John McCook in The Bold and the Beautiful. Eric and Stephanie are the co-founders of Forrester Creations, an LA fashion house. They have four children together, one of which is believed to be deceased. Stephanie was keeping the secret that Angela was really alive. Angela was born micro cephalic and remained in comatose. Stephanie told Eric that she was born dead, to spare him the pain. Eric also has two children from his previous wife, Brooke Logan.
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