Anthony Herrera
Anthony John Herrera (January 19, 1944 – June 21, 2011) was an American actor.
Early life and family background
Herrera was born on January 19, 1944, in Wiggins, Mississippi to Theresa (née Blackburn) and Rafael A. Herrera.
Reared in Stone County, Mississippi by his maternal grandparents, he graduated from Wiggins High School. He earned a Bachelor's degree from University of Mississippi and was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was the biological father of actress Gaby Hoffmann. Gaby and Herrera were estranged shortly after her birth, and she was raised by her mother, Viva, in the Chelsea Hotel.
Career
Herrera's professional acting career began in 1969. He became best known for his role as the evil James Stenbeck on the soap opera As the World Turns, a role he played periodically between 1980 and 2010. Herrera also played Mark Galloway in 1974 and 1975 on the same show. From the fall of 1975 to 1977, he played Jack Curtis, a college professor who cheated on his wife, driving her to obesity, on The Young and the Restless, and played Dane Hammond on Loving from 1984–1986 and again in 1990-91.
