Wayne Massey

The epitome of tall, dark and handsome, Wayne Massey made his television debut as country/rock superstar Johnny Drummond on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live (1968) in the winter of 1979, attracting the immediate attention of viewers for his striking appearance as well as gentle sex appeal and sensuous singing voice. Quickly paired with songbird Becky Lee Abbott, portrayed by the popular Mary Gordon Murray, the couple promptly captured the daytime audience with their romantic duets and star-crossed lover story line. Landing this role was a new and unexpected adventure for the multi-talented Wayne Massey who never intended a career in show business. Born Donald Wayne Massey, the youngest son of Floy and Georgia Massey, in Glendale, California, "Don" enjoyed an ideal childhood with his traditionally close family on a little ranch about 50 miles north of Glendale, not far from Palmdale, in rural Leona Valley. From an early age, he and older brother Warren were instructed in the var