Douglas M. Eames

Born in the New Orleans area, Doug first developed an interest in acting at the age of 6. After noting that most movies were filmed in Technicolor, he told his mother that it was his dream to move to this mysterious city. She explained that Hollywood was the place he ought to be, and pretended to make a phone call to the studios to appease her son. "Okay, you're now an actor," she said. At last he had the validation he needed. 4 years later, he was starring in Baton Rouge Little Theater's production of "Finishing Touches" and appearing in local TV commercials. Doug continued his acting interests in college at Southeastern Louisiana University in various university productions, including Moliere's "The Miser" (as Harpagon), and Sheridan's "The Rivals", (as Faulkland), moving to Los Angeles the year he graduated, 1986; his first big break was playing a regular under 5 orderly on ABC's "General Hospital" during the tenure of casting directors Marvin Paige and Skitch Hendricks. This led