Sean Kanan

Sean Kanan (born Sean Perelman on November 2, 1966) is an American actor, best known for his portrayals of Mike Barnes in The Karate Kid, Part lll, A.J. Quartermaine on General Hospital, and Deacon Sharpe on The Bold and the Beautiful  and The Young and the Restless.

Personal Life
Sean Kanan was born as Sean Perelman on November 2, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio. His parents are Dale and Michele Perelman. The family later moved to New Castle, Pennsylvania.

Sean attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, Boston University and the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned a degree in political science.

In July 2012, Sean Kanan married Michele Vega. Both had children from prior relationships, he has a daughter, and she a son and three daughters.

Carreer
His first major film appearance was in was his role as Mike Barnes in the 1989 movie The Karate Kid, Part III. Already as a teenager, he had been trained in boxing. At age 13, he had changed to to Shotokan Karate and kickboxing. While filming the movie, he also was trained in Shitō-ryū. He was then cast for the role of the recurring character Gregg Parker in The Outsiders TV series (1990).

In 1993, Kanan joined the cast of General Hospital where he portrayed portraying A.J. Quartermaine. He left the show in 1997.

In 1999, Kanan played the role of Jude Cavanaugh in the Sunset Beach TV series. He then portrayed Deacon Sharpe in The Bold and the Beautiful from 2000 to 2005 and played the same role in The Young and the Restless from 2009 to 2012. Thereafter, he re-joined the cast of General Hospital as well as of The Bold and the Beautiful.

Filmography
Cinema films:

TV Movies:

TV series:

Awards
Sean Kanan never won an award, but was four nominated for the following awards:
 * For his role as A.J. Quartermaine in General Hospital, he was nominated in 1994 for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer and in 1997 for the Online Film and Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Daytime Serial.
 * For his role as Deacon Sharpe in The Bold and the Beautiful, he was nominated in 2002 for the Daytime Emmy Award America's Favorite Couple (together with Katherine Kelly Lang) and in 2005 for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor.