A native of New York City, Callahan moved west to attend the University of California, Berkeley, as a pre-law student. After working through college as a bartender, he landed a job as a nightclub manager. He then decided upon a career in entertainment. Shortly afterward he appeared as Petruchio in the Bay area stage production of 'The Taming of the Shrew', in 'The Rainmaker' at the Berkeley Stage Company, and 'Tequila' at the Eureka Theater in San Francisco.

A familiar face to television audiences, Callahan appeared on the daytime drama, 'Santa Barbara', on which he played the highly charged role of Craig Hunt.

Callahan joined 'All My Children' in April, 1992, in the Role Of Edmund Grey, a dashing, world-renowned reporter. Callahan is currently enjoying much success on 'All My Children', personally and professionally. He divorced his wife after falling in love with his co-star , Eva LaRue, and the couple married in 1996, the same year he appeared in the motion picture, 'Marvin's Room'.

He portrayed the character Eric Stavros, the playboy son of Cesar Romero, on 'Falcon Crest' for nearly three years. Prior to that, Callahan appeared on ABC's daytime drama, 'General Hospital as Leo Russell, a master masseur.

In addition to his serial work, Callahan had a recurring role on the ABC series, 'Our Family Honor' and made numerous guest appearances on prime-time series, including 'Murder, She Wrote', 'Three's Company', 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers', 'Fantasy Island' and 'Hotel'. He was also featured in the made-for-television movies, 'M.A.D.D.' and 'When She Says No'.

John is an avid golfer, enjoys softball, reading and traveling, and is active in several charities.

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