Tom Eplin

{{short description|American actor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Tom Eplin | image = | birth_name = Thomas M. Eplin <ref>According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|10|25}} | birth_place = Hayward, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1982–2007 | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Ellen Wheeler|1985|1988|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Courtney Gibbs|1991|1995|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Abilene Crabtree|June 20, 2015|February 2020|end=divorced}} }} | children = 2 }}

'''Tom Eplin''' (born October 25, 1960, in Hayward, California) is an American actor known for his run as the character of Jake McKinnon on two soap operas for a combined total of nearly two decades: on ''Another World'' (1985–1986, 1988–1999) and on ''As the World Turns'' (1999–2002).

Eplin was married to his ''Another World'' costar Ellen Wheeler from 1985 to 1988. His second marriage was to Courtney Gibbs from 1991 to 1995. Both marriages ended in divorce. In 2011, he welcomed a daughter with his third wife Abilene Crabtree, whom he married on June 20, 2015, in Danville, California. They welcomed a second daughter in September 2016 and divorced February 2020.

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1982 | ''The Beach Girls'' | Crewman | |- | 1985 | ''The Facts of Life'' | George | |- | 1985 | ''Sunset Strip'' | Mark Jefferson | |- | 1987 | ''Delta Fever'' | Nick | |- | 1985–86, 1988–99 | ''Another World'' | Jake McKinnon | |- | 1999-2002 | ''As the World Turns'' | Jake McKinnon | |}

==References== <references /> *{{IMDb name|id=0258307|name=Tom Eplin}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eplin, Tom}} Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:American male soap opera actors Category:Actors from Hayward, California Category:Male actors from Alameda County, California