Starting with the Monday, August 7 episode of “Days of our Lives,” actor Jason Gerhardt has been stepping in for Greg Vaughan in the role of Eric Brady on the daytime drama series.
“Unfortunately, I tested Positive for Covid & TPTD had to keep moving forward & thanks to our incredible #marniesaitta casting; my old friend / Castmate Jason Gerhart stepped in that week for 4/5 shows,” shared Vaughan on Twitter, revealing the reason for the casting switcheroo. To clarify for fans wishing him a full recovery, Vaughan noted, “FYI… this temporary fill in was over 3 months ago!!”
According to a representative for the series, Gerhardt will appear in about five episodes, the last of which should air around the first week of August 28.
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Gerhardt is best known for his portrayal of Cooper Barrett on “General Hospital” and its spinoff series “General Hospital: Night Shift.” At one time, the character was a love interest for Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms). Sadly, Cooper was killed off during the infamous Text Message Killer story arc when the killer, Diego Alcazar (Ignacio Serricchio), mistakenly thought Cooper was hot on his trail. Instead, Cooper suspected Diego’s father, Lorenzo (Ted King). Ironically, during the period Gerhardt appeared on “General Hospital,” Vaughan was also on the series playing Lucky Spencer.
Outside of soaps, Gerhardt’s credit includes appearances in such shows as “Melissa & Joey,” “Perception,” “Vegas,” “Bones,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Chicago Med,” “NCIS” and more recently, the TV movie “Stressed to Death,” among others. The actor also co-starred in the short-lived ABC series “Mistresses.”
Nearly one year ago, Gerhardt helped launch a YouTube channel for his daughter titled “Day By Day with Scarlett.” Only one episode was produced but it showed father and daughter working together on DIY home construction projects.
“My precious little girl has been wanting to start a YouTube channel. Well, this is what she has come up with,” said Gerhardt of the channel at the time on Instagram. “If it is anything like her, it will be full of life.”
Watch the episode below.