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Actor: The Young and the Restless. Eric Braeden is a German actor in America who began his career playing Nazis and eventually became a star of daytime soap operas. Born Hans Gudegast in Kiel, Germany, during the Second World War, he was a superb athlete who excelled in track-and-field events.
- Actor, Producer
- April 3, 1941
Braeden later went on to win the 1973 National Challenge Cup as a fullback with the Jewish American soccer club Maccabi Los Angeles, scoring the winning goal in the semifinal game and a penalty kick in the championship game against Chicago Croatian. [11]
Mar 28, 2021 · But there are also numerous celebrities you probably didn't realize have Jewish connections as well. Some celebrities, like Gwyneth Paltrow, converted to Judaism, while others have Jewish roots...
- Henry Blodget
Feb 5, 2017 · I walked home from school with a schoolmate and he said — I was about 14, I think, 15 — and he said, "I gotta tell you a secret." I said, "Oh? What is it?" He says, "I'm Jewish."
Nov 29, 2023 · In 1973, he played for the Jewish-American soccer club Maccabi Los Angeles as a fullback; the team won the National Challenge Cup. Take a look at this throwback picture that he posted on social...
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- Terrell Smith
Feb 5, 2017 · Braeden also has a new memoir out called I'll Be Damned. In it, he shares stories from his career and his childhood in post-World War II Germany. He tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro, "I was born...
Eric Braeden is a German actor in America who began his career playing Nazis and eventually became a star of daytime soap operas. Born Hans Gudegast in Kiel, Germany, during the Second World War, he was a superb athlete who excelled in track-and-field events.
