Terry began his acting career while in the Army, and upon completing his service, decided to move to Hollywood to pursue acting. A multi-talented star, he had no problem finding work with his acting, singing and piano playing. After a few bit parts, he found a starring role on Ark II, and was soon courted by Young & The Restless to fill in for departing stars, but insisted he would only take a new role, which was finally offered to him as Jack Abbott, the character that would make him world famous and garner him a long string of Daytime Emmy nominations. Though a perennial nominee, he was
… More outspoken against the Academy and as a result never won the Best Actor award that always seemed like a lock. After years on Y&R, he left for the Santa Barbara, to replace his friend Lane Davies as Mason Capwell. With that show in its twilight, Terry took some time off before moving to New York to take a role on As The World Turns, where he was close with the head writers. As that show's writing team changed, his role decreased, and Terry left in frustration in 1994. Moving back to Hollywood, he made a few appearances on television, but spent most of his time either acting on stage or composing music for various media. In late 2003, Terry died at home from a pair of heart attacks.Welcome to the TV.com Forums for Terry Lester. Here is your area to discuss, dissect and debate all things about this person.
Lester left SB in 1990, and a man named Gordon Thomson took over the role of Mason Capwell through the rest of SB's run. Lester found work on As the World Turns in 1992. In 1994, Lester left ATWT when Royce Keller (Terry Lester) was killed off the show. It has been suggested that Lester was gay I don't care what those stupid repoerters in the tabloids say. Lester died of a heart attack in 2003, and rumors about him being gay surfaced, and I personally think he was a kind and gentle man. Like Mason, Lester care about his family.
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