As a musician, Reeves co-founded the country music duo Blue County with Aaron Benward. Their self-titled debut album was released on Curb Records in 2006. They had four songs reach the Billboard charts. Reeves also co-wrote the song "Made in America", which was recorded by Toby Keith and charted at number one.
Early life
Reeves was born in Santa Monica, California and raised in the San Fernando Valley. His father was a Beverly Hills police officer and his mother owned a publishing company. He attended West Valley Christian School, where he played baseball and football.[2] After graduation, he studied acting at the Renee Harmon Commercial Workshop and the Beverly Hills Playhouse. He also worked with acting coach Carole D'Andrea.[1][2]
He appeared in television commercials for Diet Coke and McDonald's.[2] He played Luke in the action film Edge of Honor (1991), co-starring with Corey Feldman.[7] In 1991, Reeves was cast as Ryan McNeil on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.[8] The role was intended to be recurring, but he was soon offered a contract.[2] In 1993, he was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actor for his work on The Young and the Restless.[9] He was nominated again in the same category in 1994 and won the award.[10]
Reeves guest starred on Chicago Hope in 1998.[1] He co-starred with his wife, Melissa Reeves, in the television film Half a Dozen Babies (1999). The movie was based on the true story of the Dilley sextuplets, with the Reeves' playing their parents.[15] In 1999, he received a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work on The Young and the Restless.[1]
In 2001, he guest starred on The King of Queens and Touched by an Angel.[16] He played Alan in the short film Basic Training.[1] In August 2001, it was announced that Reeves had been dismissed from his role on The Young and the Restless.[17] His final airdate was November 27, 2001. The character of Ryan died when he jumped in front of a bullet to save Victoria Newman.[8] Reeves played Gilbert Ray Johnson in the film Waitin' to Live (2003).[18]
In 2003, Reeves and Aaron Benward formed the country music duo Blue County.[19] They toured with singers Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, and Keith Urban.[20] In 2005, they were nominated for Top Vocal Duo at the Academy of Country Music Awards.[21] They released their self-titled debut album on Curb Records in 2006.[19] Blue County released four singles that made it to the Billboard charts, "Good Little Girls" "That's Cool", "Nothing but Cowboy Boots" and "That Summer Song." They also released three music videos.[1]
Reeves co-wrote Toby Keith's 2011 number one single, "Made in America".[20] He also formed a band, Port Chuck, along with General Hospital co-stars Steve Burton, Bradford Anderson, and Brandon Barash.[25] In 2012, Reeves guest starred on GCB.[26] In December 2012, Reeves announced that he had been dismissed from his role on General Hospital.[27] His final airdate was March 5, 2013. The character of Steve was sent to prison for murdering a patient.[24]
After experiencing seizures in 1989, he sought medical help. He was diagnosed with an abscess on his brain, caused by sinusitis that had traveled to his forehead. Shortly before his wedding, he underwent surgery to have the abscess removed. The Reeves' were married on March 23, 1990 at Lake Manor Chapel in Chatsworth, California. They are Christians.[36] They have a daughter, born in 1992, and a son, born in 1997.[1]
In late February 2017, Reeves had to postpone concert dates with his band, Port Chuck, when he was suddenly hospitalized. He was initially thought to have a heart condition, but after a brief hospital stay, he announced that he was fine.[37]
^Bowe, Jillian (March 22, 2012). "Scott Reeves Ropes GCB!". Daytime Confidential. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
