Biography for
Rebecca Budig More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

26 June 1973, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Birth Name

Rebecca Jo Budig

Nickname

"G"
Peanut
Little Budig

Height

5' 1" (1.55 m)

Spouse

Bob Guiney	(3 July 2004 - 23 July 2010) (divorced)
Daniel Geller	(1 June 2000 - October 2000) (divorced)

Trivia

Hobbies: Knitting and Running (New York Marathon Time: 3:43:56)

Auditioned for the role of Kelsey Jefferson on "All My Children" (1970) in 1995. She was supposed to return to screen test for the role, but she received an offer from "Guiding Light" (1952) instead.

Her role of Greenlee Smythe on "All My Children" (1970) was only supposed to last three months, but the executives enjoyed her so much that they offered her a three year contract.

In her spare time, she enjoys running, shopping and knitting.

Is good friends off camera with "All My Children" (1970) co-stars Susan Lucci, Alicia Minshew, Amelia Heinle, Eden Riegel and Cameron Mathison. Mathison was also the photographer at her wedding.

Her grandfather, Otto Budig, is a major stockholder in the Procter and Gamble corporation.

Engaged to "Bachelor Bob" Bob Guiney (21 May 2004).

She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, majoring in zoology.

Is good friends with former co-star Cameron Mathison. He was also the photographer at her wedding to Bob Guiney.

Graduated from the School for Creative and Performing Arts (S.C.P.A.) in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.

She is the youngest of eight children, she has five sisters and two brothers.

In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. While there, she studied with Howard Fine and Jay R. Goldenberg at the Howard Fine Acting Studio and at the Young Actors Space, respectively.

Personal Quotes

If anything, I am the poor man's Kelly Ripa. She's Oprah Winfrey, I'm Gayle King. She's Gucci, I'm Gap. I could never measure up to Kelly. But hey, why not have fun trying?