Just remembered another one, going back...but Zander Smith on GH. Actor Marc Brett originated the role, the stereotypical brute/heavy.
Then Chad Brannon took over, continued the story and kidnapped Amber Tamblyn's Emily Quartermaine, people loved them (me included!), and the rest was history. (If I recall, Brannon himself said the role was only supposed to be short term, but again, the audience responded to Zander and Emily, despite the show valiantly pushing Juan/Emily, and it was another instance of the writers thankfully going where the chemistry took them. Not bad for what was supposed to be short-term, even getting a father in Lane Davies' Cameron [albeit written terribly!] and a friendship with NLG's Alexis...)
Sucks that the character became roadkill for recast Emily/Nik, but at least Brannon got the Emmy for his trouble, and a lookalike flew off in a plane with Rebecca, Emily's out-of-the-blue twin, Rebecca (which made zero sense given the Paige Bowen story, but hey...).
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