Matthew Buchanan
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Matthew Buchanan is a fictional character on the American soap opera One Life to Live. Born onscreen in 1999, the character was rapidly aged in 2001 with the casting of Eddie Alderson, re-establishing his birth year as 1994. Alderson stayed with the series until the ABC Daytime finale in 2012. Upon resuming as a web series via The Online Network, Robert Gorrie was cast in the role and debuted April 29, 2013, ultimately revising his birth year to 1992.
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One Life to Live character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Duration | 1999–2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | February 22, 1999 (February 22, 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | August 19, 2013 (August 19, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by | Jill Farren Phelps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eddie Alderson as Matthew Buchanan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew is the only child of Bo Buchanan and Nora Hanen, as well as the grandson of Asa Buchanan. The character's most significant storylines include his friendship with Starr Manning, played by Alderson's real-life sister, Kristen Alderson, his romances with Destiny Evans and Danielle Manning, his time as a paraplegic due to a car accident, and his feud with Nate Salinger.