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Brot Monroe
All My Children character
Portrayed byJ. R. Martinez
Duration2008–11
First appearanceNovember 7, 2008
Last appearanceSeptember 23, 2011

Brot Monroe is a fictional character from the original ABC Daytime soap opera, All My Children and Iraq War veteran. The character was first introduced in 2008 being portrayed by real-life Iraq War veteran, turned actor, and Dancing with the Stars Season 13 champion, J. R. Martinez. Martinez stayed with the series until its cancellation in 2011.

Casting and creation

"For me to portray this role as Brot on the show, I think it's easy, because I can just take myself back to a place when it was painful, when I did want to be with someone, but I felt that it was better for them to move on with their life and not be a part of mine because of my appearance."[1]

—Martinez on his portrayal of Brot.

In September 2008, All My Children put out a casting call for a real life veteran to portray the role of Taylor Thompson (Beth Ehlers)'s presumed dead fiancé. On October 31, 2008, ABC in which then president, Brian Frons confirmed that J. R. Martinez had been cast in the role of Brot.[2] Martinez first appeared on November 7, 2008. The character of Brot's injuries are based on Martinez's own injuries from his time in Iraq.[3] Brot and Taylor served together in the U. S. Army where they fell in love. When Brot is injured, he chooses to let Taylor think he is dead, rather than making her feel obligated to take care of him. When the couple is finally reunited, Taylor is still grieving over the loss.[4] The storyline allowed for ABC to partner with USA Cares.[5] The storyline also coincided with the U. S. presidential election of 2008.[6]

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Storylines

Reception

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References

  1. ^ Botti, David (November 7, 2008). "In Lighter News...A Veteran as Soap Star". The Daily Beast. The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Iraq war veteran cast in 'All My Children'". United Press International. News World Communications. October 31, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Ross, Angela (November 5, 2008). "A Soldier's Story". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Nobles, Omar (November 5, 2008). "AMC Casts Real Life Iraq War Veteran". TVSource. SoSource Media. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  5. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (November 3, 2008). "Real-life Iraq war vet cast as Brot Monroe". Soapcentral.com. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Giddens, Jamey (November 4, 2008). "All My Children: JR Martinez, A Real American Hero". Daytime Confidential. Zap2it. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  7. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (June 29, 2009). "AMC currently mulling Brot's Pine Valley future". Soapcentral.com. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  8. ^ Giddens, Jamey (June 26, 2009). "Beth Ehlers Talks Greasy About Chuck Pratt and JR Martinez!". Daytime Confidential. Zap2it. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  9. ^ Lawson, Catherine (November 24, 2011). "Could J.R. Martinez Save 'All My Children?' Creator Agnes Nixon Speaks Out". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  10. ^ Globus, Julie (November 12, 2008). "JR Martinez: AMC's Real-life War Veteran". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  11. ^ Globus, Julius (November 26, 2008). "JR Martinez: AMC's Real-life War Veteran — Part 2". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  12. ^ Lewis, Errol (August 4, 2011). "'All My Children' Set to Welcome Back a Princess and a Cop". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  13. ^ Karol, Michael (November 11, 2010). "Dream Guy". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  14. ^ Levinsky, Mara (September 9, 2009). "Veteran's Say". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  15. ^ Karol, Michael (December 15, 2009). "A Look Back, and A Look Ahead". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  16. ^ http://www.etonline.com/news/114986_Video_JR_Martinez_on_His_Horrific_Accident/index.html
  17. ^ De Leon, Kris (November 27, 2008). "All My Children: Getting to Know JR Martinez". BuddyTV. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  18. ^ Nobles, Omar (September 30, 2009). "TV role's all too real to Iraq war vet J.R. Martinez". TVSource. SoSource Media. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  19. ^ Gaskell, Stephanie (January 11, 2009). "TV role's all too real to Iraq war vet J.R. Martinez". Daily News. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  20. ^ Bibel, Sara (March 13, 2009). "Deep Soap: Women Rule". XFINITY TV. Comcast. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  21. ^ Bibel, Sara (June 29, 2009). "Deep Soap: Stranger Than Fiction". XFINITY TV. Comcast. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  22. ^ Zied, Julie (November 10, 2008). "Deep Soap: Good Guys". XFINITY TV. Comcast. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  23. ^ "Wounded vet goes from 'life slipping away' to soap opera star". CNN. Turner Broadcasting System. February 16, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  24. ^ "All My Children: J.R. Martinez To Be Honored Tonight!". Soaps She Knows. Atomic Online. November 10, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  25. ^ Dexie (July 1, 2009). "Is There A Beth Ehlers & JR Martinez Feud?". Crushable.com. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  26. ^ Fairman, Michael (June 30, 2009). ""AMC's" Beth Ehlers comes on Stardish Radio to make statement before JR Martinez interview!". On-Air On-Soaps. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  27. ^ Newcomb, Roger (June 26, 2009). "J.R. Martinez Responds to Ehlers Feud Rumors". We Love Soaps. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  28. ^ Jones, Jamie (May 30, 2011). "Martinez upbeat despite 'All My Children' ending". The Daily News. Community Newspaper Holdings. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  29. ^ Jones, Jamie (February 25, 2009). "Soap opera gig offers Martinez chance to further his cause". The Daily News. Community Newspaper Holdings. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  30. ^ "AMC hires injured Iraq vet to tell story of injured vets". November 9, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  31. ^ Ross, Angela (July 27, 2009). "'AMC's' August Casting Notes". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  32. ^ http://www.thepinevalleyexposer.com/2010/07/pine-valley-news-exclusive-interview.html
  33. ^ http://thepinevalleybulletin.blogspot.com/2008/11/meet-brot.html
  34. ^ http://soaps.sheknows.com/allmychildren/news/id/18959/
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