Divins assumed the role on September 12, 2002. On May 27, 2002, Swaby announced on his official website that he had decided to leave the show to pursue other opportunities outside of daytime television. Passions was Swaby's first role in a television series. The role was played by two actors over the course of the show: Donn Swaby (1999 to 2002) and Charles Divins (2002 to 2007). Kalouria believed the show was set apart from other soap operas by the inclusion of "the African American Russells and the Hispanic Lopez-Fitzgeralds". Sheraton Kalouria, senior vice president of NBC's daytime programming, described the show's use of color-blind casting as part of an effort to build a diverse pool of characters that best reflected the various ethnic and racial groups living in the United States. Media outlets expressed varying opinions of the exact nature of Chad's sexual orientation.ĭevelopment Creation and casting Divins discussed the storyline with his gay friends and researched LGBT culture to better shape his performance. Chad has also been cited as expanding the representation of LGBT characters of color on daytime television. The character marks a notable step in daytime television and soap opera history it was the first depiction in a soap opera of two men having sex. Chad attempts to reconcile with Whitney, after his affair with Vincent is revealed, before being killed by his father Alistair while trying to protect his best friend, Ethan Winthrop.Ĭritical response to Chad was mixed some reviewers praised the sensationalism of the incest storyline with Whitney, while others criticized his relationship with Vincent as an irresponsible and problematic representation of racial and sexual identity. Chad's later storylines focus on his confusion over his sexual identity, and his sexual relationship with tabloid reporter Vincent Clarkson. His romance with Whitney is complicated by the possibility they may be engaging in an incestuous relationship as Chad is initially believed to be her half-brother, and later revealed to be her adoptive cousin. Chad becomes involved in a love triangle with sisters Whitney and Simone Russell.
The illegitimate son of the evil patriarch Alistair Crane, Chad is introduced as a music producer from Los Angeles who is searching for his biological family. The role was the first time that either actor had worked on a television series.Ĭhad is a member of the Crane family. Swaby left the show to pursue roles outside daytime television and was replaced by Divins. Reilly, Chad was portrayed by two actors over the course of the show: Donn Swaby (1999 to 2002) and Charles Divins (2002 to 2007). Developed by the soap's creator and head writer James E. Chad Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the American soap opera Passions, which aired on NBC from 1999 to 2007 and on DirecTV in 2007–08.
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